Unit 1 Open Book Questions

Unit 1 Open Book Questions
Chapter 1 1. What is meant by a holistic approach to medicine? (See page 2 in your textbook.)
Pertaining to the total patient care that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of the person 2. Name the three schools modeled after the Nightingale Plan that were established in the United States by the end of the nineteenth century. (See page 4 in your textbook.)
Saint Thomas, Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing, Connecticut Training School 3. What are the eligibility requirements for RN certification testing? (See page 6 in your textbook.)
Must have current license, have a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a RN in the designated area and currently practicing a designated
What are the differences between criminal and civil law? (See page 23 in your textbook.)
Criminal law—conduct at issue is offensive to society in general, issue is detrimental to society as a whole, the law involves public offenses (robbery, murder, assault), and purpose is to punish for the crime and deter and prevent further crimes
Civil law—conduct at issue violates a person’s right, issue is detrimental to that individual, law involves an offense that is against an individual, and purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again, to restore the person where he or she was 2. When does the nurse-patient relationship begin? (See page 24 in your
List the elements that must be present for a charge of malpractice. (See page 26 in your textbook.)
Duty, breach, harm, and proximate cause 6. Name some of the responsibilities that patients have to the health care institution. (See page 26 in your textbook.)
Patients’ rights, informed consent, confidentiality, medical records, invasion of privacy, reporting abuse 7. List the factors that put older adults at risk for physical, emotional, or financial abuse. (See page 29 in your textbook.)
Declining physical health, mental ability, decreased strength and mobility, loss of independence, isolation, loss of loved ones, friends, and relatives. 8. What is the LPN/LVN’s best defense against a lawsuit? (See page 29 in your textbook.)
To provide compassionate, competent nursing care 9. When confronted with an ethical question, what is the first, fundamental principle for the nurse to consider? (See page 31 in your textbook.)
Identify the problem as an ethical one 10. What is the proper procedure a nurse must follow when reporting unethical behavior? (See page 32 in your textbook.)
Always follow the proper chain of command and explain the facts as clearly as possible
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