The nursing student learns about the Patient Self-Determination Act. What is a key provision of this act?
a. It establishes new rights for patients in medical facilities.
b. It requires facilities to educate patients on their rights.
c. It allows families to be approached for organ donation.
d. It spells out the procedures for creating an advance directive.
B
The intent of this law is to ensure that patients are given information about the extent to which their rights are protected under state law. It does not establish new rights, is not related to organ donation, and does not specify procedures for advance directives.
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A) Concerned with the legal rights of private persons. B) An individual can sue for damages in the form of money. C) A claim that harm or injury resulted in an individual because the nurse did not meet the required standard. D) Offenses against the general public that are detrimental to society as whole and are prosecuted by government authorities.
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1. Flank pain 2. Fall risk 3. Blood pressure 4. Increased appetite
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