The state regulatory agency may impose a fine on a hospital for which patient safety infraction?
a. Not reporting a patient's change in condition
b. Physical abuse to patient by staff
c. Not documenting pain management
d. Not feeding a confused patient
Question 2Angry at a classmate, a nursing student spreads a rumor that the classmate is HIV positive. The nursing student can be charged with which of the following?
a. Assault c. Slander
b. Battery d. Libel
Question 3A nurse has received several summons to appear for jury duty. The nurse does not respond to the summons and throws them in the trash. The nurse is in violation of which of the following?
a. Contract law c. Criminal law
b. Tort law d. Federal law
Question 4A nurse researcher is analyzing the results of a descriptive research study. The analysis involves the interpretation of scores for a number of statistical tests. The nurse researcher would be conducting which of the following types of analysis?
a. Qualitative analysis c. Meta-analysis
b. Quantitative analysis d. Integrative review
Question 5Decisions regarding the care of patients should not be based on :
a. research evidence. c. nurse values and preferences.
b. clinical experience. d. patient values and preferences.
Question 6A nurse is sexually harassed by one of the Chief Residents on the unit. After experiencing several months of this harassment, the nurse files a complaint with the union representative.
The attorney for the hospital informs the union representative that the hospital was unaware of the sexual harassment. Which of the following statements is accurate in terms of the hospital's liability? a. Lack of knowledge of the sexual harassment does not eliminate the hospital's liability.
b. The hospital is not liable because the nurse should have reported the first incident ofsexual harassment.
c. Liability for the sexual harassment would only exist if the nurse was sexually harassed byanother nurse.
d. The hospital is not liable because the nurse should have filed the complaint in the office
of EEOC before involving the union representative.
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