Question 1

A nurse is discussing nursing actions that can lead to breaches of nursing practice. Match the example to the term it describes.
-Assault

Accepted Answer

A) Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members. 
B) Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed. 
C) Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip. 
D) Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet. 
E) Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital. 
A) Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members. 
B) Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed. 
C) Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip. 
D) Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet. 
E) Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital.

Question 2

A nurse performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 92-year-old with brittle bones and breaks a rib during the procedure, which then punctures a lung. The patient recovers completely without any residual problems and sues the nurse for pain and suffering and for malpractice. Which key point will the prosecution attempt to prove against the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  The CPR procedure was done incorrectly. 
B)  The patient would have died if nothing was done. 
C)  The patient was resuscitated according to the policy. 
D)  The older patient with brittle bones might sustain fractures when chest compressions are done. 
A)  The CPR procedure was done incorrectly. 
B)  The patient would have died if nothing was done. 
C)  The patient was resuscitated according to the policy. 
D)  The older patient with brittle bones might sustain fractures when chest compressions are done.

Question 3

A nurse is discussing nursing actions that can lead to breaches of nursing practice. Match the example to the term it describes.
-False imprisonment

Accepted Answer

A) Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members. 
B) Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed. 
C) Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip. 
D) Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet. 
E) Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital. 
A) Nurse posts about patient's loud and unruly family members. 
B) Nurse immediately applies restraints to make patient stay in bed. 
C) Nurse leaves bed in high position, causing patient to fall and break hip. 
D) Nurse states that she will wrap a bandage over patient's mouth if he won't be quiet. 
E) Nurse applies abdominal bandage after refusal.
F)Nurse gets angry at patient and nurse leaves the hospital.

Question 4

The nurse hears a health care provider say to the charge nurse that a certain nurse cannot care for patients because the nurse is stupid and won't follow orders. The health care provider also writes in the patient's medical records that the same nurse, by name, is not to care for any of the patients because of incompetence. Which torts has the health care provider committed? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Libel 
B)  Slander 
C)  Assault 
D)  Battery 
E)  Invasion of privacy 
A)  Libel 
B)  Slander 
C)  Assault 
D)  Battery 
E)  Invasion of privacy

Question 5

A 17-year-old patient, dying of heart failure, wants to have organs removed for transplantation after death. Which action by the nurse is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Instruct the patient to talk with parents about the desire to donate organs. 
B)  Notify the health care provider about the patient's desire to donate organs. 
C)  Prepare the organ donation form for the patient to sign while still oriented. 
D)  Contact the United Network for Organ Sharing after talking with the patient. 
A)  Instruct the patient to talk with parents about the desire to donate organs. 
B)  Notify the health care provider about the patient's desire to donate organs. 
C)  Prepare the organ donation form for the patient to sign while still oriented. 
D)  Contact the United Network for Organ Sharing after talking with the patient.

Exam 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice

A nurse is discussing nursing actions that can lead to breaches of nursing practice. Match the example to the term it describes. -Assault

A nurse is discussing nursing actions that can lead to breaches of nursing practice. Match the example to the term it describes. -False imprisonment

A 17-year-old patient, dying of heart failure, wants to have organs removed for transplantation after death. Which action by the nurse is correct?

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