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Who was the first health care provider to acquire AIDS?
 
  1. Linda Richards
  2. Clara Maass
  3. Barbara Fassbinder
  4. Sharon Lane

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What is true of standards of nursing practice?
 
  1. They are written by the American Medical Association.
  2. They outline the minimal care expected by patients.
  3. They affect only the nurse-patient relationship.
  4. They define the nurse's professional legal obligations.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

Barbara Fassbinder was infected with HIV while caring for a patient with AIDS. She is recognized as the first health care provided to acquire AIDS on the job and died as a result of her infection in 1994. Linda Richards is considered the first trained nurse in the United States. Clara Maass was a nurse who allowed herself to be bitten by a mosquito to prove a theory that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. She subsequently died of the disease. Sharon Lane was the only nurse to die as a result of enemy fire during the Vietnam War.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 4

Standards of nursing practice define the nurse's ethical and legal obligations to clients and their support persons, to employers, and to society. The standards are established by the nursing profession. They outline nursing functions and the level of excellence required of the nurse.



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