The nurse is stopped at the scene of a motor vehicle accident with injury. What actions should the nurse take?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Start assessing the injured as is required by all registered nurses.
2. Ask the injured person for permission to help.
3. Move the patient only if it is necessary to prevent further harm.
4. Instruct someone to call for additional aid.
5. Graciously accept any payment the injured patient may offer.
While vacationing in a different state, the nurse encounters an emergency in which a person needs immediate care. What should the nurse assume about the Good Samaritan law of this state?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. A Good Samaritan law exists in the state.
2. The nurse has a legal obligation to provide emergency care.
3. The nurse will be protected by the Good Samaritan law in the state of licensure.
4. The Good Samaritan law in this state may be different than the one in the state of licensure.
5. There is a standard definition of what constitutes an emergency.
The 4-year-old child developed a seizure disorder that may be related to a medication error that occurred 3 years ago. What is true of the statute of limitations in this case?
1. The statute of limitations in this case won't begin to be calculated until the child reaches the age of 13.
2. There is no statute of limitations on medication errors that occur in children prior to the age of 2.
3. Since the incident occurred over 2 years ago, the statute of limitations has expired.
4. Depending upon the state, the statute of limitations might not begin to be calculated until the child reaches the age of majority.
The cardiac telemetry unit nurses repeatedly cautioned a patient not to leave the floor because input from telemetry monitors is limited to that area. The patient went to the cafeteria and suffered a fatal dysrhythmia.
What is the nurses' best defense in the negligence lawsuit brought for the patient's survivors? 1. Assumption of risk
2. Defense of the fact
3. Immunity
4. Exculpatory agreement
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