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17 Cards in this Set
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? is the central issue in malpractice
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Negligence
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What are 4 elements of a cause of action for negligence, that must be proven in order for malpractice to be charged?
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1. Nurse has assumed the duty for standard of care
2. Nurse breached the duty by failing standard of care. 3. This failure was the proximate cause of the injury. 4. The injury is proven |
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What can and cannot be delegated by an RN?
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The RN may delegate elements of care but cannot delegate the nursing process itself.
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The RN may delegate elements of ? but cannot delegate the ? process itself
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care
nursing |
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LPN's, LVN's, and CNA's cannot ?
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delegate
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The RN's judgement is ? in determining the patients ? and ? situations for safe delegation and the RN remains responsible for ? the outcomes of nursing care.
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primary
environments & care evaluating |
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Doing something that should not have been done is an act of ?
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commission
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failing to do things that should have been done is an act of ?
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omission
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Professional negligence is equal to ?
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malpractice
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? does not have to be intentional and can occur by commission or ommission.
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Malpractice
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1st major cause of negligence?
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Failure to follow standards of care like nursing policies, nursing process and protocols
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2nd major cause of negligence?
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failure to use equipment in a responsible manner
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3rd major cause of negligence?
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failure to communicate, So use SBAR
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4th major cause of negligence?
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Failure to document, So, if it's not documented it's not done
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5th major cause of negligence?
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Failure to assess and monitor, So, pts. status can change, you must watch carefully
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6th major cause of negligence?
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Failure to act as a patient advocate, So, what does your patient want? Speak Up!!!
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What does the acronym SBAR and sometimes I and R stand for?
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Situation
Background Assessment Recommendation I introduce R repeat orders back |
