All hospitals receiving Medicare and Medicaid funds must ask clients whether they have a living will or a durable power of attorney. This act is known as the:
a. Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Law.
b. Americans With Disabilities Act.
c. Patient Self-Determination Act.
d. doctrine of res ipsa loquitur.
When the client is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself, authorization that allows another person to make these decisions is called:
a. living will.
b. durable power of attorney.
c. informed consent.
d. immunity.
A client states, I am leaving. No one here knows what they are doing. The nurse completing the Against Medical Advice form must:
a. defer notifying the provider until the client has had ample time to leave.
b. state in medical terms the risks of leaving.
c. inform the client that leaving could result in complications and impairment.
d. detain the person with the use of soft restraints until security arrives.
Which statement regarding informed consent is correct? Informed consent:
a. is mandated by federal but not state law.
b. must reveal expected benefits.
c. requires concealing any known risks.
d. allows the RN to communicate information needed so that informed consent can be provided.
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