Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in unintended injury to a patient, is
A. slander.
B. libel.
C. battery.
D. negligence.
Answer: D
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1. an attitude. 2. a stereotype. 3. an opinion. 4. an ethnic outlook.
Which of the following best describes what is being discussed in relation to concerns over patients' safety and nurse fatigue?
a. All hospitals are now required to report errors made that are a result of low nurse staffing. b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is monitoring the incidence of medical errors caused by nurse understaffing. c. The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act was passed by Congress in 2013. d. Legislation has been suggested that staffing systems require the input of direct care registered nurses.
When preparing a client for a hysterosalpingogram, which of the following nursing interventions is required?
A) The client should be postmenopausal by at least 1 week. B) A full bladder is required in the client before the test. C) The client should be premenopausal by at least 1 week. D) Bowel preparation is necessary for the client.
During the nurse's assessment of a new patient on a medical unit, the patient confides in the nurse that her husband often "slaps me around" after he has been drinking. What action should the nurse take in response to this statement?
A) Ask the patient to write down descriptions of these instances and make these documents part of the patient's medical record. B) Discuss with the patient the possible triggers that set off her husband's behavior. C) Report the patient's statement promptly to the appropriate authorities. D) Elicit further detail from the patient to determine the validity of her accusation.