Chapter 5
Under this, a nurse is not liable for injury that occurs as a result of emergency treatment
What is Good Samaritan Immunity?
Name one thing needed when whistleblowing
What is "
•Documentation regarding additional complaints, such as a safety or health complaint or other statutorily protected complaint with OSHA or another enforcement agency
•Copies of any relevant, lawfully obtained documents, such as emails, phone records, text messages, activity logs, meeting notes, work orders, letters, or memoranda, related to your complaint
•Copies of any hiring and/or termination letters
•A copy of the employer’s handbook for employees and/or collective bargaining agreement"
This type of coaching is planned, systematic management action that occurs over the entire duration of an employee’s employment
What is long-term coaching
In this staffing step, individuals are taught activities that are more specific to the position
What is orientation
The steps of the nursing process
What are assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate
The nurse has a duty to document errors (T/F)
What is true
This act stresses the key role patients play in staying healthy
What is the 1998 Patient’s Bill of Rights
This career stage is the first 10 years of employment; making wise career choices is important
What is the promise stage
This occurs only when the organization is able to create a work environment that makes staff want to stay
What is retention
This piece of legislation established regulations for the education and training of CNAs
What is the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
This is the other name for professional negligence
What is malpractice
Title I of this act prohibits discrimination based on genetic information in health coverage
What is the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
This career stage is in the middle and reflects a nurse with 11 to 29 years of experience
What is momentum
This type of interview is a much better predictor of job performance and overall effectiveness
What is the structured interview
This state statute regulates delegation for nurses
This means the 'master is responsible for the servant.'
What is Respondeat Superior
These are two things nurses can do when the client signs out AMA
What are "◦Facilitate scheduling of follow up appointments
◦Help client obtain necessary prescriptions"
Name two benefits of transition to practice programs
What are
¬Decreased staff turnover
¬Allows new graduate nurses to have structured program
¬New graduate nurses will be more supported
Name two ways to overcome interview limitations
What are "using a team approach.
¬Develop a structured interview format for each job classification.
¬Use scenarios to determine decision-making ability.
¬Conduct multiple interviews.
¬Provide training in effective interviewing techniques"
The bottom of Maslow's hierarchy pyramid
What are physiological needs of air, water, food, and reproduction,
Name the five components for professional negligence (malpractice)
What are "A standard of care is in place
◦There is a failure to meet the standard of care
◦Foreseeability of harm must exist
◦There must be a provable correlation between care and harm
◦Actual patient _harm____ must occur"
Name two ways nurses can be advocates in practice
What are "
◦Helping others make informed decisions
◦Acting as intermediaries in the environment
◦Directly intervening on behalf of others
◦Advocating for social justice"
Name three things the nurse can do when career planning
What are "demonstrate a commitment to the use of evidence-based practice, learning new skills or bettering practice through the use of role models and mentors, staying aware of and being involved in professional issues, advocating with politicians and furthering one’s education."
Name three illegal interview questions
What are "Age
¬Marital status
¬Children
¬Race
¬Sexual preference
¬Financial or credit status
¬National origin
¬Religion"
The five rights of delegation
What are the right task, right circumstances, right person, right direction, and right supervision