Author Question: A wrong-site surgery is considered a sentinel event for a health care organization. In addition to ... (Read 67 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A wrong-site surgery is considered a sentinel event for a health care organization. In addition to the hospital being at fault for this situation, the health care provider could also be considered guilty of committing which of the following?

A. Negligence
B. Battery
C. Felony
D. Misdemeanor

Question 2

A nurse needs to begin diabetic teaching with a 14-year-old boy. The nurse remembers that health education should focus on:

A. motivating the patient to comply with a given health care regimen.
B. preventing diseases and learning good health promotion activities.
C. allowing the entire health care team to give a variety of strategies for the patient to follow.
D. determining the patient's level of knowledge and perception of what learning is needed.

234sdffa · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
An example of a battery in health care is when the patient has consented to a right knee surgery and the surgeon performs surgery on the patient's left knee. An example of an assault and battery is to threaten to restrain a competent patient for an x-ray procedure to which the patient has not consented and then to actually restrain the patient.

Answer to Question 2

D
A patient's motivation to learn is an important factor; however, a patient's motivation helps to determine if he is prepared and willing to learn. Health education is not focused on disease prevention as a primary goal but on assisting patients to achieve optimal levels of health. Although the entire health care team may be involved with patient education, the educator must select the appropriate teaching strategy for the patient's ability to learn.