NUR 172 Test 1 Questions with Verified
Correct Answers
health care law
Scope of practice
Public health/infection control
Consent
Advanced directives
Malpractice
Type of negligence, any professional misconduct, unreasonable lack of professional skill, non
adherence
4 elements of malpractice
Duty
Breach of duty
Injury
Causation
Standards of care
focuses on the recipient of care, patient
Standards of practice
focuses on the provider.
National patient safety goals
Identify patient correctly (name and DOB)
Use medications safely (rights)
, Prevent infections
Improve staff communication
Identify patient safety risk to suicide
Prevent mistakes in surgery
Informed consent
Provide patient with enough information so they are able to make a decision.
Nurse can be a witness, make sure it's signed.
Dr is responsible to obtain consent
Unusual occurrence report → incident report
Non Judgemental, factual, not part of legal record.
Sentinel event
Not related to patient's natural course of illness (delay in treatment, pt fall, tissue necrosis)
severe infiltrate. *malpractice complication with sentinel event. Injury causing a graft to
patients IV site.
Code of ethics
The principles that used in ethical and moral decision making
Scope of practice for IV therapy
OBN
Antibiotic = anti infection = antifungal
Initiate (first dose)
Maintain (administer/regulate)
IVPB = secondary = intermittent infusion (IV piggy back)
Correct Answers
health care law
Scope of practice
Public health/infection control
Consent
Advanced directives
Malpractice
Type of negligence, any professional misconduct, unreasonable lack of professional skill, non
adherence
4 elements of malpractice
Duty
Breach of duty
Injury
Causation
Standards of care
focuses on the recipient of care, patient
Standards of practice
focuses on the provider.
National patient safety goals
Identify patient correctly (name and DOB)
Use medications safely (rights)
, Prevent infections
Improve staff communication
Identify patient safety risk to suicide
Prevent mistakes in surgery
Informed consent
Provide patient with enough information so they are able to make a decision.
Nurse can be a witness, make sure it's signed.
Dr is responsible to obtain consent
Unusual occurrence report → incident report
Non Judgemental, factual, not part of legal record.
Sentinel event
Not related to patient's natural course of illness (delay in treatment, pt fall, tissue necrosis)
severe infiltrate. *malpractice complication with sentinel event. Injury causing a graft to
patients IV site.
Code of ethics
The principles that used in ethical and moral decision making
Scope of practice for IV therapy
OBN
Antibiotic = anti infection = antifungal
Initiate (first dose)
Maintain (administer/regulate)
IVPB = secondary = intermittent infusion (IV piggy back)
