Foundations Midterm Jersey College 248
Exam Questions
Negligence - Correct Answer ✔️✔️performing an act that a
reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do,
or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under
similar circumstances would do
Malpractice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Negligence by a professional
person
Elements of Liability for Nursing Malpractice - Correct Answer ✔️
✔️duty, breach of duty, causation, damages-actual harm
competent practice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Each nurse is
responsible for making sure that his or her educational background and
clinical experience are adequate to fulfill the nursing responsibilities
described in the job description. it includes developing sensitivity to
,common sources of patient injury, and then taking specific measures to
prevent injury. Documentation of practice is key.
Informed consent includes - Correct Answer ✔️✔️disclosure,
comprehension, competence, and voluntariness
delegating - Correct Answer ✔️✔️as a nurse you remain
accountable for any actions you delegate. You cant delegate the
nursing process
documentation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️A crucial legal safeguard
for the nurse. Must be factual, accurate, complete, and done in a timely
fashion
incident report - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Also called a variance or
occurrence report, is a tool used by healthcare agencies to document
the occurrence of anything out of the ordinary that results in or has the
potential to result in harm to a patient, employee, or visitor.
,Student liability - Correct Answer ✔️✔️As a student nurse you
are responsible for your own acts of negligence if these result in patient
injury and are held to the same standards of care that would be used to
evaluate a the actions of a registered nurse. For no reason should you
attempt a clinical procedure if you are unsure of the correct steps
involved. As a student nurse you are also responsible for being familiar
with agency policies and procedures.
Primary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️family planning,
prenatal care, immunization, health education, medications, diagnostic
test
Secondary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Disease
identification and management
Tertiary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Management of rare
and complex disorders
, medical home - Correct Answer ✔️✔️an enhanced model of
primary care that provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive,
ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
DRGs - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Diagnosis Related Groups-a
classification system for hospital inpatients based on the principal
diagnosis; reimbursement is usually based on days of stay.
shorter hospital stays reflects - Correct Answer ✔️✔️means that
most hospital care is focused on the acute needs of the patient.
Improved treatment of diseases, increased emphasis on preventative
care, federal regulations, and other health care reimbursement policies
hospice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️provides palliative or supportive
care for terminally ill patients and their families
palliative care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Care designed not to treat
an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient
and support and guidance to his or her family.
Exam Questions
Negligence - Correct Answer ✔️✔️performing an act that a
reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do,
or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under
similar circumstances would do
Malpractice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Negligence by a professional
person
Elements of Liability for Nursing Malpractice - Correct Answer ✔️
✔️duty, breach of duty, causation, damages-actual harm
competent practice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Each nurse is
responsible for making sure that his or her educational background and
clinical experience are adequate to fulfill the nursing responsibilities
described in the job description. it includes developing sensitivity to
,common sources of patient injury, and then taking specific measures to
prevent injury. Documentation of practice is key.
Informed consent includes - Correct Answer ✔️✔️disclosure,
comprehension, competence, and voluntariness
delegating - Correct Answer ✔️✔️as a nurse you remain
accountable for any actions you delegate. You cant delegate the
nursing process
documentation - Correct Answer ✔️✔️A crucial legal safeguard
for the nurse. Must be factual, accurate, complete, and done in a timely
fashion
incident report - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Also called a variance or
occurrence report, is a tool used by healthcare agencies to document
the occurrence of anything out of the ordinary that results in or has the
potential to result in harm to a patient, employee, or visitor.
,Student liability - Correct Answer ✔️✔️As a student nurse you
are responsible for your own acts of negligence if these result in patient
injury and are held to the same standards of care that would be used to
evaluate a the actions of a registered nurse. For no reason should you
attempt a clinical procedure if you are unsure of the correct steps
involved. As a student nurse you are also responsible for being familiar
with agency policies and procedures.
Primary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️family planning,
prenatal care, immunization, health education, medications, diagnostic
test
Secondary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Disease
identification and management
Tertiary Health Care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Management of rare
and complex disorders
, medical home - Correct Answer ✔️✔️an enhanced model of
primary care that provides whole-person, accessible, comprehensive,
ongoing, and coordinated patient-centered care
DRGs - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Diagnosis Related Groups-a
classification system for hospital inpatients based on the principal
diagnosis; reimbursement is usually based on days of stay.
shorter hospital stays reflects - Correct Answer ✔️✔️means that
most hospital care is focused on the acute needs of the patient.
Improved treatment of diseases, increased emphasis on preventative
care, federal regulations, and other health care reimbursement policies
hospice - Correct Answer ✔️✔️provides palliative or supportive
care for terminally ill patients and their families
palliative care - Correct Answer ✔️✔️Care designed not to treat
an illness but to provide physical and emotional comfort to the patient
and support and guidance to his or her family.
