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Advocacy - correct answer ✔✔Providing patients with the information they need to make decisions and
supports the patients in whatever decisions they make
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔Autonomy refers to a person's independence. Represents an agreement
to respect a patient's right to determine a course of action. For example, before surgery a patient is
required to sign a consent form. The purpose of the consent is to ensure in writing that the health care
team respects the patient's independence by obtaining his or her permission to proceed. Respect for
autonomy becomes complicated when the patient is a child or when he or she is cognitively impaired by
disease, age, or trauma. Although the health care team turns to whoever is identified as legally
responsible for the patient, the ethical goal remains to try to determine the best interests of the patient
from the patient's point of view.
Patient's Bill of Rights - correct answer ✔✔Informs patients about what they should expect during their
hospital stay
Patient Self-Determination Act - correct answer ✔✔Requires federally funded hospitals to inform adult
patients in writing about their rights to make treatment choices ask make sure the patient has a living
will or power of attorney.
Responsibility - correct answer ✔✔the duties and activities that an individual is employed to perform. A
professional nurse's responsibili ties in a given role are outlined in a position description describing the
nurse's duties in client care and in participating as a member of the nursing unit.
Authority - correct answer ✔✔the official power to act in areas in which an individual has been given
and accepts responsibility.
Accountability - correct answer ✔✔refers to liability or individuals being answerable for their actions. It
involves follow-up and a reflective analysis of one's decisions to evaluate their effectiveness.
Decentralized Decision Making - correct answer ✔✔Decisions made at the staff level.
, Advantages - Increased morale and improved interpersonal relationships among staff. Staff members feel
more important and are more willing to contribute. Also promotes creativity in problem solving.
Collaborative Care - correct answer ✔✔Nurses collaborate with other members of the healthcare team
to plan, provide, and evaluate patient care.
The primary goal of each member of the healthcare team is to promote and restore health.
Example: Nurse consults with the dietitian for a patient who is not eating well or who needs to lose
weight.
Physicians - correct answer ✔✔primarily responsible for the diagnosis of illness and the medical or
surgical tx of that illness
Nurse Practicioner/Physicians's Assistant - correct answer ✔✔responsibilities usually depend on the
supervising physician and might include conducting physical examinations and rounding on patients.
Physical Therapist - correct answer ✔✔seeks to restore function or to prevent further disability in a
patient after an injury or illness.
Respiratory Therapist - correct answer ✔✔trained in techniques that improve pulmonary (lung) function
and oxygenation.
Pharmacist - correct answer ✔✔Responsible for providing drug therapy for positive client outcomes;
activities include drug information services, Client and health care staff education, dispensing
medications and client monitoring, adverse drug reaction reporting, research, concurrent drug use
evaluation, and consultative services in areas such as pain management and nutritional support.
Occupational Therapist - correct answer ✔✔assists physically challenged patients to adapt to limitations
(ADLs)
Speech Therapist - correct answer ✔✔trained to help hearing-impaired patients speak more clearly, to
assist patients who have had a stroke to relearn how to speak, and to correct or modify a variety of
speech disturbances in children and adults.