Ethics Flashcards
Living will
Not in Alberta but a personal directive providing directions to healthcare
Medical Directive
Providing directions to healthcare if patient cannot
Personal Directive
Chosen an agent (your spouse, adult interdependent partner (common law spouse), adult children, family member or trusted friend) to determine decisions for you
Power of Attoerny
Directions for financing
Power of attorney for personal decisions
Helps make medical decisions
Nursing responsibility in advance direction about care
Advocating for the patient
Where it is located ensuring they have one
Ensure the right agent is communicating
It Is current with their health situation
Ensure it is up to date
Participation in convos
Make sure it is always with PT not a photocopy
Professional boundaries
Space between Nurses power and client’s vulnerability. Power comes from nurse’s professional position and access to personal info
Boundary crossing
Overinvolvement
Boundary Violation
Excessive personal exposure (too much info about oneself), reversal roles (patient helping nurse), secretive, overprotective ( does not want other nurse’s helping) sexual misconduct
Steps to avoid it
- Learn as much as possible (get both POV) and discuss with the nurse responsible
- If cannot, Contact supervisor and explain what found
- Discuss solutions
- Offer help/inform about resources
- Do not allow problem to persist
- Notify nurse of written complaint
client rights as it relates to obtaining health care services
Functional assessment components
Self esteem, Activity (ADLs), Sleep/rest, Nutrition and elimination, interpersonal relationship
