Week 5

Question 1

true or false: when providing care, the nurse is applying various ways of knowing

Answer 1

true

Question 2

What are Carper’s Way’s of knowing?

Answer 2

Empirics, Aesthetic, Personal Knowledge, Ethics

Question 3

The principle of _____ supports the capable and competent patient’s right to determine and act on a self-chosen plan

a. Autonomy
b. Treatment
c. ethics

Answer 3

Autonomy

Question 4

True or False: Competent persons have the right to refuse consent to treatment.

Answer 4

true

Question 5

what is the Informed Consent and Health Care Consent Act (199)

Answer 5

• The nature of the treatment
• The expected benefits of the treatment
• The material risks of the treatment
• The material side effects of the treatment
• Alternatives courses of action
• The likely consequences of not having the treatment

Question 6

The _________ for Registered Nurses requires nurses to respect and promote the autonomy of clients by supporting them in expressing their values

Answer 6

Code of Ethics

Question 7

True or False: The Code of Ethics does not require the nurses to ensure that clients under their care have the right information, guidance, and support to make informed decisions

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: Patients have the right to refuse consent to be treated, even if treatment is in their best interest.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or false: Nurses are not obligated to advocate for patients

• who are not fully informed
• who require more time to reflect on alternatives
• when their wishes have not been respected

Answer 9

False

Question 10

is the touching of another person without consent

Answer 10

Battery

Question 11

True or False: In health care settings, any treatment, surgery, nursing action, diagnostic test, or intervention that occurs without prior consent is forbidden unless the patient is unable to consent, and delay could result in serious bodily harm or death

Answer 11

true

Question 12

True or False: a client’s capacity to consent may vary from time to time depending on his or her condition, the proposed treatment and the individual’s capacity to make decisions

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Why must consent be voluntary and genuine

Answer 13

■ There must be no coercion or undue pressure from another person to obtain that consent.

■ Consent must be given without the influence of intoxicants, such as drugs or alcohol. For example, a client who has received preoperative sedation may not have the capacity to give informed consent.

Question 14

What are the Conditions of informed consent

Answer 14

• For consent to be valid, it must be given voluntarily without coercion or undue pressure.
• Consent must be fully informed regarding the risks and benefits of treatment, as well as the risks of foregoing treatment.
• Consent muse be specific, regarding the proposed treatment or procedure and who will perform the treatment or procedure.
• Consent must be given by a legally capable person.

Question 15

is a clear statement of consent given by the patient. It is often a written consent.

Answer 15

Expressed consent

Question 16

is inferred from the patient’s conduct (e.g., holding out his or her arm for an injection).

Answer 16

Implied consent

Question 17

True or False: It is important to note that a mentally competent patient can’t revoke consent at any time

Answer 17

false

Question 18

true or false: Seemingly irrational refusal of consent can be considered evidence of mental incompetence.

Answer 18

False. Seemingly irrational refusal of consent CANNOT be considered evidence of mental incompetence.

Question 19

true or false: In some provinces, a child mature enough to understand the nature and risks inherent in a procedure is given the right to consent.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

True or false: In Ontario, a person (including a child) is presumed to be incapable unless the practitioner has reason to believe otherwise.

Answer 20

False. • In Ontario, a person (including a child) is presumed to be CAPABLE unless the practitioner has reason to believe otherwise.

Question 21

True or False: A Children’s Aid Society (CAS) may apply to a court to have a child in need of protection made its ward so that it can make treatment decisions on that child’s behalf

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Where is the legislation related to consent found?

Answer 22

the Health Care Consent Act (1996) and the Substitute Decisions Act (1992)

Question 23

Under this Act, the two methods of providing a substitute decision maker for an incapable person are:

• The appointment (in advance of becoming incapable) of a power of attorney for personal care
• An application to the court for the appointment of a guardian

Answer 23

Ontario’s Substitute Decisions Act (1992)

Question 24

True or False: Both guardians and attorneys for personal care are required to exercise their powers diligently. They are required to try to determine the incapable person’s prior wishes and values.
They must consult with the person’s family, friends, and health care professional whenever possible

Answer 24

True