1. Mrs.Bee is admitted to Anytown Hospital.Mr.Smith, a staff nurse, unknowingly clips the wrong chart to Mrs.Bee's bed.Mrs.Jones, the medication nurse, later enters the patient's room, looks at the chart, and injects the patient with the wrong medication.In an action in tort, judgment would be for
Mrs. Bee's physician
Mrs. Bee
the hospital
medication nurse
2. A nurse fails to keep a patient's bedrails in the upright position as ordered by the attending physician. The patient is discharged having never fallen from the bed.What elements of negligence are present?
duty to care
breach of duty
injury
causation
a and b above
none of the above
3. A nurse treating a patient who exhibiting signs of an allergic reaction to a medication should
continue to administer the medication for the patient's good health
make his or her best decision as to an alternate medication
call the pharmacy and obtain an alternate medication
contact the attending physician
4. Burns by hot water bottles, sitz baths, and heating pads are common everyday occurrences and are not considered negligent acts.
True
False