A nurse medicates a client with a sedative medication and does not put up the side rails on the client's bed.
The client falls out of bed, fractures a hip, and later dies of a pulmonary embolus suffered after corrective surgery for the hip fracture. The nurse's failure to put up the side rails is considered which of the following elements explored in a lawsuit brought by the family?
1. duty
2. breach of duty
3. causation
4. damages
Question 2
A staff nurse is applying for a license in a second state 2 years after initial licensure. To determine the scope of practice in the new state, the nurse should obtain a copy of the:
1. state Nurse Practice Act.
2. American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of care.
3. staff nurse job description in a state facility.
4. general laws of the state.
Sublingual medication administration. Photograph of a male patient placing a nitroglycerine tablet u
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Medication with the USP label (left) and without USP label (right). Practice Label “for ...
Measuring the client’s height with a platform scale
The client is positioned for the examination