Chapter 22/23
Answering for ones own actions. Pg. 293
What is accountability?
verbal, nonverbal, Pg. 321-322
Ex. posture and gait
How should the nurse position themselves to be therapeutic to the client? sit in an open manner like I demonstrated in class
What are the forms of communication?
Assault and battery pg. 308
What is an Intentional Tort?
A clients willingness to learn.
What a nurse determines before education can begin?
Negligence and Malpractice
What is an Unintentional Tort?
Have the client reiterate the knowledge back to the nurse.
How can a nurse determine if a client understood the teaching?
To ensure the procedure, risks, benefits, and complications.
What is the nurses role with informed consent?
a nursing action that produces a written account of pertinent patient data, nursing clinical decisions,and interventions.
What is documentation?
Malpractice Insurance.
What type of professional liability insurance all nurse need while practicing?
To decrease costs and improve the quality of patient care.
Why do facilities utilize the electronic health record?