A) Res ipsa loquitur
B) The locality rule
C) Foreseeability
D) Tortfeasor
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A) These damages are awarded to set an example to other nurses.
B) The jury believes the nurse's actions were an honest mistake.
C) This jury identified this case as representing simple negligence.
D) The damages are awarded instead of the nurse serving prison time.
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A) Yes, there is an indication that the caller has the physical strength to do harm.
B) Yes, the threat of harm is assault.
C) No, actual physical contact must be made for it to be assault.
D) No, the caller is out of state and cannot reach the nurse.
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A) Yes, the general duty of care exists to help in times of crisis or imminent harm.
B) No, the nurse is out of the normal working environment and should not interfere.
C) No, the nurse has no more duty to assist in this situation than a lay person.
D) Yes, the nurse has the duty to provide the same standard of care as an emergency department nurse.
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A) The nurse removes the patient's shirt and bra during treatment of a fractured ankle.
B) The nurse removes a package of cigarettes from a patient's robe pocket.
C) The nurse takes the patient's picture without permission.
D) The nurse searches a patient's suitcase for evidence of illegal drugs.
E) The nurse places a patient in four-point restraints to place a nasogastric tube.
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A) A visitor refuses to leave the patient's room after upsetting the patient and being asked to leave.
B) The physician accuses the nurse of incompetence in front of the patient's family.
C) The nurse tells the patient that if he does not starting drinking fluids, an intravenous line will be necessary.
D) The nurse physically restrains a patient so that intravenous access can be obtained.
E) The nursing student takes a cellphone picture of a patient's leg wound to show her classmates.
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A) The nurse cannot be held liable for either malpractice or negligence based upon this set of facts.
B) The nurse can be held liable for both negligence and malpractice.
C) The nurse can be held liable for malpractice but not negligence.
D) The nurse can be held liable for negligence but not malpractice.
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A) Spend as little time as possible interacting with the patient and family so that there will be less chance of saying the wrong thing or performing in an incompetent manner.
B) Provide care in a compassionate, competent manner.
C) Assign the patient to a different nurse each day so that no one nurse has to work under this stress.
D) Keep the patient well informed by explaining all interventions before and during their completion.
E) Review standards of care that pertain to this patient before providing care.
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A) Proximate cause determines how far the nurse's liability extends for consequences of the alleged negligent actions.
B) The need for expert witnesses is eliminated because harm can be approximated.
C) A direct line of causation, from incident to injury, is proved.
D) To identify if the harm could have been predicted to result from the action of the defendant
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A) Call social services to request an immediate financial evaluation.
B) Continue preparations for discharge, comforting the patient as much as possible.
C) Stop discharge preparations until the patient is cleared by the billing office.
D) Cancel the discharge plans and notify the physician of the patient's status.
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A) During care the nurse reveals information about the patient to those in the room.
B) The nurse releases information about the patient to nursing students who will be caring for the patient the next day.
C) The nurse conducts a patient care session about a patient whose care is difficult and challenging.
D) Confidential information regarding an admitted patient is released to third-party payers.
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A) The hospital was supportive and assistive as the nurse coped with this event.
B) The nurse was dismissed for incompetence.
C) The hospital quality department advised the nurse not to tell the patient about the error.
D) The nurse was reassigned to an area in which there is no direct patient care responsibility.
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A) The nurse has a greater obligation than a lay person to care for the sick or injured in an emergency.
B) This statement reflects defamation and may result in legal action against the nurse.
C) The nurse has the right to refuse to care for anyone that could endanger the nurse.
D) This statement is a breach of the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
E) The nurse has this right as no nurse-patient contract has been established.
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A) Proximal cause test
B) But-for test
C) Substantial factor test
D) Fact-of-cause
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A) This complication does not generally occur unless someone provided negligent care.
B) The locality rule was in effect at the time of the procedure.
C) Several agencies, from the manufacturer to the physician, were involved in the negligence.
D) The plaintiff had no control over the development of the perforation.
E) The event causing the perforation was deliberate.
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