Professional Practice Issues Flashcards
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Which standard most directly obligates the hospice nurse to maintain competence in palliative symptom management?
Answer: The ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice
The ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice include a standard requiring nurses to attain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
A hospice nurse overhears a colleague making a derogatory remark about a dying patient's lifestyle. The nurse should first:
Answer: Address the colleague directly and remind them of professional conduct expectations
Direct peer feedback is the first step in addressing unprofessional conduct before escalating to formal reporting.
When a patient lacks decision-making capacity and has no advance directive or surrogate, the team should base care decisions on:
Answer: The 'best interest' standard guided by what a reasonable person would likely want
In the absence of a surrogate or directive, the best interest standard asks what a reasonable person in the patient's situation would likely choose.
A hospice nurse is completing a performance improvement project on pain reassessment compliance. This activity reflects which professional nursing role?
Answer: Quality improvement/researcher
Participating in quality improvement projects is a core component of the nurse's professional and research role.
Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural humility in hospice nursing practice?
Answer: Maintaining an ongoing process of self-reflection and openness to patients' cultural perspectives
Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning, self-reflection, and power-sharing rather than achieving a fixed level of cultural knowledge.
A nurse practicing in a state where medical aid in dying (MAID) is legal is asked by a patient about their options. The nurse should:
Answer: Provide factual information and refer the patient to appropriate resources per agency policy
Nurses have a duty to provide accurate information about legal options and refer appropriately, while following agency policy regarding participation.
An IDT member from social work raises a concern that a patient's home environment is unsafe for hospice care. The nurse's role is to:
Answer: Collaborate with the IDT to assess risks and develop a safe care plan
Unsafe environments require collaborative IDT problem-solving to maintain patient safety while honoring the patient's preference to remain at home.