A client is admitted to a hospital for diabetes. A medical team of doctors and nurses is assigned by the hospital to treat him. The client expects to receive efficient care from the assigned nurse
What kind of services can the client expect from the nurses in this regard? A) Get help from one of the nurses in making a living will
B) Have knowledge about the medication to be administered
C) Get special care from the nurses compared with other clients
D) Get legal advice pertaining to an advanced directive from the nurses
B
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In 1972, the American Hospital Association (AHA) adopted A Patient's Bill of Rights, which stated the rights of hospitalized individuals. The AHA has regularly updated this policy, which is now referred to as The Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities. The AHA, medical and nursing organizations, and other consumer/client agencies provide guidelines that serve as a basis for decision-making in hospital care. The guidelines of the various versions of Patient's Rights help to ensure the concept of basic human rights and are widely accepted among healthcare providers. A nurse should never attempt to help clients in making wills or give the clients any legal advice. Also, giving a particular client special care as compared with other clients, unless the client belongs to the vulnerable persons' category, amounts to favoritism and overinvolvement.
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