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 correctly demonstrate advocacy and the protection of client rights? Select all that apply.
- Verifying that a client has signed the surgical informed consent form before administering a preoperative sedativeCevap
- Declining to provide a medical update to a telephone caller who is unable to provide the client's designated privacy codeCevap
- Ensuring that a copy of a client's newly provided living will is uploaded to their electronic health recordCevap
- DExplaining the specific surgical risks and alternative treatments to a client who expresses hesitation about an upcoming procedure
- EApplying soft wrist restraints to a frequently wandering client to ensure safety without first attempting less restrictive interventions
- FDelaying the report of suspected elder abuse to the appropriate authorities until definitive evidence can be obtained
Cevap
The correct actions are verifying the surgical consent before giving sedatives, declining to share updates without a privacy code, and ensuring the living will is in the medical record.
The correct actions demonstrate strong client advocacy by upholding the right to make informed decisions while cognitively intact, protecting health information under HIPAA, and ensuring advance directives are documented to guide future care.
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Client Rights, Advocacy, and Scope of Practice for the Practical Nurse