Exam 19: Legal Aspects of Client Care

A nurse who is starting her shift notices that the physician has been in to do his rounds and has left doctor's orders flagged for the nurse to review. Upon reviewing the doctor's orders, the nurse notices that the doctor's orders are somewhat illegible and the doctors order sheet does not have client identifier information on it. The nurse knows that there are important actions she must take in order to ensure client safety. What are these actions? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse has witnessed another nurse raising her hand to a client and grabbing the client's arm roughly during a bed bath. She immediately addressed this with the other nurse and also reported this behaviour to her supervisor. The nurse knows that this is an example of assault, which is a threat to touch someone in an offensive manner, and battery, which is the actual touching of another person without the person's consent. These are both examples of which of the following?

Which of these acronyms represents the Canadian federal government agency that works to eliminate work-related illness and injury?

Which of Canada's legal systems consists of legal rules and principles written into a civil code?