The nurse has been sued for defamation after charting that the patient is a prostitute. What is the nurse's best defense in this case?
1. Provide hearsay evidence.
2. Prove that the statement is true.
3. Define the contributing factors.
4. There is no defense against defamation.
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Rationale: Truth is one of the primary defenses for defamation. Contributory negligence is a defense used when there is a need to identify fault in the injury. Hearsay is not a way of validating truth.
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a. develops teaching plans concerning health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health. b. implements nursing care to promote health and manage acute and chronic health problems. c. manages nursing care for a limited number of patients. d. performs comprehensive assessments of patients relative to those factors impacting each patient's health status.
Which statement indicates that the nurse understands the risks associated with herbal prepara-tions?
a. Herbs are guaranteed to be safe and effec-tive but are not necessarily natural. b. Herbs require a different type of prescrip-tion than is required for standard pre-scribed medications. c. Herbs are not classified as drugs and are regulated less strictly by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). d. Herbs are guaranteed to be all natural and of high quality but are not necessarily ef-fective.
The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of falling during hospitalization. What should this nurse do to reduce the risk of the patient falling again?
1. Review the National Patient Safety goals for implementation strategies to reduce falls. 2. Ask the health care provider for an order for restraints. 3. Contact the staffing office to request a sitter for the patient. 4. Instruct the patient to call for help and place the bed in the high position.
A client with depression sits with his head down and avoids talking with peers at breakfast. The nurse's priority intervention would be sitting with the client and:
A) Asking a closed-ended question such as, "How are your eggs?" B) Encouraging a peer to sit with both the nurse and the client. C) Telling him if he doesn't get involved he will become more depressed. D) Asking an open-ended question about the client's feelings.