N3632 FOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM | LATEST VERSION
__________ ensure that health care providers and agencies comply with state
regulations. - State licensing boards
__________ sets quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities. - The Joint
Commission
QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - assists nursing programs in
preparing nurses to provide safe, high-quality care.
What are the six QSEN competencies? - Safety
Patient-Centered Care
Evidence Based Practice
Informatics
Quality Improvement
Teamwork and Collaboration
__________ is the right to make one's own personal decisions, even when those
decisions might not be in that person's own best interest. - Autonomy
__________ is the action that promotes good for others. - Beneficence
__________ is the fulfillment of promises. - Fidelity
__________ is fairness in care delivery and use of resources. - Justice
__________ is a commitment to do no harm. - Nonmaleficence
__________ is a commitment to tell the truth. - Veracity
What are the 2 types of unintentional torts? - negligence and malpractice
An example of __________ is when a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client at risk for falls. - Negligence
An example of __________ is when a nurse administers a large dose of medication due
to a calculation error. The client has cardiac arrest and dies. - Malpractice
,What are the 2 types of quasi-intentional torts? - Breach of confidentiality and
defamation of character
An example of __________ is when a nurse releases a client's medical diagnosis to a
member of the press. - Breach of confidentiality
An example of __________ is when a nurse tells a coworker that they believe the client
has been unfaithful to their partner. - Defamation of character
What are the 3 types of intentional torts? - assault, battery, false imprisonment
__________ is when the conduct of one person makes another person fearful and
apprehensive. - Assault
Ex: A nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
__________ is intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that involves an
injury or offensive contact. - Battery
Ex: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against their wishes.
__________ is when a person is confined or restrained against their will. - False
imprisonment
Ex: A nurse uses restraints on a competent client to prevent the leaving the health care
facility.
Negligence issues that prompt most malpractice suits include failure to: - Follow
professional and facility-established standards of care
Use equipment in a reasonable and knowledgeable manner
Communicate effectively and thoroughly with clients
Document care the nurse provided
Notify the provider of a change in the client's condition
Complete a prescribed procedure
What are the five elements necessary to prove negligence? - 1. Duty to provide care as
defined by a standard
2. Breach of duty by failure to meet standard
3. Foreseeability of harm
4. Breach of duty has potential to cause harm
5. Harm occurs
What is the nurses role in informed consent? - to witness the client's signature on the
informed consent form and to ensure that the provider has obtained the informed
consent responsibly
, Who is responsible for clarifying information in informed consent for the patient? - The
provider
__________ define and direct the level of care that nurses should give, and they
implicate nurses who o not follow these in malpractice lawsuits. - Standards of care
__________ communicates a client's wishes regarding end-of-life care should the client
become unable to do so. - Advance directive
__________ is a legal document that expresses the client's wishes regarding medical
treatment in the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues.
- Living will
__________ is a document in which clients designate a health care proxy to make
health care decisions for them if they are unable to do so. - Durable power of attorney
for health care
The __________ provides baseline data to use in the development of the nursing care
plan. - Admission assessment
When does discharge planning begin? - Upon admission
__________ refers to the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth, and
spread of microorganisms. - Medical asepsis
Ex: administering oral medications (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals), managing NG
tubes, and providing personal hygiene
__________ refers to the use of precise practices to eliminate all microorganism from
an object or area and prevent contamination. - Sterile technique
Ex: parenteral medication administration, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical
procedures, and sterile dressing changes
True or False: Microbes can move by gravity from a non-sterile item to a sterile item. -
True
True or False: Bottle caps from a sterile solution should be placed on the sterile field. -
False. Bottle caps from a sterile solution should be placed face up on a clean (non-
sterile) surface.
Sterile solutions expire __________ after opening and recapping in some facilities. - 24
hours
(other facilities' policies state that once a sterile solution container is opened, it can only
be used once then thrown away).
