The legal standard of care for a nurse's actions is defined as
a. minimal competency under the Nurse Practice Act.
b. the ability to distinguish what is right or wrong for the patient.
c. the demonstration of satisfactory knowledge of policies and procedures.
d. providing reasonable, prudent care comparable to that of like practitioners.
D
The nurse is legally obligated to provide reasonable and prudent care comparable to the care that would be provided by practitioners facing similar situations.
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A neonatal nurse is demonstrating the proper technique for assessing a newborn's pulse. What technique does the nurse demonstrate?
A. Assess the point of maximal impulse, then auscultate the apical rate for 1 minute. B. Palpate the brachial pulse with two fingers for 30 seconds, and multiply by 2. C. Place the palm of the hand over the heart and palpate the apical pulse rate. D. Use two fingers and the thumb to feel the pulse at the base of the umbilical cord.
Which of the following is true about Type I errors?
a. Considered only when results are not statistically significant in a study b. Extremely likely to happen when p is less than 0.001 c. More likely to happen when p is less than 0.01 rather than p is less than 0.05 d. Occur when the researcher says there is a significance, but findings are actually not statistically significant
A 4-year-old child with a long leg cast complains of "fire" in his cast. The nurse should
a. Notify the physician on his next rounds. b. Note the complaint in the nurse's notes. c. Notify the physician immediately. d. Report the complaint to the next nurse on duty.
Instructions that indicate health care interventions to initiate or withhold, or that designate someone who will act as a surrogate in making such decisions in the event that we lose decision-making capacity is termed:
a. informed consent. c. paternalism. b. autonomy. d. advanced directives.