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The nurse is busy and neglects to give a drug to a patient resulting in the patient's death. What offense does this represent?
 
  a. Malfeasance
  b. Malpractice
  c. Misfeasance
  d. Nonfeasance

Question 2

The nurse administers a drug and miscalculates the dose by placing the decimal place one space to the right, resulting in a 10-fold overdose and the death of the patient. What offense does this represent?
 
  a. Malfeasance
  b. Malpractice
  c. Misfeasance
  d. Nonfeasance


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Nonfeasance is omitting a drug dose, resulting in the patient's death.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Misfeasance is negligence in giving either the wrong drug or the wrong dose, resulting in the death of the patient.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Gracias!

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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