Mrs. Smith's family sues the facility for allowing her to be up unassisted and in the process learns that the nurse was unauthorized to start an IV. In the court, the judge will ask others
a. Would another LPN do the same thing under these circumstances?
b. Why was there no one directly supervising Mrs. Smith at all times?
c. Where was the physician while all this was going on?
d. Did Mrs. Smith give express permission for the IV?
A
In a court of law, a judge must assess this one issue—would another LPN do the same thing under the same circumstances? This is the measure of safe and prudent care. As long as the answer is always yes, the LPN is safe in her actions.
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