Over lunch in the cafeteria, student nurses are sharing educational information about the patients for whom they are caring. This is a(n):
a. breach of beneficence.
b. example of maleficence.
c. potential assault and battery charge.
d. violation of the Health Insurance Portabil-ity and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
D
HIPAA provisions have heightened awareness about and encouraged strategies to protect a pa-tient's privacy in health care transactions. This is an example of breach of confidentiality.
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A. Quickly at 5 points or mm Hg/second. B. Slowly at 2 points or mm Hg/second. C. Gradually at 2 to 4 points or mm Hg/second. D. At a rate that does not exceed 5 points or mm Hg/second.
A patient is administered cyclosporine (Sandimmune, Neoral) to prevent rejection of a kidney transplant. Which of the following is a major adverse effect of cyclosporine?
A) Congestive heart failure B) Nephrotoxicity C) Anaphylaxis D) Respiratory arrest
When assessing an alcoholic patient, the nurse notes short-term memory loss, painful extremities, footdrop, and muttered incoherent responses to questions. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as most likely related to a condition caused by long-term alcoh
ANS:
A transient ischemic attack (TIA)
A. results from a heart attack. B. is a temporary condition. C. is always life-threatening. D. is not a serious condition.