A Patient Tells the Nurse That He Does Not Understand

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient tells the nurse that he does not understand the surgical procedure the physician told him he needed. Which of the following should the nurse do to advocate for this patient?

• A)Contact the physician and ask that the procedure be explained to the patient.
• B)Explain the procedure to the patient.
• C)Document that the patient does not understand the proposed surgical procedure.
• D)Instruct the patient in alternatives to the surgical procedure.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the impact of personal disposition and underestimate the role of situational factors in explaining other people's behavior.

Availability Heuristic

Estimating the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easy it is to recall relevant information from memory or how easy it is for us to think of related examples.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

The tendency of one’s expectations to affect one’s behavior in such a way as to make the expectations more likely to occur.

In-Group

A social group to which an individual identifies as being a member, fostering a sense of belonging and identity among its members.