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IV Therapy
midterm chap 1
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Health Care
Graduate
11/17/2008

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civil law
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law that affect the legal rights of private persons and corporations
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criminal law
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offense against general public, affects welfare of society as a whole
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evidenced based practice
Definition
process by which nurses make clinical decisions using the best available evidence, their clinical expertise and patient preferences
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malpractice
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negligent conduct of a professional person
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negligence
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not acting in a reasonable or prudent manner
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standards of care
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focuses on recipient, describes outcomes that patients can expect to receive
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standards of practice
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focuses on the provider and defines the activities and behavior needed to acheive patient outsomes
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statuets
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written laws enacted by legislature
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tort
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private wrong, by act or omission, that can result in civil action by harmed person
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unusual occurance report
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documentation of an incident that requires action because of potential or implied consequences
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primary sources of law include
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constitutional statues, administrative law, and common law (civil and criminal are directly related to nursing pracitce
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common torts in nursing practice related to iv:
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coercion of rational adult to place an IV cannula device is assault and battery
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elements of malpractice
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duty, breach of duty, causation, harm
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breaches of duty related to IV
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delay in admin of meds. unfamiliarity w/ drug. inappropriate route of admin, failure to qualify orders, negligence in pt teaching
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approaches to quality management
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performance improvement (PI), continuous quality improvement (CQI), Total Quality Managemen (TQM)
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occupational risks assoc w/ IV
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bloodborne pathogens, needlestick injuries, abrasiona and contusions, chemical exposure, latex allergy
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3 parts of a competency-based program include
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competency statement, criteria for learning, evaluation
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occupational risks accoc w/ iv (post test question)
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exposure to bloodborne pathogens, latex allergy, exposure to hazardous drugs
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the tool used to report critical incidents is
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unusual occurence report
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the definition of standards of practice is
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defines activities and behaviors of the practitioner, needed to achieve patient outcomes
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a nurse finds a dry iv solution container, bag had been hung 1 hour earlier. nurse informs charge nurse and physician, instructed to complete unus occur reprt. nurse allows analysis of adverse patient events by:
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evaluating quality care and the potential risks for the injury to the patient
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a product evaluation is part of a nurses responsibility to ensure product integrity. ex of medicat device problems related to IV include all except
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outdated medication

does include: defective tubing, misleading labeling, cracked or leaking bag
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the safe medical device act requires that medical device related deaths be reported to the:
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fda
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an agency that tracks and provides an avenue for reporting bloodborne exposures is:
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EPINet
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characteristics of performance improvement include all except
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documenting quality of care received


DO inculde: availability of needed test, timeliness of which procedure,test, and treatment are provided, continuity of services provided
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