__________ ensure that health care providers and agencies comply with state
regulations. - State licensing boards
__________ sets quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities. - The Joint
Commission
QSEN - Quality and Safety Education for Nurses - assists nursing programs in
preparing nurses to provide safe, high-quality care.
What are the six QSEN competencies? - Safety
Patient-Centered Care
Evidence Based Practice
Informatics
Quality Improvement
Teamwork and Collaboration
__________ is the right to make one's own personal decisions, even when those
decisions might not be in that person's own best interest. - Autonomy
__________ is the action that promotes good for others. - Beneficence
__________ is the fulfillment of promises. - Fidelity
__________ is fairness in care delivery and use of resources. - Justice
__________ is a commitment to do no harm. - Nonmaleficence
__________ is a commitment to tell the truth. - Veracity
What are the 2 types of unintentional torts? - negligence and malpractice
An example of __________ is when a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client at risk for falls. - Negligence
An example of __________ is when a nurse administers a large dose of medication due
to a calculation error. The client has cardiac arrest and dies. - Malpractice
,What are the 2 types of quasi-intentional torts? - Breach of confidentiality and
defamation of character
An example of __________ is when a nurse releases a client's medical diagnosis to a
member of the press. - Breach of confidentiality
An example of __________ is when a nurse tells a coworker that they believe the client
has been unfaithful to their partner. - Defamation of character
What are the 3 types of intentional torts? - assault, battery, false imprisonment
__________ is when the conduct of one person makes another person fearful and
apprehensive. - Assault
Ex: A nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to eat.
__________ is intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that involves an
injury or offensive contact. - Battery
Ex: A nurse restrains a client and administers an injection against their wishes.
__________ is when a person is confined or restrained against their will. - False
imprisonment
Ex: A nurse uses restraints on a competent client to prevent the leaving the health care
facility.
Negligence issues that prompt most malpractice suits include failure to: - Follow
professional and facility-established standards of care
Use equipment in a reasonable and knowledgeable manner
Communicate effectively and thoroughly with clients
Document care the nurse provided
Notify the provider of a change in the client's condition
Complete a prescribed procedure
What are the five elements necessary to prove negligence? - 1. Duty to provide care as
defined by a standard
2. Breach of duty by failure to meet standard
3. Foreseeability of harm
4. Breach of duty has potential to cause harm
5. Harm occurs
What is the nurses role in informed consent? - to witness the client's signature on the
informed consent form and to ensure that the provider has obtained the informed
consent responsibly
, Who is responsible for clarifying information in informed consent for the patient? - The
provider
__________ define and direct the level of care that nurses should give, and they
implicate nurses who o not follow these in malpractice lawsuits. - Standards of care
__________ communicates a client's wishes regarding end-of-life care should the client
become unable to do so. - Advance directive
__________ is a legal document that expresses the client's wishes regarding medical
treatment in the event the client becomes incapacitated and is facing end-of-life issues.
- Living will
__________ is a document in which clients designate a health care proxy to make
health care decisions for them if they are unable to do so. - Durable power of attorney
for health care
The __________ provides baseline data to use in the development of the nursing care
plan. - Admission assessment
When does discharge planning begin? - Upon admission
__________ refers to the use of precise practices to reduce the number, growth, and
spread of microorganisms. - Medical asepsis
Ex: administering oral medications (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals), managing NG
tubes, and providing personal hygiene
__________ refers to the use of precise practices to eliminate all microorganism from
an object or area and prevent contamination. - Sterile technique
Ex: parenteral medication administration, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical
procedures, and sterile dressing changes
True or False: Microbes can move by gravity from a non-sterile item to a sterile item. -
True
True or False: Bottle caps from a sterile solution should be placed on the sterile field. -
False. Bottle caps from a sterile solution should be placed face up on a clean (non-
sterile) surface.
Sterile solutions expire __________ after opening and recapping in some facilities. - 24
hours
(other facilities' policies state that once a sterile solution container is opened, it can only
be used once then thrown away).
