Author Question: On admission, the patient was found to have a blood glucose level of 218 . The RN knows that except ... (Read 53 times)

geodog55 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

On admission, the patient was found to have a blood glucose level of 218 . The RN knows that except in emergency situations, it is hospital policy to obtain physician's orders before adminis-tering any medication.

Because the on-call physician did not return the page, the nurse adminis-tered insulin according to the common sliding scale. Four hours later, the patient was found non-responsive in her bed and later died. According to the autopsy, the patient died from heart failure. Her postmortem blood glucose level was 22 . The nurse's actions are an example of: a. breach of contract.
b. common negligence.
c. intentional malpractice.
d. medical oversight.

Question 2

A clinical nurse specialist is meeting one on one with staff nurses while they are working to discuss data about the evidence-based practice. This is known as:

a. academic detailing.
b. champion coaching.
c. individual instruction.
d. professional mentoring.

meganlapinski · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Examples of common negligence allegations in nursing malpractice suits include patient falls, use of restraints, medication errors, burns, equipment injuries, failure to monitor, failure to ensure safety, failure to take appropriate nursing action, failure to confirm accuracy of physician's orders, improper technique or performance of treatments, failure to respond to a patient, failure to follow hospital procedure, and failure to supervise treatment (Aiken, 2004).

Answer to Question 2

A
Academic detailing is a marketing strategy in which a trained individual meets one on one with practitioners in their setting to provide information about the evidence-based practice.