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HLTH 216 VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FOCUSED REVIEW/ RATED A.

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HLTH 216 VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FOCUSED REVIEW VATI RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR FOCUSED REVIEW ❖ Management of Care – (9) ➢ Advance Directives – (1) ▪ Legal Responsibilities: Pur ... pose of a Living Will (RM FUND 9.0 Chp 4) • A living will is a legal document that expresses the client’s wishes regarding medical treatment in the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end- of-life issues. Most state laws include provisions that protect health care providers who follow a living will from liability. ➢ Assignment, Delegation and Supervision – (2) ▪ Delegation and Supervision: Delegating Tasks to an Assistive Personnel (RM FUND 9.0 Chp 6) • Examples of tasks nurses may delegate to Aps (provided the facility’s policy and state’s practice guidelines permit) ◆ Activities of daily living (ADLs) – bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, ambulating, feeding (without swallowing precautions), positioning ◆ Routine tasks – bed making, specimen collection, intake and output, vital signs (for stable clients) ▪ Managing Client Care: Delegation Strategy for Effective Task Management (RM Leadership 7.0 Chp 1) • Consideration for selection of an appropriate delegate include the following: education, training, and experience; knowledge and skill to perform the task; level of critical thinking required to complete the task; ability to communicate with others as it pertains to the task; demonstrated competence; the delegatee’s culture; agency policies and procedures and licensing legislation (state nurse practice acts) [Show More]

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