ATI PN Management Live Review Exam 2020

ATI PN Management Live Review Exam 2020 A nurse in a long-term care facility is assisting with teaching a group of nurses about client rights. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A) Clients should receive a 45-day notice of being transferred or discharged to another facility. B) Clients can request to review their own personal medical records. C) Clients have the legal right to refuse restraints. D) Clients in long-term care do not have the right to manage their own financial affairs or choose their own provider. Correct Answer: B) Clients can request to review their own personal medical records. Clients have the right to review their own medical records, participate in their own care, and expect adequate and appropriate care from the facility's personnel. ----------- Clients should receive a 45-day notice of being transferred or discharged to another facility. The client has the right for the long-term care facility's personnel to provide 30-day notice of being transferred or discharged to another facility due to financial reasons, when care is no longer needed, or for the client's welfare. -------------- Clients have the legal right to refuse restraints. Clients have the right to participate in their own care and to refuse treatment; however, if they are a harm to themselves or others, they do not have the right to refuse seclusion or restraints. ----------- Clients in long-term care do not have the right to manage their own financial affairs or choose their own provider. Clients in a long-term care facility have the right to make independent choices, which include managing their own financial affairs and choosing their own provider, as long as they are mentally competent.