Questions and Answers and answers
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high priorities - correct answer ✔look for ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation) ; always attend to first,
these will cause harm to the patient ; ex- people without a pulse or not breathing
immediate priorities - correct answer ✔not emergent or life threatening but need to attend to quickly ;
ex- ineffective tissue perfusion
low priorities - correct answer ✔actual or potential problems may/may not be directly related to
chronic illnesses or conditions ; ex- knowledge deficit before discharge
5 rights of delegation - correct answer ✔right person, right task, right circumstance, right supervision,
right direction
autonomy - correct answer ✔independence and freedom to practice
Beneficence - correct answer ✔positiver actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔avoidance of harm
justice - correct answer ✔being fair
fidelity - correct answer ✔keeping promises
advocacy - correct answer ✔preserving dignity and promoting patient equality
, responsiblity - correct answer ✔obligation to perform duties
accountability - correct answer ✔taking responsibility for actions
confidentiality - correct answer ✔right of an individual to have personal info kept private
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔written and passed into legislature by state
ex nursing practice act
criminal law - correct answer ✔nurses prosecuted for crimes ; slaughter, narcotic theft, insurance fraud
civil law - correct answer ✔compensation for harm caused; wrongful discharge
regulatory law - correct answer ✔state's duty to protect those receiving nursing care
common law - correct answer ✔informed consent, right to refuse treatment, negligence, malpractice
joint commission - correct answer ✔accredits programs; improves standards of care
ANA - correct answer ✔standards of care
federal laws - correct answer ✔the americans with disabilities act, health insurance portability and
accountability act
assault - correct answer ✔verbal threats