When a claim of malpractice is made, the nurse being accused is ...

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When a claim of malpractice is made, the nurse being accused is referred to in legal terms as the:
 
  a. defendant c. accused
  b. plaintiff d. client

Question 2

A caregiver talks with the nurse about how badly her surviving child has behaved after the death of a sibling. Which of the following statements by the nurse would most likely be true?
 
  a. When children have a tendency to misbehave, it gets worse during a crisis.
  b. Children always misbehave to an extreme degree after the death of a sibling.
  c. The closer the relationship was between siblings before the death of one, the more behavior problems the surviving siblings demonstrate afterward.
  d. You probably were distracted by all that was going on during this crisis and did not discipline this child as much as you normally would have, so the child misbehaved.

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Answer to Question 1

A

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A Correct. When a claim of malpractice is made, the person making the claim (client) is the plaintiff. The nurse who is being accused of causing the damage is the defendant.
B Incorrect. The plaintiff is the individual claiming damage.
C Incorrect. The accused may be the same as the defandant, but not the correct answer.
D Incorrect. The client or patient is the plaintiff, not the defendant.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. After a caregiver tells the nurse about how badly her surviving child has behaved after the death of a sibling, the nurse would not most likely state as absolutely true: When children have a tendency to misbehave, it gets worse during a crisis.
B Incorrect. After a caregiver tells the nurse about how badly her surviving child has behaved after the death of a sibling, the nurse would not most likely state as absolutely true: Children always misbehave to an extreme degree after the death of a sibling.
C Correct. The closer the relationship was before death, the more behavior problems the surviving siblings demonstrate afterward.
D Incorrect. After a caregiver tells the nurse about how badly her surviving child has behaved after the death of a sibling, the nurse would not most likely state as absolutely true: You probably were distracted by all that was going on during this crisis and did not discipline this child as much as you normally would have, so the child misbehaved.