Management of Care- 8 items
● Advance Directives/Self-Determination/Life Planning - (1)
○ Legal Responsibilities: Documenting Admission Data
■ The PSDA requires asking all clients on admission to a health care facility
whether they have advance directives.
■ Provide written information about advance directives.
■ Document the client’s advance directives status.
■ Ensure that the advance directives reflect the client’s current decisions.
■ Inform all members of the health care team of the client’s advance
directives
● Case Management - (1)
○ Home Safety: Planning Care for a Client Who Has Vision Loss
■ Remove items that could cause the client to trip (throw rugs and loose
carpets).
■ Place electrical cords and extension cords against a wall behind furniture.
■ Monitor gait and balance, and provide aids as needed
● Client Rights - (1)
○ Legal and Ethical Issues: Respecting Client Rights
■ Informed consent and the right to refuse treatment
■ Confidentiality
■ A written plan of care/treatment that includes discharge follow-up, as well
as participation in the care plan and review of that plan
■ Communication with people outside the mental health facility, including
family members, attorneys, and other health care professionals
● Continuity of Care - (1)
○ Pediatric Emergencies: Laboratory Results to Report to the Provider
■ Respiratory emergencies include respiratory insufficiency, respiratory
failure, apnea, respiratory arrest and airway obstruction. Lab tests include
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, ABG’s
■ For life threatening events lab tests and diagnostics include bacterial and
viral blood cultures, urine culture, CBC, blood glucose, electrolytes, ECG,
EEG, pH study, MRI and sleep study
■ Lab tests for poisoning – CBC with diff, ABG, serum iron, serum
acetaminophen, LFTs, blood alcohol and tox screen.
● Ethical Practice - (1)
○ Legal and Ethical Issues: Identifying an Ethical Principle
■ All clients have the right to refuse medications/ treatment
■ Nurses can experience situations where there will be conflict between two
or more courses of action (ethical dilemma). The nurse should respond to
these situations using the bioethical principles
■ Because ethics are philosophical and involve values and morals, there is
frequently no clear-cut, simple resolution to an ethical dilemma
● Performance Improvement (Quality Improvement) - (1)
○ Managing Client Care: Planning an Audit of Quality Control
■ Structure audits evaluate the influence of elements that exist separate from
or outside of the client-staff interaction
■ Retrospective audits occur after the client receives care.
■ Concurrent audits occur while the client is receiving care.
■ Prospective audits predict how future client care will be affected by the
current level of services
● Referrals - (2)
○ Care of Specific Populations: Recommending Appropriate Referrals
■ Make needed referrals for community services and legal options
■ Identify at-risk individuals and assist them to reduce sources of stress,
including possible referral to social services to eliminate financial
difficulties or other sources of stress
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