Professional Aspects Exam Flashcards
In 2016, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs established the Programs’ Transition to the_______
Doctoral Level policy.
In 2016, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs established the Programs’ Transition to the Doctoral Level policy. This policy mandates that all accredited programs offer a doctoral degree for students entering programs as of
January 1 of: 2022
A principle of tort law assigning responsibility to the hospital for damages caused an employee of the hospital is
the doctrine of “Respondeat Superior”
Explain the principle of TORT LAW
One of the principles of tort law was the doctrine of “respondeat superior”: let the master answer. When damage is caused by a servant (employee), the master (employer) should be held responsible for it.
The anesthesia-care provider establishes a duty to the patient when?
the provider-patient relationship is established
As a care-provider, duty is established when
the provider-patient relationship exists
There are certain general duties that all providers have to their patients such as
obtaining informed consent, and discussion of risks and alternatives.
During a study of the effects of low-dose dopamine versus placebo on renal perfusion, data was collected and the χ2 test was used for data analysis. The χ2 test helped to determine:
if the null hypothesis was valid
The χ2 test is appropriate for deciding what?
if proportions of data falling into categories are different at a given level of significance.
What information does X2 tells us?
the decision to reject or accept the null hypothesis can be made.
Under US Law, cases supporting anesthesia as a practice of both medicine and nursing include: (Select 2)
- Chalmers-Francis v. Nelson,
2. Frank v. South
What are regulations? .
Regulations: are specific written policies adopted by an administrative agency
Regulations are also frequently referred to as
“rules.”
State administrative agencies derive their rulemaking authority from what?
from an enabling law.
A z score represents what?
how many standard deviations a given raw score is above or below the mean.
4 Reasons that a null result may be obtained include:
- There really is not the trend or difference that the researcher believes exists.
- The sample of cases and observations included in the analysis is biased.
- There are insufficient cases in the sample to detect the trend.
- The measurements chosen have very high or inherent random variability.
What standard is this: There shall be complete, accurate, and timely documentation of pertinent information on the patient’s medical record.
Standard VI
What standard is this: Obtain informed consent for the planned anesthetic intervention from the patient or legal guardian.
Standard II
What standard is this: Transfer the responsibility for care of the patient to other qualified providers in a manner that assures continuity of care and patient safety.
Standard VII
What standard is this: Formulate a patient-specific plan for anesthesia care
Standard III
Prion diseases are responsible for:
spongiform encephalopathies
Prions are highly resistant to denaturation with chemical agents What is the significance of that?
disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical instruments a unique challenge because effective prion decontamination relies upon protein hydrolysis or destruction of protein tertiary structure
Prions are composed of
misfolded protein without nucleic acid
They are responsible for the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
Prions