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Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A newly hired experienc... ed nurse is preparing to change a patient’s abdominal dressing and hasn’t done it before at this hospital. Which action by the nurse is best? a. Have another nurse do it so the correct method can be viewed. b. Change the dressing using the method taught in nursing school. c. Ask the patient how the dressing change has been recently done. d. Check the policy and procedure manual for the facility’s method. ANS: D The Joint Commission requires accredited hospitals to have written nursing policies and procedures. These internal standards of care are speci?c and need to be accessible on all nursing units. For example, a policy/procedure outlining the steps to follow when changing a dressing or administering medication provides speci?c information about how nurses are to perform. The nurse being observed may not be doing the procedure according to the facility’s policy or procedure. The procedure taught in nursing school may not be consistent with the policy or procedure for this facility. The patient is not responsible for maintaining the standards of practice. Patient input is important, but it’s not what directs nursing practice. DIF:Apply (application)REF:303 10/15/2016 Chapter 23: Legal Implications in Nursing Practice | Nursing Test Banks http://boostgrade.info/chapter23legalimplicationsinnursingpractice/ 2/17 OBJ: List sources of standards of care for nurses. TOP: Planning MSC:Management of Care 2. A new nurse notes that the health care unit keeps a listing of patient names in a closed book behind the front desk of the nursing station so patients can be located easily. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to take? a. Talk with the nurse manager about the listing being a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability [Show More]

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