NURS 242 Exam 2 - Nurse Practice Acts, BON, Laws
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Sandy, RN, is a 78 yr old full time RN on a busy medical-surgical unit. Her
manager has reported her to the Board of Nursing due to many "near-miss"
medication errors & errors in clinical judgment/patient safety. The Board of
Nursing investigates the complaint & makes what decision for Sandy?
a) The BON will ignore the allegation bc she has many years of experience
b) The BON will punish Sandy for all of the "near miss" errors
c) The BON will revoke Sandy's license due to physical/mental impairment
related to age
d) The BON will take Sandy's nursing license away bc after many years of
nursing she shouldn't be making mistakes
c) The BON will revoke Sandy's license due to physical/mental impairment
related to age
,Nurse James works at Kansas City Memorial Hospital. At Kansas City Memorial
Hospital it is a smoke-free workplace. This policy of a smoke-free workplace at
Kansas City Memorial is an example of a...
a) Social policy
b) Market
c) Institutional policy
d) Dynamic tension
c) Institutional policy
T or F: Professional negligence occurs when the actions of the nurse are judged
as substandard to what is expected in "reasonable & prudent" standard of
practice and that result in harm to others.
True
Which of the following addresses privacy & security concerns associated with
the electronic transmission of health information?
a) Patient Self-Determination Act
b) Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act
c) Nurse Practice Act
d) Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act
d) Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act
,A nurse is charged with administrating a fatal dose of Potassium 80 meg IVP to a
patient on hospice that asked the nurse "to help her die today." In which court
would the nurse be charged?
a) Civil
b) Criminal
c) Administrative
d) None of the above
b) Criminal
Two nurses are having lunch in the hospital cafeteria when one of the nurses
begins talking about a difficult patient. What response by the second nurse
indicates the best understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act?
a) "I am worried the family may be near, tell me when we're walking back to the
unit"
b) "You need to speak quieter so people can't over hear"
c) "Be careful not to mention any name or room numbers"
d) "It's not appropriate for us to discuss patients in the lunch room"
d) "It's not appropriate for us to discuss patients in the lunch room"
, The physician's order reads: Give Furosemide (Lasix) 200 mg IVP over 30 minutes
prior to the infusion of PRBCs. Kendra, RN, administers the Furosemide (Lasix) as
ordered on the MAR. The patient has a cardiac arrest & dies at the end of
Kendra's shift. During the nurse manager's review of the chart, he notes the dose
of Furosemide (Lasix) administered & asks Kendra to explain. The patient's family
is suing Kendra & the hospital. Which of the following statements by Kendra will
not stand up in court under Tort Law?
a) "I just followed the physician's order"
b) "I should have telephoned the physician"
c) "I should have called the pharmacy to help me"
d) "I should not have given the Furosemide (Lasix) as ordered bc the dose was
incorrect"
a) "I just followed the physician's order"
The novice nurse asked his preceptor why he needed to be aware of the rights &
duties of legal matters. What is the preceptor's best response?
a) "To be able to better protect yourself"
b) "To be able to better protect your patients"
c) "To be able to better protect your peers"
d) "To be able to better protect your superiors"
a) "To be able to better protect yourself"
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Sandy, RN, is a 78 yr old full time RN on a busy medical-surgical unit. Her
manager has reported her to the Board of Nursing due to many "near-miss"
medication errors & errors in clinical judgment/patient safety. The Board of
Nursing investigates the complaint & makes what decision for Sandy?
a) The BON will ignore the allegation bc she has many years of experience
b) The BON will punish Sandy for all of the "near miss" errors
c) The BON will revoke Sandy's license due to physical/mental impairment
related to age
d) The BON will take Sandy's nursing license away bc after many years of
nursing she shouldn't be making mistakes
c) The BON will revoke Sandy's license due to physical/mental impairment
related to age
,Nurse James works at Kansas City Memorial Hospital. At Kansas City Memorial
Hospital it is a smoke-free workplace. This policy of a smoke-free workplace at
Kansas City Memorial is an example of a...
a) Social policy
b) Market
c) Institutional policy
d) Dynamic tension
c) Institutional policy
T or F: Professional negligence occurs when the actions of the nurse are judged
as substandard to what is expected in "reasonable & prudent" standard of
practice and that result in harm to others.
True
Which of the following addresses privacy & security concerns associated with
the electronic transmission of health information?
a) Patient Self-Determination Act
b) Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act
c) Nurse Practice Act
d) Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act
d) Health Information Technology for Economic & Clinical Health Act
,A nurse is charged with administrating a fatal dose of Potassium 80 meg IVP to a
patient on hospice that asked the nurse "to help her die today." In which court
would the nurse be charged?
a) Civil
b) Criminal
c) Administrative
d) None of the above
b) Criminal
Two nurses are having lunch in the hospital cafeteria when one of the nurses
begins talking about a difficult patient. What response by the second nurse
indicates the best understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act?
a) "I am worried the family may be near, tell me when we're walking back to the
unit"
b) "You need to speak quieter so people can't over hear"
c) "Be careful not to mention any name or room numbers"
d) "It's not appropriate for us to discuss patients in the lunch room"
d) "It's not appropriate for us to discuss patients in the lunch room"
, The physician's order reads: Give Furosemide (Lasix) 200 mg IVP over 30 minutes
prior to the infusion of PRBCs. Kendra, RN, administers the Furosemide (Lasix) as
ordered on the MAR. The patient has a cardiac arrest & dies at the end of
Kendra's shift. During the nurse manager's review of the chart, he notes the dose
of Furosemide (Lasix) administered & asks Kendra to explain. The patient's family
is suing Kendra & the hospital. Which of the following statements by Kendra will
not stand up in court under Tort Law?
a) "I just followed the physician's order"
b) "I should have telephoned the physician"
c) "I should have called the pharmacy to help me"
d) "I should not have given the Furosemide (Lasix) as ordered bc the dose was
incorrect"
a) "I just followed the physician's order"
The novice nurse asked his preceptor why he needed to be aware of the rights &
duties of legal matters. What is the preceptor's best response?
a) "To be able to better protect yourself"
b) "To be able to better protect your patients"
c) "To be able to better protect your peers"
d) "To be able to better protect your superiors"
a) "To be able to better protect yourself"
