Question

Question 11 (1 point)

Failure to monitor a patient’s vital signs can lead to __________.

Question 11 options:

	a lawsuit for slander
	an injury to a patient followed by a lawsuit
	a lawsuit for perjury
	a monetary award for negligent injection

Question 12 (1 point)

A nurse who fails to follow the doctor’s verbal orders to watch the patient closely __________.

Question 12 options:

	is personally immune from any liable action
	cannot be held liable for his of her negligent acts if the patient is injured
	is absolutely not at fault for negligent behavior
	can be held liable for his of her negligent acts if the patient is injured

Question 13 (1 point)

The Navy veteran successfully underwent coronary bypass surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. However, he was injured as a result of being left unattended for several hours by nursing personnel in the intensive care unit. The veteran suffered anoxic brain injury following a complication with his endotracheal tube. A lawsuit was filed, and the court determined __________.

Question 13 options:

	there was no evidence of wrongdoing
	the trial court properly required the federal government to make an immediate lump-sum payment of future medical damages to the veteran
	the trial court awards for damages should be lowered
	the trial court was found to have erred by awarding the patient a lump-sum payment

Question 14 (1 point)

The __________ committee is generally responsible for the development of policies and procedures for investigation and control of infections.

Question 14 options:

	executive
	infection control
	credentials
	bylaws

Question 15 (1 point)

The __________ committee is responsible for reviewing surgical procedures.

Question 15 options:

	quality assurance
	infection control
	medical records
	tissue

Answer 1

ANSWER.

11) Failure to monitor a patient's vital sign can leads to an Injury to a patient

      followed by a lawsuit.

12) A nurse who fails to follow the doctors verbal order to watch the patient closely

      can be liable for his or her negligent acts if the patient is injured.

13) The navy veteran sucessfully underwent coronary bypass surgery at the veterans

      affairs medical center.however he was injured as a result of being left unattended for

     several hours by nursing personnel in the intensive care unit,the veteran suffered anoxic

     brain injury following a complication with his endotracheal tube.a lawsuit was filed and the

     court determined The trial court properly required the federal government to make an

     immediate lump-sum payment of future medical damages to the veteran.

14) The Infection control commitee is generally responsible for the development of policies and

       procedures for the detection,investigation and control of infections.

15) The Tissue committee is responsible for reviewing surgical procedures.