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jayhills49

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The charge nurse in a progressive care unit assigns the care of a patient receiving hemodialysis to a newly hired licensed practical nurse (LPN) without checking to see that the nurse has been determined competent to care for hemodialysis patients.
 
  The LPN is in orientation and fails to inform the charge nurse that she does not have experience with this type of patient. The actions of the charge nurse would be considered to be which of the following?
  a. Malpractice
  b. Incompetence
  c. Negligence
  d. Abandonment

Question 2

In which of the following circumstances might the nurse defer obtaining informed consent for care and treatment of a patient?
 
  a. The patient is confused and cannot understand or sign the consent form.
  b. The patient is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest; no family is present.
  c. The surgeon requests that the patient be sent to the surgical suite before the nurse gets the consent form signed.
  d. An unconscious patient is admitted to the nurse's unit; he is alone.


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sultana.d

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


jayhills49

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help

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Gracias!

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