NURS 1000- Exam 2 Study Guide
Advanced Directive Correct Answers An individual's desires
regarding end-of-life care
Compare and contrast licensure and certification? Correct
Answers Nursing licensure implies legal status while
certification implies a specialized skill
Compare and contrast professions and occupations. A profession
: Correct Answers Requires college and 4 years of training. A
profession is something you are.
Compare and contrast professions and occupations. An
occupation : Correct Answers Is manual work and usually
requires a shorter training period. An occupation is something
you do.
Define negligence and malpractice. How are negligence and
malpractice different? Medical malpractice : Correct Answers
A nurse carries out an action despite the awareness of potential
risks.
Define negligence and malpractice. How are negligence and
malpractice different? Medical negligence: Correct Answers
Accidental harm is caused to the patient
Describe the types of questions a candidate will encounter on the
NCLEX-RN examination. Correct Answers Multiple choice,
select all that apply, fill in the blank, and hot spots.
, Describe three situations in which a nurse is a mandated
reporter. Correct Answers Unsafe, unethical, illegal
DNR or AND order Correct Answers a written order on a
patient's medical chart indicating a patient's desire for
resuscitation
Explain the nurse's role in the context of informed consent
Correct Answers A nurse must provide adequate info to the
patient in order for them to make an informed decision.
Explain the nurse's role in the context of leaving against medical
advice Correct Answers A nurse must fill out required
documentation, inform the provider, and relay potential dangers
to patient
Explain the nurse's role in the context of patient Restraints
Correct Answers A complete doctor's order is needed to initiate
the use of restraints except under extreme emergency situations
when a registered nurse can initiate the emergency use of
restraints using an established protocol until the doctor's order is
obtained and/or the dangerous behaviors no longer exist.
Give an example of criminal behaviors in nursing. False
imprisonment : Correct Answers If you put a patient in
seclusion without having a medical order for it, then that would
be false imprisonment.
Give three examples of intentional torts. Correct Answers
Assault, battery, and false imprisonment
Advanced Directive Correct Answers An individual's desires
regarding end-of-life care
Compare and contrast licensure and certification? Correct
Answers Nursing licensure implies legal status while
certification implies a specialized skill
Compare and contrast professions and occupations. A profession
: Correct Answers Requires college and 4 years of training. A
profession is something you are.
Compare and contrast professions and occupations. An
occupation : Correct Answers Is manual work and usually
requires a shorter training period. An occupation is something
you do.
Define negligence and malpractice. How are negligence and
malpractice different? Medical malpractice : Correct Answers
A nurse carries out an action despite the awareness of potential
risks.
Define negligence and malpractice. How are negligence and
malpractice different? Medical negligence: Correct Answers
Accidental harm is caused to the patient
Describe the types of questions a candidate will encounter on the
NCLEX-RN examination. Correct Answers Multiple choice,
select all that apply, fill in the blank, and hot spots.
, Describe three situations in which a nurse is a mandated
reporter. Correct Answers Unsafe, unethical, illegal
DNR or AND order Correct Answers a written order on a
patient's medical chart indicating a patient's desire for
resuscitation
Explain the nurse's role in the context of informed consent
Correct Answers A nurse must provide adequate info to the
patient in order for them to make an informed decision.
Explain the nurse's role in the context of leaving against medical
advice Correct Answers A nurse must fill out required
documentation, inform the provider, and relay potential dangers
to patient
Explain the nurse's role in the context of patient Restraints
Correct Answers A complete doctor's order is needed to initiate
the use of restraints except under extreme emergency situations
when a registered nurse can initiate the emergency use of
restraints using an established protocol until the doctor's order is
obtained and/or the dangerous behaviors no longer exist.
Give an example of criminal behaviors in nursing. False
imprisonment : Correct Answers If you put a patient in
seclusion without having a medical order for it, then that would
be false imprisonment.
Give three examples of intentional torts. Correct Answers
Assault, battery, and false imprisonment
