A nurse is being sued for malpractice. Which specific elements must be present for the nurse to lose the case? Select all that apply
A) A claim that the nurse was impaired because of alcohol.
B) A claim that the nurse owed the patient a special care of duty.
C) A claim that the nurse failed to meet the required standard.
D) A claim that harm or injury resulted because the nurse did not meet the required standard.
E) A claim of damages for which compensation is sought.
B
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The nurse is assigned to care for a patient who is a non-native English speaker. What is the best way to communicate with the patient and family to provide updates and explain procedures?
a. Conduct a Google search on the computer to identify resources for the patient and family in their native language. Print these for their use. b. Contact the hospital's interpreter service for someone to translate. c. Get in touch with one of the residents that you know is fluent in the native language and ask him if he can come up to the unit. d. Use the 8-year old child who is fluent in both English and the native language to translate for you.
As a nurse manager, you want to institute point-of-care devices on your unit. The rationale that you provide to support the point-of-care devices includes (select all that apply):
a. Reduction in incidents of medication er-ror. b. Immediate documentation of care. c. Comparison of patient data with previous data. d. Immediate access to staffing schedules.
When giving a patient a penicillin injection, the nurse must keep in mind which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Aspirate before injecting medication. 2. Patient must be watched for 30 minutes for adverse reactions. 3. Poor bleeding response is normal. 4. Plunger deficit accounts for needle length.
Which of the following community-based safety guidelines should be taught to all parents and caregivers? (Select all that apply.)
A) Use smoke detectors in the home B) Keep guns and ammunition together for easy access should there be an intruder C) Children under 5 years of age need supervision when crossing the street. D) Post the poison control center number near the phone E) Use of safety belts and car seats appropriate to age and/or weight