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NURS 3000 Exam 2 – Questions With Indepth
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Can a nurse legally participate in Yes (only on passive)
assisted suicide or passive
euthanasia?
Who or what governs legal regulation Nurse practice Act
of nursing in USA?
nurse's action if communicate with the physician/practitioner!! you
physician's/practitioner's order needs can't make changes to the order w/o permission!!
changing
responsibilities of state board of -Nurse practice act with scope of practice
nursing -credentialing
-licensing (privilege)
-mutual recognition model/ns licensure agreement
-standards of care
Libel example -falsely labeling pt in nurse's notes (alcoholic, drug
seeker, etc)
-Charting false entries in a medical record
slander example -false accusations abt pt where others can hear;
labeling pt (gossiping abt pt, making negative
statements abt coworkers)
,battery example giving injection without consent
forcing to ambulate
forcing them to do anything w/o consent
assault example -threaten with injection if pt refuses/doesn't swallow
oral med
-a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client
who is refusing to eat
false imprisonment example -restraining without order
-not allowing pt to leave room/go home
-confine to psych unit without order
-Keeping patients hospitalized against their will
(unlawful restraint or detention against person's
wishes; physical & chemical)
invasion of privacy example allowing unauthorized persons to read pt's medical
records, observe procedure, photo without consent
what is informed consent? -pt's agreement to accept tx/procedure after
complete info provided by physician
-explain risks, benefits, alternatives
-pt able to understand & make decision (legal age
>18)
who can give informed consent?? -married
-self supporting
-active in military
-minor parent of child (in some states)/ teen parent
who cannot give consent -minor
-unconscious
-mentally incompetent
most common reason for malpractice MEDICATIONS
with nurses is what?? (incorrect meds & dosages or injury from injections)
nurse's action with client with a -follow the wishes of the client (follow the doctor's
DNR/AND order instructions & order)
, negligence -failure of individual to provide care reasonable
person would ordinary use in similar circumstance,
resulting in harm
-failure to act in reasonable & prudent manner
ex: not doing something that should've been done,
not checking temp of water b4 giving bath
malpractice applies only to professionals such as Ns & physicians
-failure of professional person to act in reasonable &
prudent manner
unintentional torts (negligence -leaving foreign objects inside pt post op
examples) --failing to observe ICU pt as prescriber ordered
-failing to ensure pt's informed consent
-failing to report change in pt's v/s
-failing to report staff member's negligence you
witnessed (incl u as student) you would notify your
instructor
conditions to be met in malpractice -duty
-breach of duty
-foreseeability
-causation
-harm/injury
-damages
duty -ns/pt relationship is legal obligation
-begins when pt seeks treatment or ns assigned to
care for pt
breach of duty -failure to meet standards of care (ns practice act,
agency policies, protocols)
-failure to execute and document use of appropriate
safety measures
foreseeability -link between nurses action & injury that occured
causation breach of not following standard of care directly
(expert witnesses) causes injury/death of pt
NURS 3000 Exam 2 – Questions With Indepth
Solutions
Save
Terms in this set (101)
Can a nurse legally participate in Yes (only on passive)
assisted suicide or passive
euthanasia?
Who or what governs legal regulation Nurse practice Act
of nursing in USA?
nurse's action if communicate with the physician/practitioner!! you
physician's/practitioner's order needs can't make changes to the order w/o permission!!
changing
responsibilities of state board of -Nurse practice act with scope of practice
nursing -credentialing
-licensing (privilege)
-mutual recognition model/ns licensure agreement
-standards of care
Libel example -falsely labeling pt in nurse's notes (alcoholic, drug
seeker, etc)
-Charting false entries in a medical record
slander example -false accusations abt pt where others can hear;
labeling pt (gossiping abt pt, making negative
statements abt coworkers)
,battery example giving injection without consent
forcing to ambulate
forcing them to do anything w/o consent
assault example -threaten with injection if pt refuses/doesn't swallow
oral med
-a nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client
who is refusing to eat
false imprisonment example -restraining without order
-not allowing pt to leave room/go home
-confine to psych unit without order
-Keeping patients hospitalized against their will
(unlawful restraint or detention against person's
wishes; physical & chemical)
invasion of privacy example allowing unauthorized persons to read pt's medical
records, observe procedure, photo without consent
what is informed consent? -pt's agreement to accept tx/procedure after
complete info provided by physician
-explain risks, benefits, alternatives
-pt able to understand & make decision (legal age
>18)
who can give informed consent?? -married
-self supporting
-active in military
-minor parent of child (in some states)/ teen parent
who cannot give consent -minor
-unconscious
-mentally incompetent
most common reason for malpractice MEDICATIONS
with nurses is what?? (incorrect meds & dosages or injury from injections)
nurse's action with client with a -follow the wishes of the client (follow the doctor's
DNR/AND order instructions & order)
, negligence -failure of individual to provide care reasonable
person would ordinary use in similar circumstance,
resulting in harm
-failure to act in reasonable & prudent manner
ex: not doing something that should've been done,
not checking temp of water b4 giving bath
malpractice applies only to professionals such as Ns & physicians
-failure of professional person to act in reasonable &
prudent manner
unintentional torts (negligence -leaving foreign objects inside pt post op
examples) --failing to observe ICU pt as prescriber ordered
-failing to ensure pt's informed consent
-failing to report change in pt's v/s
-failing to report staff member's negligence you
witnessed (incl u as student) you would notify your
instructor
conditions to be met in malpractice -duty
-breach of duty
-foreseeability
-causation
-harm/injury
-damages
duty -ns/pt relationship is legal obligation
-begins when pt seeks treatment or ns assigned to
care for pt
breach of duty -failure to meet standards of care (ns practice act,
agency policies, protocols)
-failure to execute and document use of appropriate
safety measures
foreseeability -link between nurses action & injury that occured
causation breach of not following standard of care directly
(expert witnesses) causes injury/death of pt
