Management of Care Flashcards
What is an advanced directive
A written document that informs healthcare personnel of your wishes if you cannot speak for yourself
Advance Directives can be verbal (T/F)
False, they must be written
Advance directives are legally binding (T/F)
True. Once they are written the health care team must follow them within reason
What are the negative results of NOT having an AD
Suffering, confusion, expense, poor decision making
Document that identifies a specific person to make health care decisions for you when you cannot
Durable power of attorney, Health care proxy
Document that identifies tx you would/not want and not to keep you alive and comfortable during the dying process
Living will
Treatments that living wills specify
To do CPR or not, vent or not, tube feedings or not, dialysis or not, donate tissues/organs or not, palliative care or not
Do living wills have to be signed and notarized
Yes
Document that directs providers to give you the care you desire when you ALREADY have a serious/terminal illness
POLST - Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment
Principle that claims people are free from control from others
Autonomy
Principle states that is right to take positive action to help others
Beneficence
Principle that says do NO harm
Non - Maleficence
Principle that states that actions should be fair
Justice
Principle that claims that is right to keep promises
Fidelity
When a nurse includes a patient in the decision making process what ethical principle makes it right?
Autonomy
When a nurse takes the position that children should not be immunized because there could be many unknown effects the principle being used is ____
Non-Maleficence
