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| Nurse Practice acts and Good Samaritin acts come from which category of law? |
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| Homicide, Manslaughter, Euthanasia make up which category of Law? |
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| If Mary the Nurse is short on her hours on her paycheck which category of law might she check into? |
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| Disputes between Nurse and Employer fall under contractual Law |
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| Doctor Richards was found updating pictures onto his facebook of a patients disgusting cyst. This is an example of what? |
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| Libel- any defamation of character in writing, pictures or print. (a tort) |
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| Melissa Joan is a 55 yr old drug abuser, she is under the influence of major drugs and the ER Doctor has ordered a CT with contrast. In order to do this the nurse needs to get consent. Can she get consent from the patient? |
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| Nope... she's doped! You may only get consent from a patient with the capacity to understand. |
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| If you are driving down the highway and you see a car wreck and you decide to pull over to help a patient, should you worry about getting sued? |
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| NO WAY JOSE! you are protected by the Good Samaritan Act against malpractice suits! Save that Patient! |
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| You need to document in the last five minutes of your shift as a nurse. Your coworker is logged on to her name... you should log off or else it is an example of _____________ violation. |
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| A patient has a DNR. The patient starts to code... what do you do? |
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| Nothing. DO NOT resuscitate. |
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| Jonathan is in the clinic getting his Dtap for the nursing program. This is an example of Primary, Secondary or Tertiary Health Care? |
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| Primary- Health Promotion, Illness prevention |
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| Gary is 78 years old and worried about medical finances... what information do you prvide for him? |
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| Gina Mywayorhighway, the Charge nurse at your hospital loves to give orders and sticks to her solution to every problem. If you have a question, you better tell her what she wants to hear. She is what type of leader? |
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| Manny Love is the Supervisor at your clinic, he likes to hear everyones input before making a decision. He is what type of leader? |
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| Rasta Farian the "boss-man" likes to let the workplace just flow naturally. He is an example of what kind of leader? |
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| Birtha Stickupthere, follows rules the way that they are written and allows no room for change. She is an example of what type of leader? |
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| Beurocratic- by the book! |
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| Constipation r/t prolonged laxative use a.m.b pt. states pain upon expelling and decreased frequency. This is an example of a two-part or three part nursing diagnosis? |
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| Three part! Problem r/t Etiology a.m.b. Signs and Symptoms. |
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| A bed rail is left down and the bed is in the highest position. This is an example of a person lacking which of Maslows needs? |
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