What is the main purpose of documentation in the medical record?
1. It is used to communicate patient condition to the health care team.
2. It records patient information for future research studies.
3. It verifies the dates of patient admission.
4. It ensures all charges are validly documented for third party payers.
Which nurse action is appropriate according to the American Nurses Association's stance on assisted suicide and active euthanasia?
1. The nurse helps withdraw treatments that are life-saving.
2. The nurse declines the patient's request to help with the suicide plan.
3. The nurse goes to the pharmacy and procures medication the patient intends to use to commit suicide.
4. The nurse tells the patient that suicide is a sin.
For which group was the Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form first developed?
1. Emergency medical service providers
2. Emergency department physicians
3. Insurance providers
4. Critical care unit staff
What is assured once an adult patient executes a living will?
1. The directions of the document will be followed, even if the patient makes a verbal request that directly contradicts the provisions of the document.
2. The document is legally binding and all health care providers will abide by its provisions.
3. In order to revoke the document, the patient must sign a subsequent living will.
4. The health care providers who abide by the document cannot be charged with criminal negligence associated with the patient's death.
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