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CONSENT Flashcards

1
Q

–is an agreement by a client to
accept a course of treatment
or a procedure after being
provided complete
information.

A

INFORMED CONSENT

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2 types of Informed Consent

A

Express
implied

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3
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an oral or written agreement

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EXPRESS CONSENT

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4
Q

exists
when the individual’s nonverbal
behavior indicates agreement.

A

IMPLIED CONSENT

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5
Q

“Obtaining informed consent
for specific medical and
surgical treatment is the
responsibility of the person
who is going to perform the
procedure.”

A

TRUE

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6
Q

of people
cannot provide consent:

A

Minors

Persons who are unconscious or
injured

Mentally ill persons

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7
Q

3 Major elements of informed consent:

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given voluntarily

must be given by a client/indiv with capacity to understand

client must be given enough info to be ultimate decision maker

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8
Q

the transfer of responsibility
for the performance of an
activity from one person to
another while retaining
accountability for the
outcome.

A

DELEGATION

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9
Q

“It is important to remember
that the nurse may delegate a
task; however, the
responsibility for action or
inaction of the nurse and the
one delegated remains with the
nurse.”

A

True

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10
Q

can include
domestic violence, child abuse,
elder abuse and sexual abuse.

A

Violent behavior

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11
Q

is the absence of care
necessary to maintain the health
and safety of a vulnerable
individual such as a child or elder.

A

Neglect

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12
Q

“Nurses, in their many
roles, can not often identify
and assess cases of
violence against others.

A

False

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13
Q

“Nurses, in their many
roles, can often identify
and assess cases of
violence against others. As a result, they are often
included as

A

MANDATED
REPORTERS.

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14
Q

“when an identified
instance of injury appears to be
present and the result of abuse, neglect
or exploitation, the ____
must report the situation to the proper
authorities.”

A

mandated reporter

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15
Q

refers to a nurse whose
ability to perform the
functions of a nurse is
diminished by chemical
dependency on drugs, alcohol,
or mental illness.

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THE IMPAIRED NURSE

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16
Q

must have sound
policies and procedures for
identifying and intervening in
situations involving a possibly
impaired nurse.”

A

“Employers

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17
Q

“The primary concern is for

A

the
protection of clients,

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18
Q

is a violation of the individual’s rights
and a form of discrimination.

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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19
Q

“unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual favors,
and other verbal or physical conduct of
a sexual nature.

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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20
Q

“Nurse must develop
skills of _____to
deter sexual harassment
in the workplace.”

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assertiveness

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21
Q

“The nurse’s role in legal issues
related to death is prescribed by

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law of the region and the
policies of the health care
institution.”

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22
Q

include a variety of legal and lay
documents that allow persons to
specify aspects of care they wish to
receive should they become unable
to make or communicate their
preferences.

A

ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES

23
Q

2 types of Advance Health Care
Directives

A

living will
health care proxy

24
Q

provides specific
instructions about what medical
treatment the client chooses to omit
or refuse in the event that the client
is unable to make those decisions

A

THE LIVING WILL

25
Q

is a notarized or witnessed
statement appointing someone
else to manage health care
treatment decisions when the
client is unable to do so.

A

THE HEALTH CARE PROXY

26
Q

is an examination of the body after
death

A

AUTPOSY
(Postmortem Examination)

27
Q

the law describes under what
circumstances an autopsy must be
performed when death is sudden or
occurs within _____of admission to
a hospital

A

48 hours

28
Q

during autopsy what are examined in the body

A

organs and tissues

29
Q

reasons why organs and tissues are examined

A

to establish the exact cause of death,

to learn more about a disease ,

to assist in the accumulation of
statistical data

30
Q

Family members that can
provide consent:

A

Surviving spouse

Adult children

Parents

siblings

31
Q

“The formal determination
of death, or pronouncement,

A

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

32
Q

CERTIFICATE OF DEATH must be performed by a

A

physician, a coroner, or a
nurse.”

33
Q

a death certificate must
be made out when a

A

person dies

34
Q

the death certificate is usually signed by

A

attending physician

35
Q

the death certi is filed with

A

local health or
other government offices

36
Q

in the topic of death certificate, the family is usually
given a copy to use for
legal matters, such as

A

insurance claims.

37
Q

this is an order for a client who are in a
stage of terminal, irreversible
illness or expected death”

A

DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDERS
(DNR)

38
Q

DNR is written when client:

A

expressed for no resuscitation in even of cardiac arrest

39
Q

“Many physicians are
reluctant to write such an
order if there is any conflict
between the client and
family members.”

A

TRUE

40
Q

DNR order is written to
indicate that the goal of
treatment is a

A

comfortable,
dignified death

41
Q

“If it is contrary to the nurse’s
personal beliefs to carry out a
DNR order, the nurse should
consult the ____ for a
change in assignment.”

A

Nurse manager

42
Q

is the act of painlessly
putting to death persons
suffering from incurable
or distressing disease.

A

EUTHANASIA

43
Q

Euthanasia is referred as

A

mercy killing

44
Q

“Regardless of compassion and good
intensions or moral convictions, euthanasia
is legall

A

false. legally wrong

45
Q

Euthanasia can lead to criminal
charges of homicide or to civil lawsuit for
withholding treatment or providing an
unacceptable standard of care.”

A

True

46
Q

is a legal inquiry into
the cause or manner of
a death.

A

INQUEST

47
Q

inquest is conducted under:

A

jurisdiction of coroner/medical examiner

48
Q

is a public official, not
necessarily a physician, appointed or
elected to inquire into the cause of
death.

A

coroner

49
Q

a physician and
usually has advanced education in
pathology or forensic medicine.

A

medical examiner

50
Q

organ donation purposes

A

For medical or dental education

Research

Advancement of medical or dental science

Therapy

Transplantation

51
Q

organ donation can be
made by a provision in a:

A

will/ signing card-like form

52
Q

who carries the card in the organ donation?

A

the person who signed it

53
Q

may serve as
witness for people
consenting to donate
organ.

A

nurse

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