Legal Issues and Liability in Nursing

What should caregivers consider regarding liability in competent care?

• Liability is the only rational behind competent care.

• Outcomes for the patient and exemplary delivery of care are important.

• Performing in a particular manner merely to avoid being sued is ethical practice.

• None of the above.

What is the best way to avoid a malpractice or negligence claim?

• Competent patient care.

• Ignoring patient safety.

• Performing procedures without proper training.

• None of the above.

What should be balanced with the patient's autonomy during surgical procedures?

• Professional obligations of beneficence and nonmaleficence.

• The caregiver's personal beliefs.

• Hospital policies.

• None of the above.

What is the responsibility of each team member in a healthcare setting?

• To follow the surgeon's orders without question.

• To perform duties within the scope of practice according to facility policy.

• To avoid any responsibility for their actions.

• None of the above.

What is the primary cause of professional liability claims?

• Iatrogenic medical injury.

• Negligence.

• Malpractice.

• All of the above.

What are the four Ds of malpractice?

• Duty, Deviation, Direct causation, Damages.

• Duty, Deviation, Denial, Damages.

• Duty, Deviation, Direct causation, Defense.

• None of the above.

What does liability insurance cover?

• Only the facility's legal fees.

• Incidents that result in harm to a patient when policies are followed.

• Personal injuries of the caregiver.

• None of the above.

What is the borrowed servant rule?

• The surgeon is always responsible for the team.

• The surgeon is liable for acts of team members only when they have control.

• The team members are never responsible for their actions.

• None of the above.

What is the doctrine of the reasonable man?

• Patients expect care personnel to meet standards.

• Patients have no rights in healthcare.

• Care personnel can act without any standards.

• None of the above.

What must independent contractors adhere to?

• Only the facility's policies.

• Their own personal standards.

• The policies and procedures of the facility.

• None of the above.