Scope & Accountability
This act defines the legal scope of nursing practice in each state.
➡️ What is the Nurse Practice Act?
A nurse who applies restraints without provider orders—even if safety is compromised—commits this tort.
➡️ What is false imprisonment?
Documentation must meet these four characteristics.
➡️ What is factual, accurate/concise, complete/current, and organized documentation?
The normal adult respiratory rate is:
➡️ What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
The six components of the infection cycle begin with the infectious agent and end with this.
➡️ What is a susceptible host?
A nurse must report this type of coworker to their manager for patient safety.
➡️ What is an impaired coworker?
This federal law protects the privacy of patient health information.
➡️ What is HIPAA?
A nurse forgets to document wound care. Later, the wound becomes infected. Legally, this documentation gap implies:
➡️ What is “if it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done” — thus implying negligence?
An adult pulse rate below 60 bpm is called this.
➡️ What is bradycardia?
When microorganisms grow without causing illness, it is called this.
➡️ What is colonization?
Identify the nursing responsibility when a provider explains a procedure incorrectly, but the patient signs consent anyway.
➡️ What is notifying the provider and withholding witnessing until correct teaching occurs?
This term describes “failure to act in a reasonable and prudent manner.”
➡️ What is negligence?
These reports communicate significant changes or updates between shifts.
➡️ What are change-of-shift reports?
Vital signs may only be delegated when the patient is in this condition.
➡️ What is stable?
Particles less than 5 microns spread infection through this method.
➡️ What is airborne transmission?
When a nurse encounters a coworker suspected of diverting narcotics, the nurse must follow this chain of action.
➡️ What is immediately reporting the suspicion to the manager rather than confronting the coworker?
This document allows a person to choose someone to make health-care decisions for them.
➡️ What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare?
This cannot be delegated: assessment, planning, and ________.
➡️ What is evaluation?
This measure reflects the balance between heat produced and lost.
➡️ What is body temperature?
The stage of infection where early, nonspecific symptoms appear is called:
➡️ What is the prodromal stage?
This principle aligns nurse actions with state laws, professional organization standards, and facility policy.
➡️ What is adherence to the Standards of Care?
This law protects individuals with chronic conditions from discrimination in healthcare access and accommodations.
➡️ What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This joint commission group provides a list of unsafe abbreviations.
➡️ What is TJC (The Joint Commission)?
A patient has a temperature spike after surgery. According to physiology in Module 2, which mechanism increases heat production?
➡️ What is shivering and increased metabolism?
These two routes allow microorganisms to exit and enter the body.
➡️ What are the GI, GU, respiratory, blood/tissue, or broken-skin portals?