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end-of-life issues - DETailED aNSWER-legal right to refuse life-prolonging treatment, legal
right to refuse life-prolonging treatment, euthanasia, assisted suicide, MAID
advance directives and health care surrogates - DETailED aNSWER-Advance directive: a
mechanism enabling a mentally competent person to plan for a time when mental capacity is
lost
- Living will
- Instructional directive
- Proxy directive
- Psychiatric advance directive
- Nurses required to follow the wishes of a validly appointed proxy
organ donation - DETailED aNSWER-Legally competent people are free to donate their
bodies or organs for medical use
Legislation varies between provinces.
Legislation for both inter vivos (live donor) and postmortem (cadaveric) donations
,mental health issues - DETailED aNSWER-- a patient can be admitted to a psychiatric unit
involuntarily or on a voluntary basis (not legally able to keep them if it is determined they don't
have mental capacity)
- patients admitted on a voluntary basis have the right to refuse treatment and the right to
discharge themselves from hospital
- if the patient may cause harm to self or others, provincial/territorial mental health legislation
permits police officers to bring the person for examination and treatment without the person's
consent
Why is patient education important - DETailED aNSWER-- one of the most important roles of
nurses as patients and family members need health education to make informed decisions
- with shorter hospital stays there is an increased demand on nurses' time and more patients
come in with acute conditions and have chronically ill patients
- nurses are NOT the primary source of information and can clarify information from other
healthcare providers
What are the goals of patient education - DETailED aNSWER-- maintain and promote health
- preventing illness
- restoring health
- optimizing quality of life with impaired functioning
What is the process of teaching and learning - DETailED aNSWER-- an interactive process
that promotes learning
When does the concept of teaching and learning begin - DETailED aNSWER-when a person
identifies a knowledge or skill deficit
When is the concept of teaching and learning most effective - DETailED aNSWER-when it
addresses the learners needs, learning style, and capacity
, What is the outcome of successful teaching and learning - DETailED aNSWER-patients learn
new skills of change existing attitudes
What is the role of the nurse in teaching and learning - DETailED aNSWER-- create an
environment to facilitate learning
- uses a patient-centered approach
- assesses the learning needs of the patient
- uses the most appropriate educational strategy
What does it mean to be taught - DETailED aNSWER-information needed by one patient and
the family to make informed decisions regarding their care
What does it mean to use teaching as communication - DETailED aNSWER-- teaching closely
parallels the communication process
- effective teaching depends on effective communication
What are the 3 domains of learning - DETailED aNSWER-cognitive, affective, psychomotor
What is the definition of the cognitive domain of learning - DETailED aNSWER-includes all
intellectual behaviours and requires thinking
What is the definition of the affective domain of learning - DETailED aNSWER-expression of
feelings and acceptance of attitudes, opinions, or values
What is the definition of the psychomotor domain of learning - DETailED aNSWER-involves
acquiring skills that require integration of mental and muscular activity