Which of these legal terms refers to the nurse's failure to follow a prescribed duty of care?
a. Crime
b. Summons
c. Malpractice
d. Respondeat superior
ANS: C
C. Malpractice is a breach of the duty that arises out of the relationship that exists between the patient and the health-care worker. A. An action taken by an individual against society. B. A notice to defendants that they are being sued. D. The institution that employs the worker may also become liable for the acts or omissions of its employees.
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1. age-related. 2. unavoidable. 3. progressively crippling. 4. improves with treatment.
Which of these terms describes a condition in which the pleural exudate becomes infected?
a. bronchitis c. empyema b. emphysema d. pleurisy
The 22-year-old patient is scheduled for her first gynecologic examination
What can the nurse do to make the patient more comfortable during this exam? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Have a female physician perform the exam. 2. Show the patient what the speculum looks like. 3. Avoid telling the patient what the exam involves. 4. Ask the patient why she has delayed her first Pap test this long. 5. Provide a mirror for the patient.
During an assessment, the nurse learns that a client is inhaling while swallowing food. Which of the following does this assessment finding suggest to the nurse?
1. The client is recovering from a stroke. 2. The client is at risk for aspiration. 3. The client will experience dyspepsia. 4. The client has esophageal reflux disease.