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0 / m Week 6-NURS3160-22-201OX 265Documentation.qxd × NUR 501 Foundations Chap 2 x Q Nursing Law Exam Flashcard ?? (179) How to take a scree r WX 5 ashika ? C Secure https://blackboard barnesje shcollege.edu/bbcswebdav/pid 409238-dt-content-rid-23443991 courses/NURS3160-21-201730/NURS3160-21-201530lmportedContent 201412 a ? GENERAL PURPOSE To provide nurses with an overview of the legal implications of nursing documentation and practice. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading the preceding artide and taking this test, you should be able to: 1. Identify liability issues in nursing practice and documentation. 2. Identify documentation and practice pitfalls you should avoid. 3. List the four elements necessary for professional negligence. 1. Which statement is correct about professional negligence lawsuits? a. The person filing the lawsuit is the done under similar circumstances. d. the requirements of care as proposed b. The patient threw the water pitch- ties for the nursing staff. by the legal community. er across the room during shift defendant b. The defendant has the burden of change." 4. In cases of professional negli- gence c. "The patient's rudeness prevented proof C.The plaintiff needn't prove injury, dam a. the plaintiff's lawyer determines who d. "The patient's dressing change was administration of his medications." can testify as an expert witness. interrupted by his belligerent behav- age, or loss. d. The plaintiff must prove that a breach .expert witnesses aren't required to in the prevailing standard of care caused an injury. c. an expert must testify about the errors 7. When the patient's condition sud- of the treating health care provider. denly changes for the worse, you're d. federal law determines who can testi- required to notify the health care 2. The burden of proof in a lawsuit alleging professional negligence requires that a. a duty to the patient existed. b. care was given only by registered pro provider a. by marking the documentation in the fy as an expert witness. 5. Leaving space in the medical tion later a. is an approved way to evaluate the chart as urgent. record so you can add documenta b. in person or by telephone. fessional nurses c. the injuries were caused by the c. no later than the end of your shift. d. when the health care provider appears in the unit for scheduled patient's failure to follow procedures. d. the patient's injuries occurred only effect of care before documenting it b. prevents speculation about what acturounds. after his discharge. ally happened. c. prevents the appearance of a cover. All of the following are errors in 3. The prevailing standard of care is based on medication administration that you d. raises questions about why the doccan be liable for except mentation was done after the fact. rder. a. failing to carry out a proper o b. following an inappropriate order. c questioning a medication order that a. the skills of the nurse delivering the care. b. the patient's perception of the care he 6. Which statement is best to docu- ment a patient's behavior in an seems inappropriate. d. failing to document follow-up action c. what a reasonably prudent profession unbiased way? al with similar expertise would have a. "The patient's hostility created difficu for an adverse reaction. Earn CE credit online: CE CONECTION

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1)Professional negligence means a staff neglected or avoided doing something needed by the patient which lead to endangering patient's life

d: the plaintiff must prove that a breach in prevailing standard of care caused an injury

2)here a plaintiff must prove that the defendant had a duty to plaintiff and the staff didn't do it according to the standard of care

a: a duty to the patient existed

3)The standard of care is usually set by a community to provide a timely effective care

d:the requirement of care proposed by legal community

4)An expert must testify the health care provider work but the but federal law determine s who can testify as am witness

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