When an LPN/LVN assists an older woman to stand after a fall in a shopping mall parking lot, the woman twists and sprains her ankle. What protects the LPN/LVN from litigation or an unin-tentional tort?
a. Hospital malpractice insurance
b. Good faith agreement
c. Good Samaritan law
d. Personal professional insurance
C
The Good Samaritan law protects individuals who assist at an accident scene if they act in good faith. Professional insurance is not in effect because the actions were not performed while the LPN/LVN was on duty.
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A) Evaluate the care that he or she provided during the disaster. B) Discuss own emotional responses to the disaster. C) Explore the ethics of the care provided during the disaster. D) Provide suggestions for improving the emergency operations plan.
Why are convenience samples used so frequently in nursing research? (Select all that apply.)
a. More subjects consent if they can understand the sampling method. b. Obtaining a true random sample may be impossible. c. There is low risk of sampling bias. d. There are limited subjects available. e. Nonrandom sampling affects only generalizability, not study integrity.
Which of the following patient care concerns is clearly a nursing responsibility?
A) prescribing medications C) ordering diagnostic examinations B) monitoring health status changes D) performing surgical procedures
Which is an example of acquired passive immunity?
a. Administration of IgG to an unimmunized person exposed to a disease b. Administration of an antigen via an immunization c. Inherent resistance to a disease antigen d. Immune response to an attenuated virus