A nurse is providing teaching to a client about advance directive. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"Once I sign my living will, a family member must co-sign it."
"My durable power of attorney for health care is part of my advance directives."
"I will wait until I have a serious health problem to sign my advance directives."
"My doctor will need to provide approval for the decisions outlined in my living will."
The Correct Answer is B
Advance directives are legally binding documents that one uses to express their health care wishes for when they are unable to do so in the future. They include a living will, durable power of attorney. They are signed by the individual when they are mentally capable and healthy.
A. Only the individual signs the advanced directives
C. They are signed when one is healthy and mentally sound
D. The doctor has no role in the writing of a living will.
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Correct Answer is ["B","C","E"]
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Correct Answer is B
Explanation
Airborne infections are transmitted through small droplets that remain suspended in the air and, therefore, a surgical mask is necessary when the infected client is leaving their isolation spaces.
A. Contact precautions are implemented for clients with infections that are spread through direct contact between persons or the environment.
C. Droplet precautions are utilized for clients who have infections spread through large droplets. They include wearing a surgical mask.
D. A client who has compromised immunity is susceptible to infection from infectious individuals and, therefore, needs to be isolated in a room with positive pressure airflow to prevent entry of organisms
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