Critical Management Missteps Include

question 71

Multiple Choice

Critical management missteps include:

• A) poor communication skills
• B) suppressing dissenting views
• C) inability to build a team
• D) treating people as instruments
• E) all of these.

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Definitions:

Proxy Directive

A legal statement that appoints a proxy to make medical decisions for the client in the event the client is unable to do so.

Self-determination Act

A U.S. law that ensures individuals have the right to make decisions regarding their own health care, including the acceptance or refusal of medical or surgical treatment.

Pain Control of Palliative Client

A management strategy focused on providing relief from pain and other distressing symptoms to improve the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.

Analgesics

Medications specifically designed to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness, including over-the-counter and prescription painkillers.