The nurse is preparing a patient for a procedure. The patient has signed a consent form but states, I don't really know anything about this procedure. I wonder if there is something else I could do instead? How should the nurse proceed?
1. Continue with the preparation as consent may not be revoked.
2. Try to convince the patient to go through with the procedure.
3. Stop the preparation as the patient can revoke consent at any time.
4. Have the patient document the question in writing since the original consent was written.
A representative from a drug company tells a group of nurses that one of the company's products is unavoidably unsafe. How should the nurses interpret this information?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The drug has risks that cannot be eliminated.
2. The benefits of using the medication outweigh its risks.
3. The medication has been recalled by the manufacturer.
4. Patients who have been administered this medication are very likely to have severe side effects.
5. There is no safer medication to use an alternative.
In which situations would the manufacturer of a drug designated as unavoidably unsafe be held liable for injuries to a patient receiving the drug?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The physician did not educate the patient about the risks of the medication.
2. The physician prescribed the medication after being told that problems with the drug had been corrected.
3. The nurse was not warned of risks by the pharmacist.
4. The nurse did not educate the patient about the risks of the drug.
5. The information printed in the drug information sheet accompanying the medication was wrong.
The plaintiff was injured by a defective intravenous catheter. In order to win a product liability case, what must the plaintiff prove first?
1. The intravenous catheter was defective.
2. The intravenous catheter was used incorrectly.
3. The intravenous catheter was sold to him.
4. The hospital purchases the poorly manufactured intravenous catheters.
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