Bill of Rights
Violation of clients rights
What is a reportable offense?
What are two basic types of advanced directives?
What is the American Nurses Association?
Formal education, certified standards of entry, commitment to the public good, and enforceable code of conduct and ethics.
What are the key elements of professionalism?
Do not harm.
What is nonmalifecence?
Acting in the clients best interest, respecting dignity, and directing the focus on the healthcare plan.
What is setting appropriate boundaries?
Agent, surrogate, or proxy that makes decisions on the patients behalf based on the patients wishes.
What is a durable power of attorney?
What are common breaches of standards of care?
The nurse leader that established the standards of nursing care?
Who is Florence Nightingale?
A form of abuse where the perpetrator, who is responsible for caring for someone who is unable to care for themselves, fails to do so.
What is neglect?
Clients should be treated with respect and dignity and have access to healthcare without any prejudice.
What is a resident right?
Feeding tube, ventilation, antibiotic, resuscitation.
RN, physician, and dentist.
Who a LPN can practice under?
Any action that compromises the client.
Shortening a patient's life either willingly or unknowingly.
What is euthanasia?
Addresses the unique needs of the dying patient (particularly those in hospice care)
What is The Dying Client's Bill of Rights?
Family members, attorney, and family physician.
Who are individuals that should receive a copy of one's living will?
Gives legal direction to the practicing nurse?
What is scope of practice?
A higher standard that signifies that a program has met its preestablished criteria.
A patient's freedom to choose.
What is autonomy?
Being responsible for your own actions as well as the actions of those under your direction.
What is the LPN's responsibility?
Patient condition when an advanced directive and POA take into affect.
Other than state and federal regulatory bodies, who else can place limitation on practice?
Who is the employing institution?
High quality hospital care, a clean and safe environment, and involvement in ones care.
What are expectations during a hospital stay?
Situations that do not have a clear right or wrong answer?
What is an ethical dilemma?