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Patient Care Approaches

Question 9 • *GV 2018 - P.E. Health Science - PE201

Select the ways in which you, as a healthcare professional, can best meet the following patient's needs. (Check all of the boxes that apply)A patient who is a Jehovah's Witness comes into the emergency department. He is unable to speak, but you notice he has a card that says he is not to have any blood transfusions or blood products. He is seriously injured. You:

Answer
A
Alert the other members of the healthcare team to the patient's preferences.
B
Advise the other members of the healthcare team that they ought to stop caring for the man entirely.
C
Ask the hospital chaplain to offer guidance in accommodating the man's wishes.
D
Try to reach the man's family so that they can help advise you about his care.
E
Pretend you did not see the card.
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