NURS 412 Exam 3 (100% Correct Answers)

According to Marquis and Huston, The four sources of laws in the US are constitutional, statues, administrative agency, and court decisions. Which one of the includes state Nurse Practice Acts? correct answers Statutes According to Marquis and Huston, which of the following is often used as a guide in legal decision making? correct answers Precedent According to Marquis and Huston, professional negligence is considered to be which of the following? correct answers UNINTENTIONAL TORT According to Marquis and Huston, if you witness an accident as an RN you are legally required to stop and provide emergency services? correct answers FALSE According to Marquis and Huston, professional licensure is a privilege not a right. correct answers TRUE Guido defines a standard of care as which of the following? correct answers THE LEVEL OF QUALITY CONSIDERED ADEQUATE BY A GIVEN PROFESSION Standards have an important role in the US health care system. Which of the following is not a part of that role? correct answers DETERMINE WHETHER A PERSON GETS THEIR ILLNESS CURED Nursing standards are often classified as having an external and internal source. Which of the following is an example of an internal source? correct answers HOSPITAL NURSING UNIT POLICY MANUAL The determination of the appropriate nursing standard of care will consider all of the following factors except? correct answers HOW MUCH DOES THE NURSING CARE COST In what year did the American Nurses' Association (ANA) begin publication of specialty standards of care? correct answers 1974 Can articles in nursing journals and nursing textbooks be considered legal standards of care? correct answers YES According to Marquis and Huston, benchmarking is a term often used by organizations to gauge progress. In benchmarking the organizations products, practices, and services are measured against what other standard? correct answers BEST PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS For top performing hospitals the rate of patient readmissions after surgery is approximately 1 for every 1,000 surgeries, yet the national average of all hospitals have a rate of patient readmission after surgery of 3.5 per 1,000 surgeries. This difference between top performing hospitals and national average is known as what? correct answers QUALITY GAP