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The lecture Advance Directives by Jessica Reuter is from the course Management of Care. It contains the following chapters:
- Advance Directives
- Types of Advance Directives
- Legal and Ethical Issues
Included Quiz Questions
An 85 year old man who has diabetes, COPD, and heart failure was having difficulty breathing and his family called 911 for assessment. The EMT's determined that he must be taken to the Emergency Department for treatment. During transportation, he became unconscious and required intubation. When his family arrived in the ED, they explained that their father had an advanced directive that stated that he did not want to be intubated. They were confused and upset. The nurse explains to the family that...
- The EMT's were not provided with the advanced directive at the time of assessment or treatment (intubation).
- It is the best thing for their father right now.
- There were no other options for the paramedics.
- The paramedics were not aware of the advance directives.
The two forms of advance directives are
- DNR and living will
- DME and DNR
- Living will and DME
A patient just got admitted to the oncology unit and the nurse asks the patient if he has advanced directives. He indicates he does. What is the nurses responsibility in this situation?
- Ask the patient for copies of the advance directives and place them on the chart.
- Make sure to tell the physician and other nurses that the patient has advanced directives.
- Place a note on the chart indicating the patient has advanced directives.
- There is no other interventions the nurse needs to complete at this point.
Author of lecture Advance Directives
Jessica Reuter
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