The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
a. considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
b. information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical nurse.
c. the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay.
d. any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired.
ANS: A
The individual rights of patients are an important ethical theme in health care. It is imperative that nurses separate personal ethics from nursing ethics and provide appropriate care to patients regardless of whether the nurse likes or dislikes the patient and regardless of the nurse's values relating to the patient's lifestyle, ethnicity, or other factors. Receiving information about the diagnosis and prognosis is not considered a right that is met by the LPN/LVN. The remaining options are not rights.
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