Family Integration & Ethical Care Flashcards
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A nurse is caring for a neonate whose parents have requested withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. The nurse's PRIMARY role during this process is:
Answer: Provide compassionate comfort care, symptom management, and emotional support to the family
During withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, the nurse's role centers on ensuring comfort, managing symptoms, and supporting the family through the dying process.
Which statement about palliative care in the NICU is MOST accurate?
Answer: Palliative care can be provided concurrently with curative and life-prolonging treatment
Palliative care is not mutually exclusive with curative treatment; it addresses quality of life and symptom management alongside active therapies.
A nurse witnesses a colleague falsifying pain assessment scores for a neonate to avoid giving ordered analgesics. The MOST appropriate action is:
Answer: Document the observation and report it to the charge nurse and nurse manager
Falsifying documentation is an ethical and legal violation requiring formal reporting through the chain of command.
Which action BEST demonstrates the nurse applying the principle of 'justice' in the NICU?
Answer: Advocating for equal access to NICU resources and services regardless of socioeconomic status
Justice requires fair and equitable distribution of care and resources regardless of social or economic factors.
A NICU nurse is approached by a journalist seeking comment on a critically ill infant case featured in the news. The nurse's BEST response is:
Answer: Decline to comment and direct the journalist to the hospital's communications department
All media inquiries must be directed to the hospital communications department to protect patient confidentiality and ensure appropriate messaging.
A nurse caring for a neonate with a poor prognosis notices the parents are asking less questions and seem to be withdrawing. The nurse's BEST intervention is:
Answer: Proactively sit with the family, acknowledge their distress, and ask open-ended questions about their needs
Proactive, compassionate presence with open-ended inquiry signals support and helps identify unmet needs in grieving or overwhelmed families.
Which element is ESSENTIAL when obtaining informed consent from parents of a NICU patient for a surgical procedure?
Answer: Confirming parents understand the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives in language they comprehend
Valid informed consent requires that parents comprehend the procedure, its risks, benefits, and alternatives, disclosed in their understood language.