Author Question: A nurse is caring for a client with multiple sclerosis. The client informs the nurse that a lawyer ... (Read 109 times)

EY67 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse is caring for a client with multiple sclerosis. The client informs the nurse that a lawyer is coming to prepare a living will and requests the nurse to sign as witness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A) State that the physician will be a witness
B) Arrange for other colleagues to sign as a witness
C) Note that the nurse caring for the client cannot be a witness
D) Inform the physician about the living will

Question 2

A nurse needs to check the vital signs of a client with an infectious disease who is receiving intravenous therapy through an IV pump. Before entering the client's room, the nurse follows airborne and contact precautions.

Which of the following infectious diseases does the client have? A) Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
B) Scabies
C) HIV
D) Chlamydia

reversalruiz · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
A living will is an instructive form of an advance directive. It is a written document that identifies a person's preferences regarding medical interventions to use in a terminal condition, irreversible coma, or persistent vegetative state with no hope of recovery. Employees of the health care facility should not sign as witnesses; therefore, the nurse cannot sign as witness. Refusing a client may not be a good communication method; instead, the nurse could politely indicate the reason for declining. Calling for a physician or asking another colleague to sign is an inappropriate action.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
The client has SARS. Infectious diseases like chickenpox (varicella) and SARS require both airborne and contact precautions. HIV, chlamydia, and scabies do not require this combination or precautions.