Advance Directives Education And Verification - NCLEX-PN
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What is the nurse’s responsibility regarding witnessing or notarization of directives?
What is the nurse’s responsibility regarding witnessing or notarization of directives?
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Follow state law and facility policy; do not act outside permitted roles. Nurses must comply with jurisdictional regulations to avoid invalidating documents or overstepping scope, ensuring legal validity of directives.
Follow state law and facility policy; do not act outside permitted roles. Nurses must comply with jurisdictional regulations to avoid invalidating documents or overstepping scope, ensuring legal validity of directives.
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What is the legal and ethical basis for honoring advance directives?
What is the legal and ethical basis for honoring advance directives?
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Patient autonomy and the right to refuse medical treatment. Ethical principles and laws protect self-determination, ensuring healthcare respects individual rights even when direct communication is impossible.
Patient autonomy and the right to refuse medical treatment. Ethical principles and laws protect self-determination, ensuring healthcare respects individual rights even when direct communication is impossible.
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What does a DNR order direct the health care team to withhold?
What does a DNR order direct the health care team to withhold?
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CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. DNR specifies non-initiation of CPR to honor patient directives against aggressive interventions in cases of arrest, preventing unwanted prolongation of life.
CPR in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest. DNR specifies non-initiation of CPR to honor patient directives against aggressive interventions in cases of arrest, preventing unwanted prolongation of life.
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What two common documents are included under advance directives?
What two common documents are included under advance directives?
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Living will and durable power of attorney for health care (health care proxy). These documents legally outline treatment preferences and designate decision-makers to guide care when the patient is unable to do so.
Living will and durable power of attorney for health care (health care proxy). These documents legally outline treatment preferences and designate decision-makers to guide care when the patient is unable to do so.
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What is a living will intended to communicate about future medical care?
What is a living will intended to communicate about future medical care?
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Specific treatment preferences, often for end-of-life care. A living will details desired medical interventions or withholdings, particularly in terminal or irreversible conditions, to respect patient autonomy.
Specific treatment preferences, often for end-of-life care. A living will details desired medical interventions or withholdings, particularly in terminal or irreversible conditions, to respect patient autonomy.
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What is the role of a durable power of attorney for health care (DPOA-HC)?
What is the role of a durable power of attorney for health care (DPOA-HC)?
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Designates a surrogate to make health care decisions for the patient. The DPOA-HC appoints a trusted individual to advocate for the patient's best interests and make decisions aligned with known wishes when incapacity occurs.
Designates a surrogate to make health care decisions for the patient. The DPOA-HC appoints a trusted individual to advocate for the patient's best interests and make decisions aligned with known wishes when incapacity occurs.
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Which action verifies that an advance directive is available for use during care?
Which action verifies that an advance directive is available for use during care?
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Confirm a copy is in the chart and accessible in the electronic record. Verification confirms the directive's availability for reference, facilitating adherence to patient preferences during treatment planning and emergencies.
Confirm a copy is in the chart and accessible in the electronic record. Verification confirms the directive's availability for reference, facilitating adherence to patient preferences during treatment planning and emergencies.
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