Nursing 115 unit exam

Activities that are used to evaluate, monitor, or regulate services rendered to consumers, performance is measured

A standard is a predetermined baseline condition that constitutes a model of practice

Intentional torts include:

Case managers often use what to manage care?

What is the main Reason for suspending or revoking a license

Benchmark shows best performance patterns

This program or status is nurse driven, friendly and seeks to retain nurses, it takes a lot of money to get there

quality that is a minimum standard for acceptable care

evolved from nurse shortage, developed other levels of care, series of task care can be overlooked, very cost effect.

A crime is a wrong against a person or the person's property as well as the public

Malpractice is an act of negligence as applied to a professional person such as a HCP, nurse or dentist

As the nurse, you are allowed to give out unauthorised patient information no matter what a family member,friend says

Does not have delegated authority but obtains their power through other means

Which is not a category of malpractice claims?

What can you delegate to a NAP

Incident reports should always be filed in a patient's chart or other record

LeapFrog group makes sure the premiums they are paying are going toward better practices, safe care, better pt. outcomes

A hospital has to meet these standards and practices when this organization comes to meet.

based on patient location, team always stays the same

The first five minutes of an interview is critical

If a patient deviates from the normal plan, nothing is done about it

quality that holds to higher standards

Which is not a trend that affects healthcare?

Nonnegotiable ethical standards include:

Unintentional torts include:

What is delegation?

less control is maintained, economic and ego awards are used to motivate, directed through suggestions, guidance

Which is not a part of the three categories of Prioritization?

A wrong committed by a person against another person or that person's property; tried in civil court

Defamation of character can be oral or written

What should you do to manage your time before performing a procedure?

a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person's permission

the focus of case management is on a population of clients not the individual

A nurse's best defence of license investigation includes what

1950s group patients assigned to team, team shares responsibilities, 1 RN- leader

guides, directs, and motivates others, intervenes when goals are threatened, emphasises control

Which are approved PN duties?

YOU SHOULD NEVER PROCRASTINATE!

Malpractice insurance is a contract between the nurse and the insurance company

Very cost effective, collaborative care, like nurse but has care manager, makes sure patient care is not prolonged

You should NOT allow time for planning and establishing priorities

Promotes and maintains health, prevents illness or injury, provides care under direction of RN, HCP, or dentist

little or no control, motivates by support when requested by the group or individuals, provides little or no direction

Primary nursing, the RN plans care for patient for over a 24 hour period, plans all of the care, reduces fragmented care

performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do, or would do

concerns state and federal criminal statutes, defines criminal actions

Incident reports or adverse events should be reported to the supervisor

Little or no input from group, leaders make almost all of the decisions, group leaders dictate all the work methods

When an assault is carried out

Practical nursing provides direct patient care and assist the professional nurse in meeting the needs of the patients

Has delegated authority and are always assigned a position within an organization

The nurse does everything, 1-2 patients per nurse increases quality of care, experience is important

Written and updated by the ANA, states the ethical obligations and duties of every ind. that enters the medical field

Which is NOT a professional behavior?

LPN's can collect subjective and objective data and reports to the RN but cannot do the initial assessment

Defines the legal scope of nursing practice

The goal of case management is cost effective outcomes

The OIG regulates FDA rules and health care fraud and abuse

Case management nursing includes:

What is the goal of Disease management: AKA Population based health care and continuous health improvement:

Managing time is difficult if a person is unsure of his or her priorities for time management

A LPN follows a plan of care established by an RN

Which is not a safeguard of competent practice?

Which is not a part of the 5 rights of delegation?

Leaders empower others, maximize workforce effectiveness, needed to implement changes for system improvement

Communication is perhaps the most critical leadership skill

Government is directly involved, regulates relationships among people

LPN unapproved duties: blood admin, IVP meds, accessing Central lines, titrating, creating care plans,intial assess.

civil law, regulates relationships among people

Making lists can be helpful, only if they are doable

MAPs are critical pathways and multidisciplinary action plans that plan patient care

Total quality management or continuous quality improvement focuses on whom?