chapter 7 Prep-U Taylor

Which scenario is an example of certification? An education program that meets standards of the National League for Nursing A nurse who demonstrates advanced expertise in a content area of nursing through special testing A graduate of a nursing education program who passes NCLEX-RN A hospital that meets the standards of the Joint Commission

A nurse who demonstrates advanced expertise in a content area of nursing through special testing

What governing body has the authority to revoke or suspend a nurse's license? The Supreme Court The National League for Nursing The employing health care institution The State Board of Nurse Examiners

The State Board of Nurse Examiners

Which statements made by a nurse would indicate to a nurse manager that the nurse requires further training? Select all that apply. "The nursing plan of care must be accurate and must be followed. It is part of the client's permanent record." "I am accountable for any task that I delegate." "I will have the supervisor fill out the incident report when I make an error." "If I make a mistake, I will not tell anyone." "When I document, I make sure it is factual, accurate, complete, and timely."

"If I make a mistake, I will not tell anyone." "I will have the supervisor fill out the incident report when I make an error."

Nursing students are discussing the requirement that they carry personal professional liability insurance as students. The nurse instructor should offer additional information when which statements are made? Select all that apply. "I will be protected both as a student and at my CNA job." "I thought we would be covered by the hospital's malpractice insurance." "Since I am a student, my instructor is the one liable if I make a mistake." "I think this is an unnecessary expense." "We are held to the same standards of care as the RNs at the hospital."

"Since I am a student, my instructor is the one liable if I make a mistake." "I will be protected both as a student and at my CNA job." "I think this is an unnecessary expense." "I thought we would be covered by the hospital's malpractice insurance."

Action has been taken against a nurse's license based on a claim that the nurse acted outside of nursing's scope of practice. The nurse's attorney determines that the nurse needs more education about the purpose of the board of nursing when the nurse makes which statement? "The board of nursing is established by state legislation." "The board of nursing exists to protect the safety of the public." "The rules made by the board of nursing don't reflect my practice." "Board of nursing rules keep unlicensed people from practicing nursing."

"The rules made by the board of nursing don't reflect my practice."

Which is an example of an unintentional tort? A nurse threatens to restrain a client if the client does not stop talking. A nurse tells a client that the client cannot leave the hospital until the client pays the bill. A nurse gives the client a medication, and the client has an adverse reaction to it. Nurses discuss a client's laboratory values in the elevator.

A nurse gives the client a medication, and the client has an adverse reaction to it.

A nurse threatens to restrain a verbally abusive client if the abuse continues. Which legal tort has the nurse committed? Invasion of privacy Defamation of character Assault Negligence

Assault

A nurse working in a coronary care unit resuscitates a client who had expressed wishes not to be resuscitated. Which tort has the nurse committed? Assault Libel Slander Battery

Battery

The nurse is providing care to a client who had orthopedic surgery. The nurse has medicated the client for pain. However, the client reports that the pain is unrelieved. The nurse takes no further action regarding assessment and intervention for the client's pain. The nurse does not notify the surgeon regarding the client's pain. The nurse's failure to take further action represents which element of liability in this case? Causation Breach of duty Damages Duty

Breach of duty

A nurse suspects that a client is a prostitute. The nurse documents this suspicion in the medical record and includes it in report to the oncoming shift. The nurse also mentions the suspicion to the nurse's sister saying, "I had a client named Susan in room 126 today who I think is a prostitute." Which violations has this nurse committed? Select all that apply. Battery Slander Libel HIPAA Assault

HIPAA Slander Libel

When talking with family over dinner, the nurse shares about a client with infertility at the hospital, identifying the person by name. Which tort has the nurse committed? Slander Fraud Invasion of privacy Assault

Invasion of privacy

Which is true of the Occupational Safety and Health Act? It establishes an information clearinghouse for nurses who engage in unprofessional conduct. It helps to reduce workforce injuries and illness in the workplace. It requires nurses to report abuse of infants, children, and adults of all ages. It protects nurses who are recovering from drug or alcohol addiction or have communicable diseases.

It helps to reduce workforce injuries and illness in the workplace.

Which statement about laws governing the distribution of controlled substances is true? When a nurse misuses controlled substances in the workplace and gets help, the nurse will not be charged with a criminal act. Substance use is not treatable. Nurses are responsible for adhering to specific documentation about controlled substances. The nurse is only at risk if diverting medication from the client; a nurse using the nurse's own personal drugs is not at risk.

Nurses are responsible for adhering to specific documentation about controlled substances.

A nurse is caring for a client following endotracheal intubation. Before applying soft wrist restraints to prevent the client from pulling out the endotracheal tube, what is the most appropriate action of the nurse? Get written consent. Sedate the client. Obtain a medical order. Notify the family.

Obtain a medical order.

A nurse and the facility have been named as defendants in a malpractice lawsuit. In addition to the nurse's attorney, whom else would be appropriate for the nurse to talk with about the case? A colleague The local press The agency's risk manager The plaintiff's lawyer

The agency's risk manager

A family brings the client to the emergency department in an unconscious state with a head injury. The client requires surgery to remove a blood clot. What would be the appropriate nursing intervention in keeping with the policy of informed consent prior to a surgical procedure? The nurse confirms that the client's family has signed the consent form. The nurse informs the family about advance directives. The nurse informs the family about the living will. The nurse confirms that the client has signed the consent form.

The nurse confirms that the client's family has signed the consent form.

A student nurse is assisting an older adult client to ambulate following hip replacement surgery when the client falls and reinjures the hip. Who is potentially responsible for the injury to this client? The student nurse The hospital The nurse instructor The student nurse, the nurse instructor, and the hospital

The student nurse, the nurse instructor, and the hospital

A legal document that states a client's health-related wishes — such as a preference for pain management if the client becomes terminally ill — and also allows the client's adult child to direct the client's care, is: an advance directive. a license. a standard of care. a will.

an advance directive.

An alert, older adult has been deemed to be in imminent danger of harm to self and is being held on the mental health unit for 72 hours. The client begins to scream and demand they be discharged now. The nurse informs the client that if they do not stop screaming, they will be given a sedative and placed on restraints. Complete the following sentence by choosing from the lists of options. Legally, the nurse may be charged with Select... (assault; battery; false imprisonment;) because of Select... (not discharging the client; verbally threatening to administer a sedative; putting the client on restraints; verbally threatening to administer a sedative).

assault because of verbally threatening to administer a sedative