NURS 412 Test Questions and Correct
Answers
Patient bill of rights goals ✅1. make patients feel more confident going into hc system
2. importance of good relationship with pt and hcp
3. want the patient to feel safe
patient bill of rights ✅right to informed consent, right to information, right to chose HCP
and facility they go to, right to self determination, right to religious beliefs, right to look at
own medical record
patient protection and affordable care act ✅supposed to make healthcare more
affordable
1. make sure hc coverage was more available, more affordable, more acceptable
2. prevented hc from going up
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act ✅law that protects people from being
discriminated against because of information derived from genetic tests
makes it illegal for HIP to require genetic information for a persons eligibility
illegal for employers to use genetic information when making a decision about hiring,
promoting, etc
advocating for staff ✅managers role to make sure staff is involved in decision making
process, listen to staff needs, give staff support, understanding whats going on with
staff, promote shared governance, promoting autonomy
workplace advocacy ✅manager makes sure the work environment is safe, favorable
for staff, professional growth is happening, learning opportunities for staff
Right to die/ Physician assisted suicide ✅- must be 18 or older
- must have terminal illness
- dr needs to tell you you have 6 months or less to live
- must verbally request it 2x within 15 days
- 1 written request, signed, dated, and witnessed by 2 adults
- nobody can request it other than the person dying, so no durable power of attorney, no
advanced health care directive, conservator, or any other person
- need to sign final adastation 48 hours before the drug is given
- pt must be the one physically taking the drug
- physicians get to choose if they want to be part of it
- drs cannot be held liable for any part of it
nursing advocacy in legislation ✅- managers need to stick up for the nurses
, - nurses need to stick together
- personal letters are more influential than formal letters
- when talking to the media, do not use medical jargon, have good facts, be clear and
concise, don't ramble, look confident, back away from a fight
whistleblowing ✅- this is the last resort, except when patient lives are at stake
- go up the chain of command first
- internal is within the organization
- external is using the media, newspaper, radio
- leaders/managers mus advocate for whistleblowers
personal values ✅things we value, shaped by experience, cannot impose beliefs in
patient care
value indicator ✅something you say you believe in but do not do
ex: telling people to vote but not voting yourself
value clarification ✅Process of becoming conscious of and identifying ones values,
what you prioritize the most
value conflict ✅when your values don't match the organizations
ex: abortion but you don't believe in it
intrapersonal struggle ✅making a decision for the patient that goes against your value
system
Mission Statement ✅a statement of the organization's purpose, why the organization
exists
vision statement ✅describes future goals or aims of an organization
Nursing Philosophy ✅focuses nursing care, quality, quantity, and scope of nursing
services and how nursing specifically will meet organizational goals
unit philosophy ✅specifies how nursing care provided on the unit will correspond with
nursing service and organizational goals.
organizational philosophy ✅provides the basis for developing nursing philosophies at
the unit level and for nursing service as a whole
SWOT analysis ✅strengths (interal), weaknesses (internal), opportunities (external),
threats (external)
strategic planning ✅a good leader needs to proactively plan
