A nurse has been named as defendant in a lawsuit claiming patient injury from misuse of equipment
The nurse says, "The small hospital where I work does not provide the same kind of continuing education training on use of equipment as larger, more modern hospitals." The attorney representing this nurse may choose to use which rule or doctrine? 1. Res ipsa loquitur
2. The locality rule
3. Foreseeability
4. Tortfeasor
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Rationale: Res ipsa loquitur was developed to prevent patients who have been harmed from being further harmed through their inability to show how the injury occurred. It is not related to continuing education differences between small hospitals and larger hospitals.
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The client states: "I'm never going to understand what to do, when to do it, and why I should be doing all these things." The nurse formulates which of the following diagnoses for this client and her situation? A) Risk for Myocardial Infarction related to deficient knowledge B) Health-Seeking Behavior related to desire to prevent heart problems C) Deficient Knowledge (diet and medication regimen) related to inexperience D) Noncompliance related to situational factors
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The main characteristics of partnership are
1. Informed, flexible, and negotiated distribution of power 2. Rights, responsibilities, and consensus 3. Commitment, participation, and articulation 4. Collaboration, advocacy, and utility
A substance that causes cancer is a(n)
A) organism. B) consumption. C) malignancy. D) carcinogen.