RASMUSSEN CANS EXAM 2 2024/2025
WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following is an example of civil law? - Precise Answer
✔✔Child custody case
The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and responsibilities of
nursing practice in that state. Which of the following is true regarding
nurse practice acts? - Precise Answer ✔✔They determine the
educational requirements for licensure.
Which of the following falls under the jurisdiction of the state board of
nursing? - Precise Answer ✔✔Approving or reject applications for new
nursing education programs
The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state board
of nursing is - Precise Answer ✔✔practicing while impaired
What is the primary function of the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN)? - Precise Answer ✔✔Developing the NCLEX-RN®
and NCLEX-PN® licensing examinations
Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional
malpractice? - Precise Answer ✔✔Placing the head of the bed flat when
, a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate
(inhale the feeding in the lung)
The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic. Later in the
shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies. What element is
lacking to support malpractice? - Precise Answer ✔✔proximate cause
Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001
demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient care
setting? - Precise Answer ✔✔acute care
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered
antidepressant medication. The nurse believes the patient needs the
medication because he is clearly showing signs of depression and
dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient. This
illustrates negligence by failure to - Precise Answer ✔✔communicate
with the patient
A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and had
another student take a photo of the student with the family. The student
asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to post the photo on
Facebook. Which response by the instructor is best? - Precise Answer
✔✔"No, posting pictures of patients and families on social media sites is
not acceptable"
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an order
for a medication is considerably larger than the usual dose. She looks up
the medication in a pharmacology book and finds she is correct about
WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following is an example of civil law? - Precise Answer
✔✔Child custody case
The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and responsibilities of
nursing practice in that state. Which of the following is true regarding
nurse practice acts? - Precise Answer ✔✔They determine the
educational requirements for licensure.
Which of the following falls under the jurisdiction of the state board of
nursing? - Precise Answer ✔✔Approving or reject applications for new
nursing education programs
The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state board
of nursing is - Precise Answer ✔✔practicing while impaired
What is the primary function of the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing (NCSBN)? - Precise Answer ✔✔Developing the NCLEX-RN®
and NCLEX-PN® licensing examinations
Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional
malpractice? - Precise Answer ✔✔Placing the head of the bed flat when
, a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate
(inhale the feeding in the lung)
The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic. Later in the
shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies. What element is
lacking to support malpractice? - Precise Answer ✔✔proximate cause
Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001
demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient care
setting? - Precise Answer ✔✔acute care
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered
antidepressant medication. The nurse believes the patient needs the
medication because he is clearly showing signs of depression and
dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient. This
illustrates negligence by failure to - Precise Answer ✔✔communicate
with the patient
A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and had
another student take a photo of the student with the family. The student
asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to post the photo on
Facebook. Which response by the instructor is best? - Precise Answer
✔✔"No, posting pictures of patients and families on social media sites is
not acceptable"
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an order
for a medication is considerably larger than the usual dose. She looks up
the medication in a pharmacology book and finds she is correct about
