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Chapter 7: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice

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  1. 1A state attorney decides to charge a nurse w/ manslaughter for allegedly administering a lethal medication. This is an example of what type of law?
    1. APublic law
    2. BPrivate law
    3. CCivil law
    4. DCriminal law
  2. 2Newly hired nurses in a busy suburban hospital are required to read the sate Nurse Practice Act as part of their training. Which topics are covered by this act?
    1. AViolations that may result in disciplinary action
    2. Bclinical procedures
    3. Cmedication administration
    4. Dscope of practice
    5. Edelegation policies
    6. Fmedicare reimbursement
  3. 3Jean a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75 year old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted that she failed to monitor the woman's vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurses's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation - the first 2 months on house arrest - and surrender her nursing license.

    Those bringing the changes against Jean are called
    1. AAppellates
    2. BDefendants
    3. CPlaintiffs
    4. DAttorneys
  4. 4Jean a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75 year old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted that she failed to monitor the woman's vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurses's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation - the first 2 months on house arrest - and surrender her nursing license.

    Jean's attorney was careful to explain in her defense that Jean had specialty knowledge, experience, and clinical judgment and had met certain criteria established by a nongovernmental association, as a result of which she was granted recognition in a specified practice area. What is this sort of credential called?
    1. Aaccreditation
    2. Blincensure
    3. Ccertification
    4. Dboard approval
  5. 5Jean a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75 year old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted that she failed to monitor the woman's vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurses's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation - the first 2 months on house arrest - and surrender her nursing license.

    If review of this patient's record revealed that she had never consented to the eye surgery, of which intentional tort might the surgeon have been guilty?
    1. Aassault
    2. Bbattery
    3. Cinvasion of privacy
    4. Dfalse imprisonment
  6. 6Jean a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75 year old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted that she failed to monitor the woman's vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurses's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation - the first 2 months on house arrest - and surrender her nursing license.

    What must be established to prove that malpractice or negligence has occurred in this case?
    1. AThe surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurse's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved
    2. BThe fact that this patient should not have died - she was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before
    3. CThe nurse intended to harm the patient and was willfully negligent
    4. DThe nurse had a duty to monitor the patient's vital signs, failed to do so, the patient died, and it was Jean's failure to do her duty that caused the patient's death
  7. 7Jean a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75 year old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted that she failed to monitor the woman's vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurses's action pure negligence, saying that the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked 3/4 of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation - the first 2 months on house arrest - and surrender her nursing license.

    When the attorney representing the patient's family calls Jean and asks to talk w/her about the case so that he can better understand her actions, how should Jean respond?
    1. AI'm sorry, but I can't talk w/you. You'll have to contact my attorney.
    2. BAnswer the attorney's questions honestly and make sure he understands her side of the story
    3. CAppeal to the attorney's sense of compassion and try to enlist his sympathy by telling him how busy it was that morning
    4. DWhy are you doing this to me? This could ruin me!
  8. 8A nurse administers the wrong medication to a patient and the patient is harmed. The physician who ordered the medication didn't read the documentation that the patient was allergic to the drug. Which statement is true regarding liability for the administration of the wrong medication?
    1. AThe nurse is not responsible, because the nurse was merely following the doctor's needs
    2. BOnly the nurse is responsible, because the nurse actually administered the medication
    3. COnly the physician is responsible, because the physician actually ordered the drug
    4. DBoth the nurse and the physician are responsible for their respectice actions
  9. 9A nurse answers a patient's call light and finds the patient on the floor by the bathroom door. AFter calling for assistance and examining the patient for injury, the nurse helps the patient back to bed and then fills out an incident report. Which statements accurately describe aspects of this procedure?
    1. AAn incident report is used as disciplinary action against staff members
    2. Ban incident report is used as a means of identifying risks
    3. Can incident report is used for quality control
    4. Dthe facility manager completes the incident report
    5. Ean incident report makes facts available in case litigation occurs
    6. Ffiling of an incident report should be documented in the patient record
  10. 10A nursing students asks the charge nurse about legal liability when performing clinical practice. Which statement regarding liability is true?
    1. AStudents are not responsible for their acts of negligence resulting in patient injury
    2. BStudent nurses are held to the same standard of care that would be used to evaluate the actions of a registered nurse
    3. Chospitals are exempt from liability for student negligence if the student nurse is properly supervised by an instructor.
    4. DMost nursing programs carry group professional liability making student personal professional liability insurance unnecessary

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Unit I: Foundations of Nursing Practice Chapter 7: Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice
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