Exam 11: Practice Issues Related to Patient Self Determination

The law passed in 1991 that requires institutions receiving Medicaid or Medicare funding to provide written information to adult patients regarding their right to make health care decisions is the:

Having the freedom to make choices about issues that affect our own lives and to make decisions about personal goals is called:

The information that needs to be included in an informed consent document include which of the following?

Which of the following statements about living wills are true? Select all that apply.

A nurse who discusses a patient's condition and treatment with family members who were not authorized to have medical information disclosed to them is breaching:

What is the legal protection of a patient's right to personal autonomy?

Competence is:

If a patient is not given the opportunity to ask questions about a procedure prior to the start of the procedure, which patient right is being violated?

Factors that may threaten autonomy in health care settings may include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Which of the following elements must be present when evaluating a patient's decision-making capacity? Select all that apply.

A nurse's advocacy role regarding a patient's advance directives (AD) include which of the following? Select all that apply.

In dealing with a patient's lifestyle choices, nurses need to remember the instructions in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, which would include:

Instructions that indicate health care interventions to initiate or withhold, or that designate someone who will act as a surrogate in making such decisions in the event that we lose decision-making capacity is termed:

A nurse is caring for a patient with cancer, who describes using an herbal preparation and guided imagery as part of her treatment. Considerations related to patient self-determination would direct the nurse to:

The nurse's role and responsibilities in informed consent include all the following except: