Death with dignity act - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS GUIDE CBT EXAMS FOR NMC 1. What is the role of the NMC? a) To represent or campaign on behalf of nurses and midwifes b) To regulate hospital or other healthcare settings in the UK c) To regulate health care assistance d) To regulate nurses and midwives in the UK to protect the public 2. What is the purpose of The NMC Code? a) It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures b) It ascertains in detail a nurse's or mi...

End of Life Issues - Answer -Dreams of immortality -Race to prevent & cure illness -Advances in medicine prolong life -Process of dying prolonged -Artificial body organs -Exotic machines -Medications Self-Determination - Significant Events - Answer -1976: NJ Supreme Ct. permission to remove Quinlan from a ventilator. -1980: Hemlock Society is formed to advocate for physician-assisted dying. -1983: California: first durable power of attorney legislation. -1990: Cruzan could have...

NYS EMT Written Exam 2023/2024 Already Passed Rules and responsibilities Drive to the patient safely Have directions and know how to get to location Patient Care Patient Packaging Look & Act Professional Medical Direction: On-Line Direction On the phone with MD Medical Direction: Off-Line Direction Pre-Written or Standing Orders (Protocols - Standing Orders) definitve signs of death Dependent lividity (blood at the lowest point of the body/discoloration) Rigor mortis (stiffening of body musc...

Chapter 3 THE CORE PHILOSOPHIES Exercises Core Principles 1. “If you really want to do the moral thing, sell most of your worldly possessions, and give the proceeds to those starving in impoverished countries.” Would utilitarians and deontologists agree or disagree with this statement? SOLUTION for Exercise 3-1: A utilitarian probably would agree. The marginal utility of a dollar to a starving person is far greater than the marginal utility lost by the wealthier donor who...

advocate - the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their health and lives caregiver - The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, and...

If contracted laundry services are provided off site: - ANSWER-The use of commercial laundry services is required by the contractor based on Department of Health. For residents with dementia, optimal food choices are best achieved by: - ANSWER-Good screening, proper nutrition and hydration, and pleasant meal times. Information should be added to an ICP: - ANSWER-At a minimum when the resident has a significant change of condition. A resident has the right to participate in social, relig...

Chapter 04: Community-Based Nursing Practice Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse is beginning the community-based primary care rotation. The student nurse anticipates that the assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which organization? a. An acute care hospital b. A rehabilitation hospital c. A nursing home d. A high school ANS: D High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide kno...

TEST BANK MCKINNEY; EVOLVE RESOURCES FOR MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING, 5TH EDITION TEST BANKChapter 01: Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births in the early 20th century? a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery. b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births. c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified...

Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse who is not yet licensed: a. may not perform nursing actions until he or she has passed the licensing examination. b. is not responsible for his or her actions as a student under the state licensing law. c. are held to the same standards as a licensed nurse. d. must apply for a temporary student nurse permit to practice as a s...

Care Coordination -:- a process connecting both services and resources involving patient, providers and families with the goals of optimal patient outcomes Classification of safety events -:- Never miss event-error that could have caused harm but didn't Adverse event-error that results in moderate to sever harm (medication administration) Sentinel event- serious error that results in patient death Fidelity -:- Act in ways that are loyal keeping promises doing what is expected of yo...