A woman who delivered her baby 6 hours ago complains of headache and dizziness. The nurse administers an analgesic but does not perform any assessments. The woman then has a grand mal seizure, falls out of bed, and fractures her femur
How would the actions of the nurse be interpreted in relation to standards of care? a. Negligent because the nurse failed to assess the woman for possible complications
b. Negligent because the nurse medicated the woman
c. Not negligent because the woman had signed a waiver concerning the use of side
rails
d. Not negligent because the woman did not inform the nurse of her symptoms as
soon as they occurred
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A By not assessing the woman, the nurse failed to meet the established standards of
care. The first element of negligence relates to whether the nurse has a duty to
provide care to the woman. The care that the nurse provides must meet the
established standards of care.
B By not first assessing the woman, the nurse does not meet the established
standards of care.
C The nurse could be found negligent.
D The nurse is responsible for assessing the woman.
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