The overall goal of client advocacy is to:
1. safeguard the client's right to privacy by judiciously protecting confidential information.
2. safeguard the public when health care and safety are affected by incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of any person.
3. provide services with respect for human dignity and the uniqueness of the client.
4. ensure that the client receives the best possible care and to support the client's right to have health care consistent with the client's values and beliefs.
Question 2
Your client is incompetent and unable to communicate wishes about life-sustaining treatment. The client's spouse, however, has told the physician that life-sustaining treatment should be terminated.
Legally, the client's cousin needs which of the following to make decisions about the client's health care?
1. living will
2. an order in the client's chart
3. verbal communications with the client's primary provider
4. durable power of attorney for health care
Establishing a caring and trusting relationship helps the client come to terms with a terminal illne
A nurse adjusts the rate of a client’s IV.
Clients have certain rights like the rights to privacy, self-determination, and safety.
(A) Unwrap each of the layers until the client is covered by just the plastic sheet and the towels ...
Oprah Winfrey reached her goal weight
Testing client’s ability to identify sharp sensations