7. A patient presents at a small rural medical clinic after…

7. A patient presents at a small rural medical clinic after falling from a ladder. The physician suspects that the patient may have intracranial injuries but no diagnostic equipment to determine the severity of injury is available. What is necessary for the physician to legally transfer this unstable patient? Choose all that are correct.

The nurse manager is conducting a performance review with a…

The nurse manager is conducting a performance review with a nurse who has worked on the unit for 10 years. During the review, the nurse begins to cry and tells the manager, “I just can’t do this anymore. I can’t sleep because I have such bad nightmares about patients. I can’t eat and I’ve already lost 15 pounds.” The nurse manager identifies these findings as being possible signs of which problem?

A frail 90-year-old resident of a long-term care facility re…

A frail 90-year-old resident of a long-term care facility refuses to sign an advanced directive and tells the nurse she “wants everything done” to save her life if she should go into cardiopulmonary arrest. What action by the nurse is ethically and legally indicated?