NURS 221 Final Exam (With complete solution)

Nurse Practice Acts correct answers State laws that determine and define the responsibility and scope of practice of nurse Patient Self Determination Act correct answers A federal law that ensures that patients have the right to self-determination in health care decisions, that these wished be protected and communicated Living Will correct answers A legal document that expresses the patient's wishes should they become incapacitated and facing end-of-life issues Durable Power of Attonery correct answers A legal document that designates a healthcare proxy to make healthcare decisions for a patient should the be able to do so themselves Standards of Care correct answers -Legal guidelines for defining nursing practice and identifying minimum acceptable nursing care - Outline the scope, function and role of the nurse -Reflect the values and priorities of the nursing profession HIPPA correct answers Provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information (portability of insurance) Informed Consent correct answers A legal process by which a patient or the patient's legally appointed designee has given written permission for a procedure/treatment -consent is considered informed if the provider explains and the patient understands Informed Consent Includes correct answers Explanation of -Why the patient need the procedure -The benefits and the risks -Other options Seizure Precautions correct answers -Always stay with the patient -Lower the patient to the floor if they are standing -Turn the patient on their side -Not the start and stop time of the seizure -Maintain patency of airway -Do not place anything in the patient's mouth -Provide privacy R.A.C.E. correct answers R-Rescue A-Alarm C-Confine