During a busy night shift, a new nurse
administered an unfamiliar medication without checking it in a drug handbook. Later that day, the patient had a severe reaction because he has renal prob-lems, which was a contraindication to that drug. The nurse may be liable for which of these?
a. Medical negligence
b. Nursing negligence
c. Nonmaleficence
d. Autonomy
ANS: B
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a. hyperkalemia. b. valvular prolapse. c. infarct damage. d. defective sinoatrial node. e. excess fluid.
A 12-year-old boy relates that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is not painful on palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass transilluminates with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with:
a. orchitis. b. a hydrocele. c. a rectocele. d. a scrotal hernia.
While inspecting a patient's stool, a nurse notices that the stool appears fluffy, is floating on the water, and has a foul odor. The nurse identifies this type of stool as
1. Tenesmus. 2. Steatorrhea. 3. Effluence. 4. Melena.
Within the communication process, the message is the
A) person who originates the communication. B) information the sender wants to communicate. C) confirmation that the message was received as intended. D) person for whom the communication is intended.