Author Question: The impact of spiraling health care costs on the nursing profession is demonstrated by the fact ... (Read 37 times)

bobbysung · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The impact of spiraling health care costs on the nursing profession is demonstrated by the fact that:

a. RN salaries are stagnant.
b. Nurse practitioners are used as primary caregivers for patients with routine health problems.
c. Hospitals are hiring fewer UAPs and more RNs.
d. Nursing schools have had to close due to low enrollment.

Question 2

A new nursing graduate is working on a unit project regarding patient care and GI treatments.

While interviewing a patient, who has been incessantly complaining about his lack of daily bowel movements (complete with graphic details about the type and consistency), the new nursing graduate tells the patient that if he is not quiet she will give him an enema he will never forget. This is an example of: a. invasion of privacy. c. assault.
b. battery. d. defamation.

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

Answer to Question 1

B

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A This is not true.
B Advanced practice nurses' roles have changed dramatically, and they are being used for routine health decisions.
C This is not true.
D This is not true.

Answer to Question 2

C
Threatening to touch (or treat) another person without his consent is a definition of assault. By
threatening to give the patient an enema he will never forget if he is not quiet, the new nursing
graduate has threatened to give a treatment (enema) against his will. Battery is the actual act of giving
the enema (treatment), and defamation is the act of giving intentionally false information,
communication, or publication such as making a statement that could cause a patient to lose his job.