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Management of Care: (3)  Advance Directive/Self-Determination/Life Planning (1) o Professional Responsibilities: Admission requirement from the patient selfdetermination act  PSDA-stipulates that on admission to a health care facility, all clients must be informed of their right to accept or refuse care  Competent adults have the right to refuse treatment including  Right to refuse treatment  Right to leave a health care facility without a prescription for discharge from the provider  Advocacy (1) o Therapeutic Communication: Responding to a client who wants to discontinue treatment  Refers to nurses’ role in supporting clients by ensuring that they are properly informed, that their rights are respected, and that they are receiving, and that they are receiving the proper level of care  Advocacy is one of the most important roles of the nurse, especially when clients are unable to speak or act for themselves  The nurse ensures that the client has the information they need to make decisions about health care  Nurses must act as advocates even when they disagree with clients’ decisions  The complex health care system puts clients voice when they system is not acting in their best interest  Legal Rights and Responsibilities (1) o Infection control: infectious diseases to report  A complete list of reportable disease and the reporting system are available through the CDC  Ensure appropriate medical treatment of diseases  Monitor for common source outbreaks  Plan and evaluate control and prevention plans  Identify outbreaks and epidemics  Determine public health priorities based on trends Safety and Infection Control: (2)  Home Safety (1) o Family and Community violence: safety planning following partner violence  All states have mandatory reporting laws that require nurses to report suspected child or vulnerable adult abuse; there are civil and criminal penalties for not reporting suspicions of abuse