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Refuses restraint, and restraints applied
False imprisonment
DNR
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How is continuity of care provided?
Change of shift report
Same nurse 4 days in a row
3
Why is an incident report filled out?
Unusual occurrence (fall, med error)
So you know who made the med error
4
What is a living will?
Directs treatment according to pt. wishes
DNR order
5
First LPN School
Ballard School
Gates School
6
If the nurse leaves without relief they could be:
Sued for assault
Sued for abandonment
Sued for battery
Sued for Libel
7
Before you delegate to a person that is legal to accomplish the task:
Make sure they work the same shift
Make sure they have been trained
8
What does the nursing organizations do for the nurse?
Keeps the nurse up to date on Best Practice
Legal consulting for liability
9
Harming someone's reputation in writing Is:
Libel
Battery
Assault
Slander
10
Medication error?
Negligence
Assault
Battery
Libel
11
What is the least subjective order from a physician?
Telephone
Hallway communication
verbal
written/fax
12
You should answer all the questions on NCLEX, even if you have to guess
True
False
13
DNRCCA
Do not do anything
Do everything until pt. arrests
14
Legal part of interview, resume', application is:
Cover letter
Application
Interview
Resume"
15
Who was Mary Breckenridge?
First Red Cross Nurse
First Midwife
16
What is the doctrine of informed consent?
Full disclosure of facts needed to make informed decision
Nurse explains entire procedure
Information on how to get your doctorate
Signature of permission
17
Should you ask someone if they would be a reference for you?
Yes
NO
18
What happens after two hours of taking the NCLEX?
Fire Drill
Mandatory break
19
How many hours of CEU's are mandated on law and rule?
2 hours
1 hour
3 hours
4 hours
20
Which patient would you see first?
COPD patient with shortness of breath
Diabetic with a 300 blood sugar
21
A patient’s right to refuse treatment is legally addressed in what piece of legislation?
Medicare and Medicaid
Patients Rights Act 1965
Self Determination Act 1991
Informed Consent
22
Who is Patricia Benner?
Educational Theorist
Developed the Main Street Care Center
23
Who can you delegate a task to?
Any medical person that works at the facility
Legally allowable and qualified to do the task
24
Statement of credentials without those credentials is:
Fraud
Abandonment
Assault
Battery
25
The first nurse theorist
Florence Nightingale
Florence Henderson
Teri Gates
Cheri Slingwine
26
Could you accept a box of cookies made by a family for the floor?
No
Yes
27
How often do nurses renew their license?
Q 2 years
Q 1 year
Q 10 years
Q 4 years
28
What good is an incident report?
Helps track and trend issues to improve care
Put the blame on the right person
29
What does a HMO or PPO do for patient?
Keeps down the cost of healthcare inside a network
Allows for cheaper pharmacologic agents
30
In Ohio you can be sued if you do not stop for an accident:
True
False
31
What did Clara Barton do?
Started Public Health
Started the Red Cross
32
Why are nurses licensed?
To make money
Protect the public
33
Is an advanced directive the same as a DNR
No
Yes
34
What if you are asked to work on a unit that you have no experience?
Tell supervisor and identify the things you can do
Go home
Refuse the assignment
Write a grievance
35
Can you delegate calling a physician?
Yes
No
36
What are some illegal questions/
Are you married, how many kids do you have?
Why did you leave your previous job?
37
If someone refuses a task because they do not know how?
Allow them to refuse
If it is a legal task train them
38
Another reason nurses are licensed
Ensure minimum competency
Ensure maximum competency
39
Is it a good idea to have Liability Insurance why?
No
Yes
40
National LPN organizations
NLN
AACN
LPNAO
NFLPN and NAPNES
41
What else was Flo know for?
She was a prolific writer
She bought the first typewriter
42
What is Beneficence
Doing good or acting for someone's good
Anything that is bad
43
What else does professional organizations do for the nurse?
Covers the individual for assault
Different in every state
Writes Standards of Care
Writes the nurse practice act
44
What is an advanced directive? page 31
Provides specific instructions for healthcare Rx
Same as a DNR
45
Do you document an incident report in the nurses notes?
No
Yes
46
If you have an emergency at home can you leave?
No abandonment
Yes as long as the next nurse is 15 minutes or less out
47
What nurse theorist does EHOVE base their nursing program?
Patricia Benner
Pat Benatar
48
Who was Mary Mahoney?
First Psyche nurse
First African American Nurse
49
What else did Flo do?
The lady with the ruby slippers
The Lady with the Lamp
50
Good Samaritan Act States:
Held accountable for not stopping
Must be a prudent person
You have to respond
Once care begins, can not stop until qualified person
51
Funds for Medicaid?
State and federal
State
52
Before delegating any tasks make sure:
Does not matter who you delegate to.
The person is legally capable of completing the task
Meds are the only thing you cann delegate
That they had training regardless of legalities
53
Takes a knowledgeable staff to lead?
Situational
Permissive
Authoritative
Democratic
54
What is a legal question?
Are you crazy?
Are you married?
Why did you leave your last position?
Do you have children?
55
Who started the Red Cross
Clara Barton
Mary Breckenridge
Lillian Wald
Florence Nightingale
56
When does the nurse-patient relationship begin?
As soon as you accept the assignment
After report
As soon as you step into the facility
When you start caring for a block of patients
57
Should you have someone else chart for you?
yes
No
58
Funds for Medicare?
Federal
State
59
How many CEU's are needed every 2 years?
50 CEU's
24 CEUs with 1 hour of law and rule
60
The First LPN School concentrated on:
Giving medications
Light housekeeping and cooking
Starting IV's
Cooking Gourmet meals
61
First OB nurse Midwife
Mary Mahoney
Mary Breckenridge
Clara Barton
Lillian Wald
62
Leader that does not allow any input.
Permissive or Laissez Fair
Authoritative or Autocratic
Democratic
Situational
63
Malicious untrue words spoken about another person?
Assault
Slander
Battery
Libel
64
What are ethics?
values that influence behavior
Values that formally consent
65
Who was Florence Nightengale?
The First Nurse Ever
First Nurse Theorist
66
Threatening bodily harm
Assault
Battery
67
Test Taking Strategies for NCLEX?
Answer all questions even if you have to guess
Always answer C
Going back to the questions when you are all finished
Always answer B
68
What is a HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
Human Organ Organization
69
What else does your nursing organizations do for you?
Give you free Make-up
Keep you up to date on current treatments etc.
70
What defines the LPN care in another state?
Nurse Practice Act
Standard of care
Infusion Nurses Society
ANA
71
Who was Lillian Wald?
Started the Mustang Ranch
Started Public Health
72
Would you be violating the nurse practice act if you accepted a Christmas bonus from a patient?
No
Yes
73
Does the POA for healthcare have financial POA too?
No
Yes
74
The physician wrote an order for 50 mg of MS and you gave it?
One of those unfortunate things
The nurse
Both the physician and the nurse
Liability for wrong dose is the physician
75
Another reason an incident report is filled out?
Quality assurance to improve care and track and trend issues
The nurse likes to writ up people.
76
Is there a difference between a LPN and LVN
No
Yes
77
Resignation letter purpose?
2 week notice including the date
Write it on pretty paper
