The nurse is caring for a client on a medical-surgical unit. The client tells the nurse that
the healthcare provider has refused to treat the client further if the client continues to
be non-compliant with the healthcare provider's recommendations.
Which is the priority nursing action in this situation?
A. Advise the client to sue the healthcare provider.
B. Notify the healthcare provider of the client's complaints.
C. Have the client contact a consumer agency.
,D. Take the issue to
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D. Take the issue to the hospital ethics committee.
The client reports to the nurse of being afraid to speak up regarding a desire to end
care for fear of upsetting spouse and children. Which principle in the nursing code of
ethics ensures that the nurse will promote the patient's cause?
A. Accountability
B. Advocacy
C. Confidentiality
D. Responsibility
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B. Advocacy
The nurse notes that an advance directive is in the client's medical record. Which of
the following statements represents the best description of guidelines a nurse would
follow in this case?
A. A durable power of attorney for health care is invoked only when the client has a
terminal condition or is in a persistent vegetative state
B. A living will allows an appointed person to make health care decisions when the
client is in an incapacitated state.
, C. The client cannot make changes in
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D. A living will is invoked when the client has a terminal condition or is in a
persistent vegetative state.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill pediatric client. The parents have decided to
remove their child from life support. This decision was met with much opposition from
other nurses on the unit. Which action by the nurse displays the role of client
advocate?
A. Asking to be assigned to a different client
B. Referring the parents to social services
C. Respecting the parents' decision
D. Telling the parents, they are making the right decision.
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C. Respecting the parents' decision
What is the primary advantage of electronic reminders in the electronic health
record?
A. They help nurses decrease the length of stay.
B. They help nurses document assessments.
C. They help nurses maintain client safety.
the healthcare provider has refused to treat the client further if the client continues to
be non-compliant with the healthcare provider's recommendations.
Which is the priority nursing action in this situation?
A. Advise the client to sue the healthcare provider.
B. Notify the healthcare provider of the client's complaints.
C. Have the client contact a consumer agency.
,D. Take the issue to
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D. Take the issue to the hospital ethics committee.
The client reports to the nurse of being afraid to speak up regarding a desire to end
care for fear of upsetting spouse and children. Which principle in the nursing code of
ethics ensures that the nurse will promote the patient's cause?
A. Accountability
B. Advocacy
C. Confidentiality
D. Responsibility
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B. Advocacy
The nurse notes that an advance directive is in the client's medical record. Which of
the following statements represents the best description of guidelines a nurse would
follow in this case?
A. A durable power of attorney for health care is invoked only when the client has a
terminal condition or is in a persistent vegetative state
B. A living will allows an appointed person to make health care decisions when the
client is in an incapacitated state.
, C. The client cannot make changes in
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D. A living will is invoked when the client has a terminal condition or is in a
persistent vegetative state.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill pediatric client. The parents have decided to
remove their child from life support. This decision was met with much opposition from
other nurses on the unit. Which action by the nurse displays the role of client
advocate?
A. Asking to be assigned to a different client
B. Referring the parents to social services
C. Respecting the parents' decision
D. Telling the parents, they are making the right decision.
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C. Respecting the parents' decision
What is the primary advantage of electronic reminders in the electronic health
record?
A. They help nurses decrease the length of stay.
B. They help nurses document assessments.
C. They help nurses maintain client safety.
