Informed consent generally includes: - correct answer ✔✔1. Benefits of the procedure
2. Risks of the procedure
3. Alternative procedures and the associate risks and benefits of those
4. Qualifications of the provider
Sentinel event definition: - correct answer ✔✔Involves death, permanent harm, or severe harm and
intervention is required to sustain life.
When must a root cause analysis be done? - correct answer ✔✔If there is a sentinel event
, What are the four elements of malpractice? - correct answer ✔✔1. Duty
2. Breach of Duty
3. Injury
4. Causation
Duty: - correct answer ✔✔the nurse has a duty to care for the patient
Breach of Duty: - correct answer ✔✔the nurse did NOT care for the patient
Injury: - correct answer ✔✔Actual harm or injury happens to the patient
Causation: - correct answer ✔✔the breach of care that causes the injury
How do you reduce the risk of malpractice? - correct answer ✔✔1. Maintain clinical competency
2. Assess and monitor patient
3. Prevent infections
4. Use equipment properly
5. Protect the patient from harm
What kind of role does the LPN have in Ohio? - correct answer ✔✔a dependent role directed by a RN,
physician, physician's assistant, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist or chiropractor
Autonomy: - correct answer ✔✔right to self-determination
Beneficience: - correct answer ✔✔promote good and do whats best for the patient
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔✔duty to do no harm
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