MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A Caregiver is giving a presentation on malpractice. Which statement indicates the Caregiver understands malpractice? ANS: A There are three elements that must be present for a malpractice claim: (1) You must have a duty—there must be a professional Caregiver–patient relationship. (2) You must have breached a duty that was foreseeable—you must have fallen below the standard of care. (3) Your breach of duty caused patient injury or damages. The other options do not ...

Question 1 Which of the following BEST describes what a theory is? 1 a system of interrelated ideas used to explain . some observation 2 an explanation of unobservable phenomena . 3 related speculations that are based on common . sense 4 a string of unrelated observations . Question 2 Which of the following do behaviourism and psychoanalytic theory have in common? 1 a resistance to the use of animal subjects in psychological research . 2 an emphasis on the role sexuality in behav...

A patient with respiratory failure has hemodynamic monitoring and is receiving mechanical ventilation with peak end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 10 cm H2O. Which information indicates that a change in the ventilator settings may be required? a. The arterial line shows a blood pressure of 90/46. b. The pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is decreased. c. The cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 58 beats/min. d. The pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) is increased.