NRSG 4472 Chapter 3| Exam Questions and Answers| New Update with 100%
Correct Answers
What is the legal standard of care for a nurse's actions?
a.
Minimal competency under the state Nurse Practice Act
b.
The ability to distinguish what is right or wrong for the patient
c.
The demonstration of satisfactory knowledge of policies and procedures
d.
The care that an ordinary prudent nurse would perform under the same circumstances d
A patient is admitted with chest pain, and his electrocardiogram shows elevated ST segments.
The nurse bases her plan of care on the nursing diagnosis of pneumonia. What type of
negligence may be present?
a.
Assessment failure
b.
Planning failure
c.
Implementation failure
d.
Evaluation failure b
What is an injury resulting from the failure to meet an ordinary duty called?
a.
Negligence
b.
, Malpractice
c.
Assault
d.
Battery a
A night nurse is notified by the laboratory that the patient has a critical magnesium level of 1.1
mEq/L. The patient has a do-not-resuscitate order. The nurse does not notify the practitioner
because of the patient's code status. In doing so, the nurse is negligent for what?
a.
Failure to analyze the level of care needed by the patient
b.
Failure to respect the patient's wishes
c.
Wrongful death
d.
Failure to take appropriate action d
Two nurses are talking about a patient's condition in the cafeteria. In doing so, these nurses
could be accused of what?
a.
Failure to take appropriate action
b.
Failure to timely communicate patient findings
c.
Failure to preserve patient privacy
d.
Failure to document patient information c
Correct Answers
What is the legal standard of care for a nurse's actions?
a.
Minimal competency under the state Nurse Practice Act
b.
The ability to distinguish what is right or wrong for the patient
c.
The demonstration of satisfactory knowledge of policies and procedures
d.
The care that an ordinary prudent nurse would perform under the same circumstances d
A patient is admitted with chest pain, and his electrocardiogram shows elevated ST segments.
The nurse bases her plan of care on the nursing diagnosis of pneumonia. What type of
negligence may be present?
a.
Assessment failure
b.
Planning failure
c.
Implementation failure
d.
Evaluation failure b
What is an injury resulting from the failure to meet an ordinary duty called?
a.
Negligence
b.
, Malpractice
c.
Assault
d.
Battery a
A night nurse is notified by the laboratory that the patient has a critical magnesium level of 1.1
mEq/L. The patient has a do-not-resuscitate order. The nurse does not notify the practitioner
because of the patient's code status. In doing so, the nurse is negligent for what?
a.
Failure to analyze the level of care needed by the patient
b.
Failure to respect the patient's wishes
c.
Wrongful death
d.
Failure to take appropriate action d
Two nurses are talking about a patient's condition in the cafeteria. In doing so, these nurses
could be accused of what?
a.
Failure to take appropriate action
b.
Failure to timely communicate patient findings
c.
Failure to preserve patient privacy
d.
Failure to document patient information c
