Decisions regarding the care of patients should not be based on : ...

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Decisions regarding the care of patients should not be based on :
 
  a. research evidence. c. nurse values and preferences.
  b. clinical experience. d. patient values and preferences.

Question 2

A nurse is sexually harassed by one of the Chief Residents on the unit. After experiencing several months of this harassment, the nurse files a complaint with the union representative.
 
  The attorney for the hospital informs the union representative that the hospital was unaware of the sexual harassment. Which of the following statements is accurate in terms of the hospital's liability? a. Lack of knowledge of the sexual harassment does not eliminate the hospital's liability.
  b. The hospital is not liable because the nurse should have reported the first incident ofsexual harassment.
 c. Liability for the sexual harassment would only exist if the nurse was sexually harassed byanother nurse.
 d. The hospital is not liable because the nurse should have filed the complaint in the office
  of EEOC before involving the union representative.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Nurses make critical judgement about the care of patients based on research evidence, clinical
experience, and patient values and preferences. The search for best evidence should be systematic. A
systematic critical appraisal of literature is an effective strategy for identifying recommendations for
improving practice. Nurse values and preferences should not be the basis for patient care.

Answer to Question 2

A
The hospital has the responsibility for providing each employee with a safe environment in which to
work and reasonable treatment and behavior from other health care providers with whom the employee
must interact. Lack of knowledge of the sexual harassment does not eliminate the hospital's liability.

[HCHenry]

Excellent

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