Nursing 4320A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Advance Healthcare Directive, Ebola Virus Disease, Canadian Blood Services
20 Mar 2019
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In this clip, the nurses" behaviour is an example of: negligence, malpractice, professional misconduct, incapacity. Ethical basis for consent: beneficence (do good, non-maleficence (do no harm, autonomy, the right to determine and act on a self-chosen path, based on informed choices. Treatment defined: anything done for a therapeutic, cosmetic or other health-related purpose, course of treatment: a series or sequence of similar treatments administered to a person. It provides for the administration of various treatments or courses of treatment. It may include the withholding or withdrawal of treatment in light of the person"s health condition. Consent to treatment: consent is required for any treatment except treatment provided in certain emergency situations. If consent to admission to a care facility is required by law, then consent is needed in all cases except in a crisis situation: you even need consent for a ccac worker to assess a patient.
