Coordinated Care Flashcards
Encouraging clients to be involved in their healthcare decisions is an example of ___.
advocacy
Advocating for clients is the responsibility of nurses to stand up for client’s rights & encourage involvement as well as decision-making in their healthcare.
The right person, task, communication, circumstances, & evaluation are an example of five rights of ___.
delegation
Delegation is a tool that follows a systematic process to ensure appropriateness for a delegate & assignment, as well as following up to confirm what was required was communicated & completed effectively.
Performing a ___ prior to surgery includes two client identifiers, verifying the correct site & procedure.
timeout
Timeouts are an essential component, in the universal protocol per the Joint Commission standards, in error prevention in surgical procedures.
When discussing the potential effects of a treatment, the nurse discloses all benefits as well as the possibility that the treatment won’t work. This is an example of ___.
veracity
This principle requires healthcare providers to always be honest with their patients.
___ would be giving all clients the same care no matter their ethnicity or socioeconomic background.
Justice
Justice is the principle of providing equal and fair care/treatment to all clients.
Maintaining a patient’s confidentiality & following up with a physician about a client’s concern per your promise to the client is an example of ___.
fidelity
Fidelity is defined as healthcare providers keeping promises that are made, including the promise of confidentiality.
The nurse tells the client that it is time for his or her bath, but the client refuses, saying “This afternoon would be better for me.” The nurse says, “This is what time I give baths so we are doing it now.” If the nurse moves forward with bathing the client, she could be committing ___.
battery
Battery is the act of touching a client deliberately without his or her consent.
A client with an infected wound is denying treatment & wants to leave AMA (against medical advice). The nurse refuses to notify the physician or allow the client to sign the AMA. He instead focuses on educating the client on the importance of treatment. This is an example of ___.
false imprisonment
False imprisonment is any method of containment of the client, whether that be unnecessary restraints or denying discharge of a client )AMA or physician ordered).
It is necessary to have a copy of a ___in a client’s chart prior to any medical treatments in the event the client cannot communicate his or her wishes.
living will
A living will is a legal document stating what clients would want to be done medically in the event they could not make that decision themselves due to disease and/or mental incapacity.
Missing hourly rounding or administering the incorrect medication to a client could result in ___ charges if harm comes to the client and/or the client files charges.
negligence
Negligence is the act of unintentionally performing or bypassing an act that a rational individual would or would not do
Susan’s husband, Joe, is her ___ and can take any legal actions required to have all of her medical wishes achieved.
durable power of attorney
This is an individual who is appointed to either assign or be the healthcare proxy on behalf of the client. Most states allow for durable power of attorney to make a majority of legal decisions in all facets of life.
The nurse could be charged with ___ if he or she does not notify a physician of a change in the client’s baseline or does not further assess a change in vital signs & the client is harmed in the process.
malpractice
Malpractice is professional negligence that involves a breach of duty in healthcare member conduct causing harm & injury.
A nurse stops at a motor vehicle accident scene to offer medical assistance & is protected under the ___.
Good Samaritan Laws
These laws protect healthcare members against retaliation or lawsuits when they provide care for individuals in danger or if they are harmed outside of a professional healthcare setting.
According to the ___ Act, a nurse is required to report if a client threatens to kill themselves.
Tarasoff
The Tarasoff Act defines a healthcare member’s duty to notify the proper authorities if an individual threatens to harm themselves or others.
If a nurse says, “I’m going to shove those pills down your throat so you choke on them if you don’t take them,” is an example of ___.
assault
A threat to intentionally injure or inappropriate contact with a client is the definition of assault.
