Author Question: Nursing students are reviewing the nurse practice act in the state where they reside. A state's ... (Read 83 times)

PhilipSeeMore · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Nursing students are reviewing the nurse practice act in the state where they reside. A state's nurse practice act has which of the following functions?

A) Makes recommendations for how nurses should practice
B) Defines the scope and limit of nursing practice
C) Defines specific situations that constitute malpractice
D) Follows federal laws about nursing practice

Question 2

A psychiatricmental health nurse has been named in a malpractice suit in which certain criteria have to be demonstrated by the client's legal team. Which of the following lists includes the correct criteria?

A) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury
B) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, failure to document injury, and proven injury
C) Professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, action foreseeably could have caused the injury, and proven injury
D) Duty of care, professional performance, injury related to the nurse's action, and action foreseeably could have caused the injury

enass · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
The nurse practice act in each state defines nursing, describes its scope, and identifies its limits within that state.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Malpractice includes the following elements of nursing negligence: The nurse professional had a duty of due care toward the plaintiff; the nurse professional's performance fell below the standard of care and was, therefore, a breach of that duty; as a result of the failure to meet the standard of care, the plaintiff consumer was injured, and the nurse's action was the proximate cause of the injury; and the plaintiff consumer must prove his or her injuries.