Chapter 6 & 7 Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing

4 Rights of Patients - Right to consent to care, right to choose between alternative treatments, right to consent or refuse treatment, women's rights over their own bodies Accountability - Being held responsible for your nursing actions, being held to the standard of a nurse with the same education and experience in a similar situation as you. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) - Basic self-care tasks such as eating, bathing, toileting, walking, and dressing Are all nursing activities legal in all states? - No. States can regulate the scope of practice for nurses. Are final decisions within the scope of practice for an LPN? - Final decisions are not within the scope. Are SPNs held to the same standards as LPNs? - Yes, SPNs are held to the same standards of care as an LPN, and should be prepared to provide care. Are you legally expected to care for a patient regardless of their lifestyle? - Yes Assault - An unjustified attempt or threat to touch someone. Autonomy - free to choose Autonomy - Free to choose. Autonomy (Potter, Perry, and Stockert 2015) - Respecting a patient's independence and right to determine a course of action. Basic Nursing Care - Nursing care that can be performed safely by the LPN/LVN, based on knowledge and skills gained during the educational program Basic Patient Situation - Patient's clinical condition is predictable. Medical and nursing orders are not changing continuously. No complex modifications of nursing care is needed Battery - Means to cause physical harm to someone. Beneficence - Do good