NUR 336 - Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided.

NUR 336 - Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A newly hired experienced nurse is preparing to change a patient’s abdominal dressing and hasn’t done it before at this hospital. Which action by the nurse is best? a. Have another nurse do it so the correct method can be viewed. b. Change the dressing using the method taught in nursing school. c. Ask the patient how the dressing change has been recently done. d. Check the policy and procedure manual for the facility’s method. ANS: D The Joint Commission requires accredited hospitals to have written nursing policies and procedures. These internal standards of care are speci