Legal Implications Of Nursing (ch 7)

Question 0

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Answer 0

Set legal standards in the United States in an effort to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for men and women

Question 1

A hospital may be held liable for the negligence of a student nurse enrolled in a hospital controlled program because?

Answer 1

Student is considered an employee of the hospital

Question 2

Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986

Answer 2

Enacted to encourage healthcare practitioners to identify and discipline practitioners who engage in unprofessional conduct and to restrict the ability of incompetent practitioners to move from state to state without disclosure of the practitioners previous performance

Question 3

National practitioner database

Answer 3

1. Immunity from civil damage from peer review

2. Establishment of the national practitioner data bank as an information clearinghouse

Question 4

Nurses may be reported to national practitioner data bank for?

Answer 4

Malpractice
Adverse licensure actions
Adverse professional actions

Question 5

Drugs with abuse potential

Answer 5

Narcotics
Depressants
Hallucinogens
Stimulants

Question 6

Nursing responsibilities for controlled substances include?

Answer 6

Storing in locked compartments, adhering to specific documentation responsibilities

Question 7

Nursing home reform act of 1987

Answer 7

Nursing home residents has the right to be free from chemical or physical restraints imposed for the purpose of discipline or convenience not required for treatment of residents medical symptoms

Question 8

The person who makes the will is called?

Answer 8

Testator