A provider breaches duty of care to a patient. This element of negligence is defined as:
A. malfeasance
B. nonfeasance
C. damages
D. dereliction
E. misfeasance
D. dereliction
Dereliction is when the health care provider breached duty of care. Nonfeasance is the failure to act. Malfeasance is to act in a wrongful or unlawful way. Damages are the legally recognizable injury to a patient.
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A) "Let's stop CPR so I can check the airway, breathing, and circulation." B) "Let's stop CPR so I can put the electrodes of the AED on her chest." C) "Let's continue CPR for another 2 minutes, and then I will put the AED on." D) "Let's continue CPR while I talk with the family to see if they want us to continue."
Receiving two or three medications for the same condition is referred to as:
A) polypharmacy B) pharmacology C) polytoxicity D) none of the above
Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS)?
a. Japan b. Great Britain c. Australia d. Germany
In Kneipp's course of treatments, movement, exercise, and massage refer to
A) kinesiotherapy. B) phytotherapytherapy. C) nutrition. D) regulative therapy.