NUR 172 exam 1 (With complete solution)

health care law correct answers Scope of practice Public health/infection control Consent Advanced directives Malpractice correct answers Type of negligence, any professional misconduct, unreasonable lack of professional skill, non adherence 4 elements of malpractice correct answers Duty Breach of duty Injury Causation Standards of care correct answers focuses on the recipient of care, patient Standards of practice correct answers focuses on the provider. National patient safety goals correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers Non Judgemental, factual, not part of legal record. Sentinel event correct answers 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 correct answers The principles that used in ethical and moral decision making Scope of practice for IV therapy correct answers OBN Antibiotic = anti infection = antifungal Initiate (first dose) Maintain (administer/regulate) IVPB = secondary = intermittent infusion (IV piggy back) TPN