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A nurse gives a diabetic inpatient an injection of regular insulin as ordered. The patient is not checked for 4 hours. The patient is found dead due to insulin shock. What does this demonstrate?
 
  1.
  Negligence
  2.
  Libel
  3.
  Slander
  4.
  Acting outside the scope of practice

Question 2

A resident in a long-term care facility is status poststroke and has difficulty swallowing. She is left to eat her meal on her own and has a choking incident in which she aspirates a portion of her meal. What does this constitute?
 
  1.
  Negligence
  2.
  Libel
  3.
  Slander
  4.
  Acting outside the scope of practice



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Answer to Question 1

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Negligence occurs when a person fails to perform according to the standards of care or as a reasonably prudent person would perform in the same situation.

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Negligence occurs when a person fails to perform according to the standards of care or as a reasonably prudent person would perform in the same situation.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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