INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM
VALUES, ETHICS A nurse is discussing the HIPAA Privacy Rule with nurses during new employee orientation. Which of the following information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply)
B,C, D, E
A. A single electronic records password is provided for nurses on the same unit B. Family members should provide a code prior to receiving client health information c. Communication of client information can occur at the nurses' station D. A client can request a copy of her medical record E. A nurse may photocopy a client's medical record for transfer to another facility A nurse is receiving a provider's prescription by telephone for morphine for a client who is reporting moderate to severe pain. Which of the following nursing actions are appropriate? (Select all that apply)
A,B,C
A. Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider B. Have another nurse listen to the telephone prescription c. Obtain the provider's signature on the prescription within 24 hr D. Decline the verbal prescription because it is not an emergency situation E. Tell the charge nurse that the provider has prescribed morphine by telephone A nurse caring for patients in the intensive care unit develops values from experience to form a personal code of ethics. Which statements best describe this process? Select all that apply.
B, C, D
A. People are born with values. B. Values act as standards to guide behavior. C. Values are ranked on a continuum of importance. D. Values influence beliefs about health and illness. E.Value systems are not related to personal codes of conduct. F. Nurses should not let their values influence patient care. A student nurse begins a clinical rotation in a long-term care facility and quickly realizes that certain residents have unmet needs. The student wants to advocate for these residents. Which statements accurately describe this concept? Select all that apply.
A, C, F
A. Advocacy is the protection and support of another's rights. B. Patient advocacy is primarily performed by nurses. c. Patients with special advocacy needs include the very young and the older adult, those who are seriously ill, and those with disabilities. D. Nurse advocates make good health care decisions for patients and residents. E. Nurse advocates do whatever patients and residents want. F. Effective advocacy may entail becoming politically active. LEGALRESPONSIBILITES The nurse educator is presenting a lecture on the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Which situations, if identified by the nursing staff, would indicate to the educator that the staff understands which actions about the Occupational Safety and Health Act? a) Helps reduce workforce injuries and illness in the workplace b) Acts as an information clearing house for nurses who engage in unprofessional conduct c) Protects nurses who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction or have communicable diseases d) Requires nurses to report abuse of infants, children, and adults of all ages
A
A client is unhappy with the health care provided to him. He approaches the nurse and informs her D that he