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The nurse is preparing to administer a medication ordered by the surgeon in a dose much higher than is recommended. What action should the nurse take?
 
  A) Call the surgeon to clarify the order.
  B) Administer the medication as ordered and chart the high dose.
  C) Administer the medication and stay with the client to observe for adverse reactions.
  D) Administer the medication in the usual dosage.

Question 2

When the nurse informs a client's employer of his autoimmune deficiency disease, the nurse is committing the tort of:
 
  A) Breach of contract
  B) Assault
  C) Invasion of privacy
  D) Battery



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Feedback:
Under current nurse practice laws, nurses are responsible for their own actions regardless of the provider's written order. If an order is ambiguous or inappropriate, the nurse must clarify the medication order with the prescribing health care provider. If the nurse is dissatisfied with the provider's response and still believes that the order is incorrect or unsafe, a supervisor must be notified.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
Feedback:
Nurses have access to information recorded in the medical record, information shared or observed through care or interactions with friends and family, and through access to the client's body. A loss of privacy occurs if others inappropriately use their access to a person.



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