Nursing 230 Exam 1 (Licensure & SBON) High- Caliber Answers, Guaranteed Academic Success, Validated and Confirmed

Negligence - Answer Failure to exercise the care a reasonably prudent and careful person would use under similar circumstances Incompetence - Answer Lack of ability or capacity to function as another prudent nurse would do in similar circumstance Gross negligence - Answer (intentional) failure to exercise degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in an injury to another party Malpractice - Answer Improper or negligent treatment of a patient by the professional providing care, e.g., injury, damage, loss, or death of patient from something the nurse did or did not do that another nurse would not or would have done Professional nurses are answerable for their actions, which is: Accountability Responsibility Autonomy Professional culture - Answer Accountability What standard is used to define negligence? a. Care that matches a textbook description of standard practice b. "First do no harm" c. Care that satisfies criteria specified by an expert panel d. Care provided by a reasonably prudent and careful person - Answer a. Care that matches a textbook description of standard practice d. Care provided by a reasonably prudent and careful person The nurse who makes a med error is accountable to (select all that apply): a. State Board of Nursing b. The Patient c. The Physician d. Society....