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NURS 2200 Exam 3 Blueprint Questions with CorrectAnswers
Describe the authority of state boards of nursing to award licenses to
practice nursing and discipline nurses. Correct Answer-MUST TAKE
NCLEX OR LICENSING EXAM
Purpose of licensing: Protect the public health, safety and welfare of
people (not nurses)
Nurse Practice Act: defines and controls the practice of professional
nursing
-sets minimum education qualifications and other requirements
-determines legal titles and abbreviations
-provides disciplinary action
probation, suspension and revocation
most common reason for disciplining= practice while under drugs or
alcohol.
Board of nursing Correct Answer-jurisdictional governmental agencies
in the states that are responsible for the regulation of nursing practice.
issue and monitor licences
, members are appointed by the governor with advice from the senate (13
members)
Explain the elements of malpractice and discuss common reasons nurses
are sued for malpractice. Correct Answer-malpractice occurs when a
professional fails to act as a reasonably prudent professional would have
acted under the same circumstances.
- Commission: doing something that should not have been done
-Omission: failing to do things that should have been done
Elements of malpractice:
1.) The professional (nurse) has assumed the duty of care.
2.) The professional (nurse) breached the duty of care by failing to meet
the standard of care.
3.) The failure of the professional (nurse) to meet the standard of care
was the promote cause of the injury
4.) The injury is proved
Common reasons for malpractice:
1. Failure to follow standards of care.
2. Failure to use equipment in a responsible manner
3. Failure to communicate
4. Failure to document
5. Failure to assess and monitor
6. Failure to act as a patient advocate
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