Question 1

What can happen to a nurse if malpractice occurs?

Accepted Answer

Criminal charges can be filed against them. The nurse can lose their license.

Answer

The nurse will not be fired

Answer

Nothing happens to the nurse

Answer

The nurse gets promoted

Question 2

What is an example of malpractice in nursing?

Accepted Answer

May have acted improperly or unsafely, lack of documentation

Answer

The nurse spilled her coffee in the pts room

Answer

The nurse hung the IV properly

Answer

The nurse delegates the work properly

Question 3

Why do you need to know about malpractice as a student?

Accepted Answer

What you as a student can and cannot do and it affects your future

Answer

It effects your clinical instructor

Answer

It affects you as a student

Answer

You don't, it's stupid to know about malpractice

Question 4

What is the number one way to avoid malpractice related to documentation?

Accepted Answer

Document thoroughly

Answer

Keep information in your head instead of writing it down

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Tell somebody else to document for you

Answer

Try to remember everything you did at the end of the shift

Question 5

What are the most common examples of nursing malpractice?

Accepted Answer

All of above

Answer

Failure to monitor

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Medication error

Answer

Documentation error

Question 6

True or False: continuous learning is not important

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 7

True or false: As a student nurse you have a responsibility to act within the standard of care?

Accepted Answer

true

Answer

false

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