Although a nurse may not agree, the nurse recognizes that a terminally ill client has the legal right to:
1. Seek passive euthanasia in some states
2. Sign an organ donor pledge statement
3. Refuse DNR (do not resuscitate) status
4. Refuse treatment in the form of food and water
ANS: 4
Competent clients have the right to refuse treatment. This includes life-saving hydration and nu-trition. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in the state of Oregon, and it is legally a client's deci-sion to declare a DNR status or to sign an organ donor card.
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a. Performing vaginal examinations every hour while the woman is in active labor b. Using clean techniques for all procedures c. Cleaning secretions from the vaginal area by using back-to-front motion d. Keeping underpads and linens as dry as possible
The nurse explains to a client that the results of a glycosylated hemoglobin study provide information about the client's control of blood sugar over the last
a. week. b. month. c. 3 months. d. 6 months.
Nurses apply critical thinking to clinical reasoning and judgment in their nursing practice every day. Which of the following are characteristics of this practice? Select all that apply
A) It is guided by standards, policies and procedures, ethics codes, and laws. B) It is based on principles of nursing process, problem solving, and the scientific method. C) It carefully identifies the key problems, issues, and risks involved. D) It is driven by the nurse's need to document competent, efficient care. E) It calls for strategies that make the most of human potential.
Sterile technique is not necessary when
1. Inserting a catheter into the bladder (hospital setting). 2. Taking standard precautions. 3. Inserting an intravenous (IV) needle into the vein. 4. Injecting medications into subcutaneous tissue.