Exam #1 LVN 101 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
LVN scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is what you are able to
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do because you are a LPN/LVN.
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-includes the assisting role in the nursing process
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HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-health insurance portability and
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accountability act |
-was portability of health insurance for employees from one job to the
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next
-protection of patient privacy (health information)
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- any care, services, or supplies related to the care of the patient
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- designate a privacy officer
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- notice of privacy practices is offered to all patients
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-mandatory law |
criminal vs. civil law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-who law generally applies
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to:
civil- relationships between private individuals and infringements on
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individual rights |
,criminal- relationships between individuals and the government; society
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as a whole.
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sources of law: | |
civil- U.S Constitution, state and federal legislatures
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criminal- U.S Constitution, state and federal legislatures
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punishment for breaking law: | | |
civil- payment of a monetary compensation
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criminal- death, imprisonment, fines, restriction
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How guilt is established:
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civil- proof by a preponderance of the evidence
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criminal- proof beyond a reasonable doubt | | | | |
examples of nursing liability: | | |
civil-contract, tort, unintentional, intentional, negligence | | | |
criminal- murder, rape, largency, homicide, manslaughter, assault and
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battery, embezzlement, felony/misdemeanor
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abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physical and emotional
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always report incident immediately to your supervisor or director of
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nursing
tort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intentional- is intended to harm the
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patient
, unintentional- did not mean to harm patient (wrong medication)
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assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-threat ( not physical)
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battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-actually physicial (hitting, slapping,
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punching, etc) |
libel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-photographic untruth/ breach form of
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written
slander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-some untruth verbalized
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negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conduct that falls below the
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standards established by the law for the protection of others against the
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unreasonable risk of harm
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ex: leaving patient
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evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--best research
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evidence
-nurses clinical expertise
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-patient preferences |
CORRECT ANSWERS
LVN scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is what you are able to
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do because you are a LPN/LVN.
| | | | | |
-includes the assisting role in the nursing process
| | | | | | |
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-health insurance portability and
| | | | | | |
accountability act |
-was portability of health insurance for employees from one job to the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
next
-protection of patient privacy (health information)
| | | | |
- any care, services, or supplies related to the care of the patient
| | | | | | | | | | | |
- designate a privacy officer
| | | |
- notice of privacy practices is offered to all patients
| | | | | | | | |
-mandatory law |
criminal vs. civil law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-who law generally applies
| | | | | | | | | |
to:
civil- relationships between private individuals and infringements on
| | | | | | | |
individual rights |
,criminal- relationships between individuals and the government; society
| | | | | | |
as a whole.
| | |
sources of law: | |
civil- U.S Constitution, state and federal legislatures
| | | | | |
criminal- U.S Constitution, state and federal legislatures
| | | | | |
punishment for breaking law: | | |
civil- payment of a monetary compensation
| | | | |
criminal- death, imprisonment, fines, restriction
| | | |
How guilt is established:
| | |
civil- proof by a preponderance of the evidence
| | | | | | |
criminal- proof beyond a reasonable doubt | | | | |
examples of nursing liability: | | |
civil-contract, tort, unintentional, intentional, negligence | | | |
criminal- murder, rape, largency, homicide, manslaughter, assault and
| | | | | | | |
battery, embezzlement, felony/misdemeanor
| |
abuse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-physical and emotional
| | | | |
always report incident immediately to your supervisor or director of
| | | | | | | | | |
nursing
tort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-intentional- is intended to harm the
| | | | | | | | |
patient
, unintentional- did not mean to harm patient (wrong medication)
| | | | | | | |
assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-threat ( not physical)
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battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-actually physicial (hitting, slapping,
| | | | | | |
punching, etc) |
libel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-photographic untruth/ breach form of
| | | | | | | |
written
slander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-some untruth verbalized
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negligence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-conduct that falls below the
| | | | | | | |
standards established by the law for the protection of others against the
| | | | | | | | | | |
unreasonable risk of harm
| | | |
ex: leaving patient
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evidence based practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--best research
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evidence
-nurses clinical expertise
| |
-patient preferences |
