NURS 350 - Quiz 3 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
tort - CORRECT ANSWER - civil wrong committed against a person/person's property
is based on the fault of someone
accountable person failed to meet his responsibility/performed an action below the allowable
standard of care
most cases filed against nurse defendants - CORRECT ANSWER - -malpractice
-negligence
-may also be accountable for intentional/quasi intentional actions
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - denotes conduct lack in due care
carelessness
a deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable prudent person would use in similar
circumstances
Josie King story - CORRECT ANSWER - daughter was burned in the bathtub and was
taken to Johns Hopkins, Josie passed due to a series of errors -> patient safety program was
started
MNMC negligence example - CORRECT ANSWER - patient with CP was brought to
hospital, nurse anesthetist did not check placement of trach -> in the esophagus died from
oxygen never reaching the lungs
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - referred to as a professional negligence
, addresses a professional standard of care (professional misconduct due to unreasonable lack of
skill)
failure of a professional to act in accordance with the prevailing standard
duty owned - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to monitor the patient
breach of duty - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to report a change in patient status
foreseeability - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to report another health care provider's
incompetence
causation - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to provide for patient safety
injury - CORRECT ANSWER - allowing a patient to experience an injury (burns, falls,
side effects)
damages - CORRECT ANSWER - pain and suffering occurs (refers to past, present, and
future)
2006 IOM Report - CORRECT ANSWER - medication errors injure 1.5 million people
and cost billions of dollars annually
recommendations:
-increase communication/improve interactions
-all rxs to be written electronically by 2010
-improve naming, labeling, and packaging of drugs to avid confusion
Questions and CORRECT Answers
tort - CORRECT ANSWER - civil wrong committed against a person/person's property
is based on the fault of someone
accountable person failed to meet his responsibility/performed an action below the allowable
standard of care
most cases filed against nurse defendants - CORRECT ANSWER - -malpractice
-negligence
-may also be accountable for intentional/quasi intentional actions
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER - denotes conduct lack in due care
carelessness
a deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable prudent person would use in similar
circumstances
Josie King story - CORRECT ANSWER - daughter was burned in the bathtub and was
taken to Johns Hopkins, Josie passed due to a series of errors -> patient safety program was
started
MNMC negligence example - CORRECT ANSWER - patient with CP was brought to
hospital, nurse anesthetist did not check placement of trach -> in the esophagus died from
oxygen never reaching the lungs
malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - referred to as a professional negligence
, addresses a professional standard of care (professional misconduct due to unreasonable lack of
skill)
failure of a professional to act in accordance with the prevailing standard
duty owned - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to monitor the patient
breach of duty - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to report a change in patient status
foreseeability - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to report another health care provider's
incompetence
causation - CORRECT ANSWER - failing to provide for patient safety
injury - CORRECT ANSWER - allowing a patient to experience an injury (burns, falls,
side effects)
damages - CORRECT ANSWER - pain and suffering occurs (refers to past, present, and
future)
2006 IOM Report - CORRECT ANSWER - medication errors injure 1.5 million people
and cost billions of dollars annually
recommendations:
-increase communication/improve interactions
-all rxs to be written electronically by 2010
-improve naming, labeling, and packaging of drugs to avid confusion
