A client is asking about developing a living will. What act protects this right?
A. Americans with disabilities act
B. Emergency medical treatment and active labor act
C. Patient self-determination act
D. Health insurance portability and accountability act
C. Patient self-determination act
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Inflammation is initiated by cellular injury and: (Select all that apply.)
a. is necessary for tissue repair. b. inhibits the process called chemotaxis. c. is harmful when uncontrolled. d. is less efficient when complement proteins are present. e. occurs when mediators cause vasoconstriction.
What is the nurse's legal duty with regard to implementing a physician's order?
1. The nurse should follow the order unless the nurse believes some other course of action would be better. 2. The nurse should follow the order unless the nurse has reason to believe that the patient could come to harm if the order is followed. 3. The nurse should discuss each order with the physician, since physicians are only human. 4. The nurse should follow all orders as written.
A patient with type 1 diabetes recently became pregnant. The nurse plans a blood glucose testing schedule for her. What is the recommended monitoring schedule?
a. Before each meal and before bed b. In the morning for a fasting level and at 4:00 PM for the peak level c. Six or seven times a day d. Three times a day, along with urine glu-cose testing
The nurse is changing the position of a person with flaccid paralysis. The priority action will be:
a. to change joint position. b. not to use a footboard. c. to move only from side to side, not supine. d. to refrain from using pillows to keep the patient in place.