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Difficulty: EasyClient Rights and Advocacy

A practical nurse (PN) is providing care for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following actions by the PN demonstrate appropriate protection of client rights and advocacy? Select all that apply.

  1. Closing the room door and pulling the privacy curtain before beginning a client's bed bath.Answer
  2. B
    Explaining the potential complications of a newly scheduled surgical procedure to the client.
  3. Logging out of the electronic health record system immediately before walking away from the computer.Answer
  4. D
    Providing an update regarding a client's medical diagnosis to a visiting neighbor who asks for information.
  5. E
    Applying physical wrist restraints to a confused client without first attempting verbal redirection.

Answer

The correct actions include closing the door and curtain for privacy during care, and logging out of the electronic health record when leaving the computer.
Protecting a client's physical privacy during care and securing their electronic medical records are fundamental nursing responsibilities that directly uphold the Client's Bill of Rights and confidentiality regulations.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Evaluate each action against the core principles of client rights, privacy, confidentiality, and the nursing scope of practice.
Identify which actions protect the client and which violate their fundamental rights.
The practical nurse is legally and ethically obligated to advocate for the client's dignity, privacy, and safety at all times.
2
Select the actions that correctly uphold these principles in a standard clinical setting.
Providing physical privacy during a bed bath and securing the computer system are the only correct actions.
These specific actions directly maintain physical privacy and secure protected health information, whereas the other options represent violations of scope, confidentiality, or restraint policies.

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Client Rights and Advocacy
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