A school nurse negligently administered an overdose of medication to a student, causing the student to suffer a severe reaction that necessitated hospitalization
Should a lawsuit result from this case, the nurse would be held to what standard? 1. The reasonably prudent advanced nurse practitioner
2. The reasonably prudent general duty hospital nurse
3. The reasonably prudent pediatric nurse
4. The reasonably prudent school nurse
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Rationale: There is no information to suggest this nurse was an advanced nurse practitioner, so this is not the standard of practice for which the nurse would be held.
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