pt.1 Chapter 03 Review: The Surgical Patient

The surgical team, in preparation for an ectopic pregnancy of a female patient who is Jehovah's Witness, must be concerned with the fact that:

the patient's beliefs do not allow blood transfusions.

A DNR/DNI is written by a _____ and is initiated by the _____.

physician; patient

A _____ allows a patient to state in writing exactly what medical interventions they are willing to endure to sustain life.

living will

The surgical patient is an individual who becomes a patient because of an illness, a disease, or a condition.

True

A patient who is dying states, "I know I will be in a better place." According to the Kubler-Ross stages of grief, this statement would be classified as:

acceptance

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, an individual's most basic needs are biological needs, such as for water and food.

True

The need that refers to a person's need to believe that their environment is safe is:

a safety need.