The nurse is caring for a 45-year-old patient who reveals that recent injuries are a result of domestic violence. The patient begs the nurse not to tell. What action, taken by the nurse, is correct?
1. Tell the patient that the law requires reporting this incident.
2. Promise the patient not to tell anyone.
3. Talk with the patient about the reason for secrecy.
4. Report the revelation to the charge nurse.
The nurse plans to attend a conference focusing on the role of forensic nurses. What information is the nurse likely to gain at this conference?
1. How to provide care during wartime
2. The most recent statistics on surgical treatment of intracranial lesions
3. The correct terminology for documentation of trauma wounds
4. Use of telehealth in the rural area
Which situation(s) reflect legal issues associated with telenursing? Select all that are correct.
1. The nurse who is licensed in one state is caring for a patient who is in a different state.
2. The use of telenursing equipment is new in the hospital and requires the presence of a non-medical technician.
3. Standards of care in one state's hospitals are different from those in hospitals in another state.
4. The nurse in one state holds an associate degree in nursing and the nurse in the other state holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
5. The nurse using telemedicine is paid by the patient visit, while the hospital staff nurse is paid by the shift.
The physician, in telling the nurse to follow an order, states, If anything happens, I'll take full responsibility. What effect would the physician's statement have in a subsequent lawsuit for malpractice?
1. It provides a valid defense for the nurse in the lawsuit.
2. It alters the rule of personal accountability, because accountability is now substituted to the physician.
3. It alters the rule of professional accountability, because the physician is also a professional.
4. It does not alter the nurse's personal accountability at all.
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