Nursing Jurisprudence Exam Questions and Answers

Nursing Jurisprudence Exam Questions and Answers Negliegence - Answer- Failure to do something that a normally prudent person would do Negligence : Comission - Answer- Wrong doing Negligence: Omission - Answer- Total neglect of care, not doing anything Example of negligence in nursing - Answer- -telling a suicidal bipolar patient that it is okay for them to refuse their medication. -Failure to report observations to Dr -Mistaken ID -Wrong dose, wrong medication -Defects in equipment leading to falls -Errors d/t family assistance -Administer meds without Dr. order Res Ipsa Loquitur - Answer- A doctrine under which negligence may be inferred simply because an event occurred, if it is the type of event that would not occur in the absence of negligence. Literally, the term means "the facts speak for themselves." Conditions to Establish Negligence Under "Res Ipsa Loquitor" - Answer- 1. would not normally occur unless someone was negligent 2. injury caused by agency with control over defendant 3. plantiff did not engage in any manner that would tend to bring about the injury Respondeat Superior - Answer- "Let the master answer" an employer is vicariously liable for the behavior of an employee working within his or her scope of employment Bonus Pater Familias - Answer- Paternalism. Good father of the family. Employer is held liable upon finding that he has been negligent in the selection of his employees (culpa en eligiendo) or in the supervision of his employees (culpa in vigilando) frolic - Answer- employee makes a minor departure from his emplyee's charge detour - Answer- employee is acting on his own benefit, rather than a minor sidetrack force majeure - Answer- unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract Malpractice - Answer- Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards. Improper or unskillful care. Example of malpractice - Answer- nurse administers too large dose of medication due to calculation error. Anesthesia related complications. Failure to follow advance directive