Author Question: While walking past a patient's room, you overhear one of the RN staff telling a patient that the ... (Read 34 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

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

Koolkid240 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Statute law states that the patient must be given sufficient information, in terms he or she can reasonably be expected to comprehend, to make an informed choice. Inherent in the doctrine of informed consent is the right of the patient to informed refusal. Patients must clearly understand the possible consequences of their refusal.

Answer to Question 2

D
Nurses recognize that cultural diversity, awareness, and unconditional positive regard for people are critical core concepts (Habayeb, 1995).