While walking past a patient's room, you overhear one of the RN staff telling a patient that the patient has no right to refuse chemotherapy treatment because the family and the doctor think the treatment is the best option for the patient.
This patient is 40 years of age and alert. When you meet later to discuss what you heard with the RN, it is important to: a. Discuss how statute law enforces the right of the doctor, but not of families, to en-sure that patients comply with recom-mended treatment plans.
b. Discuss that statute law provides for pa-tient autonomy and refusal of treatment.
c. Remind the nurse to provide clearer ex-planations to aid in the patient's compre-hension of the treatment and compliance.
d. Acknowledge the nurse's role in ensuring that she does not fail in her duty of care for the patient.
Question 2
Nurses recognize that critical core concepts for optimal nursing care include cultural diversity, awareness, and ____.
a. Bilingual capabilities of the client
b. Controlled and balanced immigration
c. Insightfulness about different races
d. Unconditional positive regard for people
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The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Signs and symptoms of a patient with heart failure.
Good computer skills are now required to be a successful member of an office staff.
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