NUR 217 Test 2 Questions and Correct Answers

A client arrives in active labor and exhibits toxemia with irregular fetal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being transferred to another facility? a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act c. Patient Self-Determination Act d. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law A nurse is caring for a client with malignant hypertension whose blood pressure has increased by 40 mm Hg during thepast hour. thenurse goes to lunch and fails to report thechange to thephysician. thenurse is at risk for being charged with which legal claim? a. Negligence b. Assault c. Defamation of character d. Tort a. Negligence A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is medicated for pain. thenurse completes thefollowing interventions: places theclient on theexamining table, completes a thorough history and physical, covers theclient with a sheet, places thecall button within reach, and goes out in thehall to speak with theclient's primary care provider. theclient tries to get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a hematoma on thehead and a broken hip. thenurse's actions reflect which legal claim? a. Invasion of privacy b. Libel c. Slander d. Negligence d. Negligence A nursing student planning to apply for licensure knows that being charged with which offense would result in a misdemeanor criminal offense? a. Solicitation of illegal drugs b. Stealing a car c. Failing to report elder abuse d. Billing Medicare for services not rendered c. Failing to report elder abuse