NURS 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Healthcare Proxy, Audiology, Dentures
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Care of prosthetic devices: keep artificial legs clean and dry and periodically, assess for fit. Store artificial eyes in containers filled with tap water or saline. Hearing aids: remove batteries if client is not going to be using the aid for several hours. Place aids in a labelled cup or dry storage container that the client should have received from the audiologist. If this is not available place aids with batteries removed in a labelled denture cup. Advanced directives: advanced directives are very confusing to nursing students, definition: an advanced directive is a legal document that tells others how you want your medical care at the end of life, advanced directives, a. Health care proxy or durable power of attorney for health care. Living will: while (cid:455)ou are aao(cid:454)(cid:1007), (cid:455)ou ca(cid:374) draft a (cid:858)li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g (cid:449)ill(cid:859). This docu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t tells others (cid:449)hat (cid:455)ou (cid:449)a(cid:374)t if (cid:455)ou ca(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)ake the decisio(cid:374)s (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou are co(cid:374)fused or i(cid:374)capacitated.
