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The nurse witnesses an accident on a highway and stops to provide assistance to the victim.
The nurse notes that the client sustained a head injury and a compound fracture to the left
leg. The nurse provides the appropriate care before transport of the victim to the hospital by
ambulance. The client develops a severe bone infection at the site of the fracture that
requires amputation of the leg and files suit against the nurse who provided care at the
scene of the accident. Which is accurate regarding the nurse's immunity from this suit?
A Good Samaritan law will protect the nurse.
The nurse finds the client lying on the floor. The nurse calls the registered nurse, who checks
the client and then calls the nursing supervisor and the health care provider to inform them
of the occurrence. The nurse completes the incident report for which purpose?
A method of promoting quality care and risk management
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The nurse is aware that criminal offenses would have which characteristics as opposed to
civil offenses? Select all that apply.
It is offensive to society in general.
It is detrimental to society as a whole.
It involves offenses such as robbery, murder, and assault.
It will result in punishment whose purpose is to deter further crimes.
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A vascular surgeon repeatedly asks the nurse to obtain signed consent forms on his surgical
clients. The nurse is uncomfortable with obtaining the informed consents and explains this to
the surgeon, but the surgeon tells the nurse that she will be reported if the consents are not
obtained. The nurse should appropriately manage this situation by taking which action?
Discuss the situation with the nurse manager.
A client asks the nurse to describe the preferred provider organization model of care
because the client is unsure of the procedure involved in this form of health care. Which
statement by the nurse indicates an inaccurate description of this form of organization?
"Beneficiaries are limited to those providers that are participating health care providers for
any required health care services."
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The nurse witnesses an accident on a highway and stops to provide assistance to the victim.
The nurse notes that the client sustained a head injury and a compound fracture to the left
leg. The nurse provides the appropriate care before transport of the victim to the hospital by
ambulance. The client develops a severe bone infection at the site of the fracture that
requires amputation of the leg and files suit against the nurse who provided care at the
scene of the accident. Which is accurate regarding the nurse's immunity from this suit?
A Good Samaritan law will protect the nurse.
The nurse finds the client lying on the floor. The nurse calls the registered nurse, who checks
the client and then calls the nursing supervisor and the health care provider to inform them
of the occurrence. The nurse completes the incident report for which purpose?
A method of promoting quality care and risk management
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The nurse is aware that criminal offenses would have which characteristics as opposed to
civil offenses? Select all that apply.
It is offensive to society in general.
It is detrimental to society as a whole.
It involves offenses such as robbery, murder, and assault.
It will result in punishment whose purpose is to deter further crimes.
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A vascular surgeon repeatedly asks the nurse to obtain signed consent forms on his surgical
clients. The nurse is uncomfortable with obtaining the informed consents and explains this to
the surgeon, but the surgeon tells the nurse that she will be reported if the consents are not
obtained. The nurse should appropriately manage this situation by taking which action?
Discuss the situation with the nurse manager.
A client asks the nurse to describe the preferred provider organization model of care
because the client is unsure of the procedure involved in this form of health care. Which
statement by the nurse indicates an inaccurate description of this form of organization?
"Beneficiaries are limited to those providers that are participating health care providers for
any required health care services."
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