The nurse is called on to assist a neighbor who needs first aid. The nurse knows that legal responsibility for this action would be that the nurse:
1. is legally bound to help in any way possible.
2. is expected to demonstrate the same skill, knowledge, and care that would be provided by other nurses in the same community with the same credentials.
3. has no legal responsibilities outside the hospital setting and would be held ac-countable for nothing.
4. can legally perform any aid skill, even those not allowed the nurse in the hospital.
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U.S. laws protect nurses when they act in the same manner as others licensed at their level would do in the same circumstances.
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The nurse is ordered to administer epinephrine to relieve the patient's A) pain and swelling around the sting site. B) discoloration in her hand. C) acute anxiety. D) acute bronchospasm.
During a diagnostic test, the patient had a minimally depressed level of consciousness while maintaining a patent airway. This patient most likely received:
a. conscious sedation c. regional anesthesia b. local anesthesia d. general anesthesia
The chairperson of the nursing faculty leads the monthly meetings of the curriculum committee. This permanent group, which is designed to meet organizational goals, is which type of group?
1. Competing group 2. Command group 3. Task force 4. Informal group
The extraocular muscle associated with cranial nerve IV is which of the following?
a. inferior rectus c. interior oblique b. lateral rectus d. superior oblique