NCM 101 LECTURE – Health Assessment
NAME: Ira Velle J. Vios BLOCK: NJ
DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze the situation. Write the correct answer and provide a brief explanation.
SITUATION
The health care provider's order read "assist the patient
1 with walking." The nurse caring for the older adult
patient let her walk by herself and the patient fell,
fracturing her humerus. The nurse could:
Two nursing students are riding the bus home after a
stressful day of clinical. They are discussing the events of
2 the day and laughing about the blood alcohol level of the
school's basketball coach admitted after an accident. The
client was never mentioned by name but common
personal details about the client allowed everyone sitting
near the students to know the name of their client. The
students could be specifically charged with:
3 An alert adult patient has refused intramuscular injection.
The nurse waits until the patient is asleep and gives the
injection anyway. The nurse could be charged with:
4 The nurse loves photography and brings his camera to
work at the nursing home. He takes a picture of one of
his co-workers walking a patient. The nurse has just:
A few hours after agreeing to voluntary admission to a
5 mental health facility, the client decides to leave. The
nurse says that the client is required to stay and the
nurse will not unlock the door. This nurse is guilty of:
6 A nurse documents in the client's chart that the physician
is competent because he did not respond promptly to the
nurse's calls regarding a client. This is an example of:
The client tells the nurse she is considering having
7 surgery and mentions the name of the surgeon who will
perform the surgery. The nurse tells the client she should
find a different doctor because this particular surgeon is
not very skilled. This is an example of:
A nurse tells a loud, disruptive client that he must quiet
8 down or a sedative will be administered to quiet the
client. When the client continues the behavior, the nurse
administers the sedative without the client's permission.
DATE: April 30, 2022
ANSWER & EXPLANATION
The nurse might face malpractice charges for
failing to perform her duties as a nurse to
care for the client. Ignoring the doctor's order
on purpose, resulting in the client's damage,
is proof of malpractice.
Slander charges might be brought against the
nursing students. Slander is defamation by
spoken word, saying unprivileged (not legally
protected) or untrue comments that harm a
person's reputation. As a basketball coach, he
must preserve his reputation as a physically
fit individual. The nurses also spoke publicly
about him without his knowledge, which
implies they made unprivileged (not legally
protected) statements that harmed his
reputation.
For deliberately touching the patient without
the patient's consent, the nurse might be
prosecuted with Battery. The permission of a
customer is highly crucial in the healthcare
system and should be honored at all times by
the staff.
The nurse has just done a negligent conduct.
The nurse is always obliged to operate
professionally in accordance with the
of Nursing Ethics What the nurse has
demonstrated by her conduct is unethical for
a nurse on duty.
For holding the client against his or her will
and without a court warrant, the nurse is
guilty of False Imprisonment. The nurse might
possibly be charged with Battery for
threatening to confine the client by stating
that she will not unlock the door while
imprisoning him.
This is an example of libel. A false statement
that defames the physician's reputation and
documents the reverse of what was spoken
Competent.
This is an Example of Defamation Of
Character, which is Slander, This Refers to
presenting false or accusatory statements as
fact which Damages the Person’s Reputation.
The nurse has committed an assault by
threatening the client with medication to
keep him quiet. It also shows an act of civil
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 Which of the following describes the torts that the nurse
has committed, in the order they were committed?
9 The client believes that his hospital-acquired infection
was the result of a nurse who did not perform
appropriate hand hygiene. What charges will the client
bring against the nurse?
A nurse responded to the alarm on the client's
IV pump that sounded during the entire shift
by silencing the alarm and stating, "This pump
10 is always beeping at me; if I turn the alarm off,
I don't have to come in here every few
minutes." The client received extensive
damage to her arm from the IV that was
infiltrated and not infusing correctly. The
nurse may be liable and charged with:
The nurse is driving home from work one
evening, still dressed in uniform. The car
traveling in front of the nurse is involved in an
accident, striking a pedestrian, and the person
11 driving that car stops to provide assistance to
the injured person. The nurse does not stop
and continues home. The nurse is protected
from litigation because what element of
malpractice is missing?
Although the client refused the procedure, the
nurse insisted and inserted a nasogastric tube
12 in the right nostril. The administrator of the
hospital decides to settle the lawsuit because
the nurse is most likely to be found guilty of:
A nurse recently disagreed with a physician
concerning a client's plan of care. The nurse
13 then tells everyone that this particular
physician is completely incompetent and
should not be trusted. This is an example of:
An older patient with a known history of
peripheral vascular disease. The nurse places a
14 heating pad directly on the patient's lower leg
to relieve muscle spasms. The heating pad
causes a burn, the area becomes infected, and
the patient eventually must have a skin graft.
The nurse will be held liable of:
A primary care provider prescribes on tablet,
but the nurse accidentally administers two.
15 After notifying the primary care provider, the
nurse monitors the client carefully for
untoward effects of which there are none. Is
the client likely to be successful in suing the
nurse for malpractice?
violence by touching the patient without
consent or authority.
The nurse would be charged with negligence
for being negligent and unmindful, resulting
in infection from not being able to practice
hand hygiene while performing and assessing
patient care.
The nurse may be held accountable and
prosecuted with Malpractice if he fails to do his
duties as a nurse by adhering to the established
standards of practice and patient care in his field,
resulting in substantial harm to the client's arm
that was not infiltrated and was not infusing
appropriately.
When an automobile is moving in front of the
nurse and an accident occurs, failing to adhere
carelessly to the level of care established by the
nursing profession is regarded a breach of duty.
The nurse Is most likely to be found Guilty Of
battery, This is because The Patient refuses The
procedure and was then Insisted by a nurse to
insert a nasogastric feeding tube. Moreover, This
summarize That It is unauthorized to touch the
Patient without consent and permission To do so.
This is an instance of slander. The nurse's actions
have had a bad impact on the physician's
reputation and career.
Negligence is the nurse's fault. In an attempt to
help the client, the nurse's lack of expertise has
resulted in catastrophic damage to the patient.
No, because there were no adverse responses that
harmed the customer. In the instance of
Malpractice, one of the components and bases
that the court would evaluate is harm or injury. It
would be difficult for the client to win the litigation
procedure if it did not exist.