A child is hospitalized with anemia and critically low hemoglobin. The health-care provider orders a blood transfusion. The parents won't sign the consent form even though they have been told that without it, their child will die
What does the pediatric intensive care nurse understand about this situation?
A.
Legally permissible to give the transfusion against the parents' objections
B.
Legally permissible to give the transfusion after getting an emergency court order
C.
Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if both parents are in agreement
D.
Not legally permissible to give the transfusion if the parents won't sign the consent
ANS: A
Under Section 24 of the Human Tissue Act 1982, a medical practitioner who gives a child a transfusion against the express wishes of the parents is not committing a criminal offense. The transfusion must be for a condition the child actually has, and it must be the case that without the transfusion the child will likely die.
You might also like to view...
The nurse is providing care for a patient who is in shock after massive blood loss from a workplace injury
The nurse recognizes that many of the findings from the most recent assessment are due to compensatory mechanisms. What is a compensatory mechanism to increase cardiac output during hypovolemic states? A) Third spacing of fluid B) Dysrhythmias C) Tachycardia D) Gastric hypermotility
A patient is admitted to the unit with acute cholecystitis. The physician has noted that surgery will be scheduled in 4 days
The patient asks why the surgery is being put off for a week when he has a "sick gallbladder." What would be the nurse's best response? A) Surgery is delayed until the patient can eat a regular diet without vomiting. B) Surgery is delayed until the acute symptoms subside. C) To get the patient stronger. D) To determine whether a laparoscopic procedure can be used.
Urine remaining in the bladder after voiding (volumes of 100 mL or more) is called ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
During an assessment a patient with multiple substance addictions asks why the need for drugs and alcohol is so great. What should the nurse include when responding to this patient? Select all that apply.
A. "It becomes a habit of self-medication, used to cope with daily problems." B. "There is a human tendency to seek pleasure and avoid stress and pain." C. "One substance in the brain, dopamine, is responsible for drug-seeking behavior." D. "It really depends upon genetic makeup and if your parents used drugs." E. "Substance abuse is a sign of weakness and boredom with life."