Following a traumatic birth, an infant is admitted to the ...

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Following a traumatic birth, an infant is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. When the grandparents arrive at the hospital, they the nurse caring for the baby about its condition and plan of care.
 
  The nurse who provides this information without permission from the parents would be committing: 1. Negligence
  2. A breach of privacy
  3. Malpractice
  4. A breach of ethics

Question 2

The school nurse performs screenings on all students in the high school. In addition, the nurse will perform selected screenings on individual teenagers.
 
  When planning the screenings for the year, the nurse will include which screening for all teenagers? 1. Respiratory rate
  2. Hepatitis B profile
  3. Chest X-ray
  4. Scoliosis

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Negligence occurs when the nurse does something or fails to do something that a reasonably prudent nurse would not do or would not have done
Rationale 2: A breach of privacy would have been committed in this situation because it violates the right to privacy of this family. The right to privacy is the right of a person to keep his person and property free from public scrutiny (even by other family members).
Rationale 3: A nurse charged with malpractice may face a lawsuit for engaging in nursing practice that caused harm to a patient.
Rationale 4: Ethics is a system of moral principles that guides nursing behavior. This situation does not describe an ethical issue.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: A respiratory rate is not a screening exam for all adolescents. It is done throughout childhood at each health supervision visit.
Rationale 2: The hepatitis B profile is needed only once, prior to administration of the hepatitis B vaccine; however, this is not a required screening for all adolescents.
Rationale 3: A chest X-ray is not a routine screening test for adolescents.
Rationale 4: Routine screening for adolescents includes checking for scoliosis, height, weight, and blood pressure measurements.
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