DHA Nursing Practice & Standards Flashcards
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Under DHA regulations, what is the mandatory action when a nurse witnesses a colleague committing a medication error that has not yet harmed the patient?
Answer: Report it through the facility's incident reporting system
DHA mandates reporting all medication errors, including near-misses, through the facility's incident reporting system to prevent future harm.
A patient in a Dubai hospital refuses a blood transfusion on religious grounds. Which DHA-aligned nursing action is most appropriate?
Answer: Document the refusal, notify the physician, and respect the patient's autonomy
DHA standards uphold patient autonomy; nurses must document informed refusal, inform the treating physician, and respect the patient's decision.
According to DHA nursing scope of practice, which task may a registered nurse delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
Answer: Assisting a stable patient with ambulation
Assisting stable patients with ambulation is within UAP scope; assessment, medication administration, and rhythm interpretation require licensed nursing judgment.
DHA requires nurses to complete continuing professional development (CPD) hours for license renewal. What is the minimum CPD requirement per renewal cycle?
Answer: 30 hours
DHA mandates a minimum of 30 CPD hours per two-year renewal cycle to maintain nursing licensure.
A nurse caring for a post-operative patient notices sudden respiratory distress and decreasing SpO₂. What is the priority nursing action under DHA standards?
Answer: Initiate the rapid response team (RRT) or escalate immediately per facility protocol
DHA patient safety standards require immediate escalation via RRT or chain-of-response for acute deterioration to prevent adverse outcomes.
Which of the following best describes DHA's position on nurse-to-patient ratios in general medical-surgical units?
Answer: DHA provides staffing guidelines based on patient acuity and recommends ratios, but facilities adjust based on context
DHA issues acuity-based staffing guidance rather than rigid universal mandates, requiring facilities to justify ratios through documented workload analysis.
A nurse in a DHA-licensed facility discovers a patient's advance directive (living will) that conflicts with the family's wishes. What should the nurse do?
Answer: Honor the patient's advance directive and notify the healthcare team and ethics committee if needed
DHA upholds advance directives as legally valid expressions of patient autonomy; the nurse must honor them and escalate family conflicts to the ethics committee.