Author Question: A nurse performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 92-year-old with brittle bones and breaks ... (Read 80 times)

krzymel · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a 92-year-old with brittle bones and breaks a rib during the procedure, which then punctures a lung.

The patient recovers completely without any residual problems and sues the nurse for pain and suffering, and for malpractice. What key point will the prosecution attempt to prove? a. The CPR procedure was done incorrectly.
b. The patient would have died if nothing was done.
c. The patient was resuscitated according to policy.
d. Patients with brittle bones might sustain fractures when chest compressions are done.

Question 2

Which of the following available contraceptives has the lowest initial rate of effectiveness?

a. Male condom
b. Tubal ligation
c. Female condom
d. Vaginal contraceptive ring

stillxalice · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Certain criteria are necessary to establish nursing malpractice. In this situation, although harm was caused, it was not because of failure of the nurse to perform a duty according to standards the way other nurses would have performed in the same situation. The nurse would have had to have done the procedure correctly, or the patient most likely would not have survived without any residual problems such as brain damage. The fact that the patient sustained injury as a result of age and physical status does not mean the nurse breached any duty to the patient. The nurse would need to make sure the defense attorney knew that the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was done correctly. Without intervention, the patient most likely would not have survived. The prosecution would try to prove that a breach of duty had occurred, which had caused injury, not that cardiopulmonary resuscitation was done correctly. The defense team, not the prosecution, would explain the correlation between brittle bones and rib fractures during CPR.

Answer to Question 2

C

Feedback
A The initial rate of effectiveness of the male condom is not the lowest. Effectiveness begins at 86.
B The initial rate of effectiveness of a tubal ligation is not the lowest. Effectiveness begins at 99.5.
C Out of the answer choices, the female condom has the lowest rate of effectiveness, beginning at 79.
D The initial rate of effectiveness of the vaginal contraceptive ring is not the lowest. Effectiveness begins at 98.