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NUR 217- FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NUR 217- FINALEXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What are the characteristics of Max's Weber's organizational system? - Answers -a
system based on discipline
What is the most essential skill for successful nursing performance? - Answers -critical
thinking
What is the main factor in the structure and function of the organization? - Answers -the
power to make decisions
Which team has a pivotal role in team function? - Answers -nurses
What is executive law? - Answers -Includes the rules and regulations established by
government agencies to carry out enacted laws
ex. payment of medicare funds
What is statutory law? - Answers -includes written and published codes that are broken
down into specific rule
What is paternalism? - Answers -Healthcare professionals strive to avoid unilateral
decisions and work hard to educate the family and the patient to include them in the
best possible decisions. Unilateral decisions often imply that the decision maker knows
what is best for the patient.(in a fatherly position)
What is Liability? - Answers -Obligation or debt that can be enforced by law
, What is constitutional Law? - Answers -law established by the federal government and
based on the US
What is criminal law? - Answers -addresses general welfare of the public. A violation is
called a crime and is prosecuted by the government.
**some violations are not always prosecuted in court
What is civil law? - Answers -
What is negligence? - Answers -failure to take proper care of something
What are four main characteristics of negligence? - Answers -harm, duty , breach of
duty , causation
What is Malpractice? - Answers -Professional negligence— liability resulting from
improper practice based on standards of care required by the profession
What is slander? - Answers -oral defamation
What is defamation of character? - Answers -a false statement made about you , which
is published as a statement or fact and it harms you or your finances or emotions
libel is written defamation
slander is spoken defamation
What is informed consent? - Answers -right to agree or refuse healthcare treatment
What is team building? - Answers -the goal is to make sure the group achieves more
goals than the individual working along
Place the influential events in order of occurrence related to military influence. -
Answers -Small pox vaccination: Revolutionary War
Ambulance: Civil War
Red Cross: Spanish American War
GI Bill: World War II
What is the landmark toward research-based profession? - Answers -the national center
for nursing research
What is testifying for decision-making bodies? - Answers --Make your position clear so
the decision-makers know whether you speak for yourself or a larger group
-Keep your testimony brief and concise
-Prepare your testimonies ahead of time (with copies for committee members) but do
not simply read a statement
-If given a time limit present most important fact first
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