When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action the first step to occur is that a document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called?
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The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for a patient's care. What is this legally binding situation?
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What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing interventions?
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An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer an IV chemotherapeutic agent to a patient in the acute care setting. What law should this nurse refer to before initiating this intervention?
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A nurse fails to irrigate a feeding tube as ordered resulting in harm to the patient. This nurse could be found guilty of:
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