NSG221 W2 DEFINITIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A++
Patients' Rights Under the Law
Right to treatment
Right to refuse treatment
Right to informed consent
Rights surrounding involuntary commitment
Rights regarding restraint and seclusion
Right to confidentiality
Crisis
A turning point in an individual's life that produces an overwhelming emotional response
Typical coping skills have failed
Three categories of Crises:
, Maturational
Situational
Adventitious
Legal Guardianship
process in which the court appoints someone to make decisions on another person's behalf
- Grave disability
- Incompetency
- Inability to provide self with food, clothing, shelter
- Inability to act in own best interests
- Loss of rights to enter into contracts
Standards of Care
the care they provide to clients meets set expectations and is what any nurse in a similar situation would
do.
Developed by
- Professional standards
- State nurse practice acts
- Federal agency regulations
- Agency policy and procedures
- Job descriptions
- Civil and criminal laws
Tort
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
GRADED A++
Patients' Rights Under the Law
Right to treatment
Right to refuse treatment
Right to informed consent
Rights surrounding involuntary commitment
Rights regarding restraint and seclusion
Right to confidentiality
Crisis
A turning point in an individual's life that produces an overwhelming emotional response
Typical coping skills have failed
Three categories of Crises:
, Maturational
Situational
Adventitious
Legal Guardianship
process in which the court appoints someone to make decisions on another person's behalf
- Grave disability
- Incompetency
- Inability to provide self with food, clothing, shelter
- Inability to act in own best interests
- Loss of rights to enter into contracts
Standards of Care
the care they provide to clients meets set expectations and is what any nurse in a similar situation would
do.
Developed by
- Professional standards
- State nurse practice acts
- Federal agency regulations
- Agency policy and procedures
- Job descriptions
- Civil and criminal laws
Tort
