MN605 Midterm Study Set Exam

MN605 Midterm Study Set Exam Accountability - Answer Liability for one's own actions Vicarious Liability - Answer The employer may be held responsible fo r negligent acts of its employees Joint and several liability - Answer If Care is provided in concert with other professionals the NP who fails to entertain me be held account able Medical negligence - Answer The NP may be held legally responsible for failure to act in accordance with standard of care at the time for reasonably competent NP Informed consent/refusal - Answer A provider has legal duty to disclose and discuss all material facts necessary for the patient to make an informed discussion decision regarding repost treatment or test Abandonment - Answer The unilateral nonconsensual termination of the patient/provider relationship without notice when continued me dical care is necessary Currently in the U.S., medical treatments that result in injury o r death - Answer major cause of morbidity, mortality, and malpractice claims. Malpractice claims against nurse practitioners - Answer increasin g in frequency & severity. Medication errors that occur during prescribing, administ ering, or dispensing - Answer one of the leading causes of malpractice claims against Nur se Practitioners (NP) Majority of malpractice claims involving nurse practitioners - Answer d iagnosis related in most malpractice claims. - Answer Nurse practitioners are in dependently responsible Causes of Severe Penalties - Answer Failure to- Refer when appropriat e, Accuratly Dx, Properly Asess Type of Liability - Answer Accountability(self), Vicarious Liabilit y (employer), "Joint and Several Liability"(Concert with others) Capacity - Answer the ability to utilize information about an illness and proposed treatment options to make a choice that is congruent with one 's own values and preferences Age of Consent - Answer State legal age, with exceptions, Emancipate d minors, Pregnant minors, STD, Psychiatric, drug and alcohol treatment The physically or mentally incapacitated adult (legal procedure) Emergency situations - Answer Must be medically NECESSARY not advisable.