Author Question: A nurse gives a diabetic inpatient an injection of regular insulin as ordered. The patient is not ... (Read 72 times)

ss2343 · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

A nurse gives a diabetic inpatient an injection of regular insulin as ordered. The patient is not checked for 4 hours. The patient is found dead due to insulin shock. What does this demonstrate?

1.
Negligence
2.
Libel
3.
Slander
4.
Acting outside the scope of practice

Question 2

A resident in a long-term care facility is status poststroke and has difficulty swallowing. She is left to eat her meal on her own and has a choking incident in which she aspirates a portion of her meal. What does this constitute?

1.
Negligence
2.
Libel
3.
Slander
4.
Acting outside the scope of practice

firehawk60 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Negligence occurs when a person fails to perform according to the standards of care or as a reasonably prudent person would perform in the same situation.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
Negligence occurs when a person fails to perform according to the standards of care or as a reasonably prudent person would perform in the same situation.