Exam 3: Legal Issues

As a result of legal relationships that form from employment in critical care,professional nurses owe the

Which of the following statements best describes the definition of assault?

Which of the following statements is true regarding a nurse's job description?

In which of the following situations did the nurse disregard the patient's right to privacy?

A patient received heparin by intravenous infusion.The nurse received an order to increase the heparin infusion rate and obtain a partial thromboplastin time (PTT)in 1 hour.The PTT was drawn correctly and revealed a critically elevated level.The nurse was busy with another patient and failed to report the critical result to the physician within 30 minutes according to the facility's policy.Subsequently,the patient sustained a massive intracerebral bleed.Which of the following best describes the type of negligence the nurse is liable for?

A patient is admitted with chest pain,and his electrocardiogram shows elevated ST segments.The nurse bases her plan of care on the nursing diagnosis of pneumonia.Which of the following would best describe the possible type of negligence present?

Which of the following statements about defamation are true?

______________ to the injured party is the first element of a malpractice case and is based on the existence of a nurse-patient relationship.

Which of the following defines the scope of practice for nursing?

The best action nurses can take to prevent allegations of malpractice is

After admission to the intensive care unit,a patient shares with the nurse a concern that her adult children will not be able to reach agreement on what to do if she is no longer able to make decisions for herself.The nurse informs the patient that it is possible to grant authority to one person to make decisions by procuring a

A nurse providing care for a patient with a recent tracheostomy notes the presence of an ulceration or wound at the tracheotomy site.The nature of the ulceration or wound clearly indicates it has been present for at least several days.The nurse finds no documentation regarding the ulceration or wound since the insertion of the tracheostomy tube 12 days earlier.Each nurse providing care for the patient before this nurse has committed

Restraining an angry,competent patient against his or her wishes is an intentional tort because the nurse

The patient received a blood transfusion based on test results of critically low hemoglobin.The nurse records vital signs per hospital protocol.One hour after the transfusion was started,the nurse records VS as T 102F,P 110,R 24,BP 136/88.The nurse continues to administer the blood.Based on the above information the nurse could be charged with:

While participating in critical care rounds,a nurse is interrupted by the wife of a ventilated patient,who informs the nurse that her husband is having difficulty breathing.The patient is found disconnected from the ventilator and unresponsive when the nurse enters the room after rounds; the alarm mode on the ventilator had been turned off.This is an example of

On the way to surgery,a patient expresses doubt about proceeding with the planned procedure.The patient states that the doctor did not explain it very well and she would like to talk to her again before starting the procedure.The nurse knows the surgery schedule is very tight,reassures the patient that everything will be all right,and administers the preoperative sedation.This scenario describes what possible type of negligence?

A nurse receives laboratory results of a critical magnesium level of 1.1 mEq/L at 03:00 during his night shift.His patient has a copy of advance directives and a DNR order on the chart.The nurse fails to notify the attending physician because of the present code status.In doing so,the nurse is showing

During transport to the operating room for mitral valve replacement,a patient with a signed consent form says that she does not want to go through with the surgery and asks to be returned to her room.The best response from the nurse is:

Which of the following would be considered a failure of proper implementation?

Injury resulting from the failure to meet an ordinary duty or standard of care is termed