MN605 Unit 6 Quiz Latest

MN605 Unit 6 Quiz Latest

MN605 Unit 6 Quiz Latest

Unit 6 Quiz

Question 1

Currently in the U.S., medical treatments that result in injury or death is a:

Question options:

• Major cause of morbidity
• Major cause of mortality
• Major cause of morbidity and mortality
• Major cause of morbidity, mortality, and malpractice claims

Question 2

Risk management is about analyzing the act of the individual provider versus the system the provider works in.

Question options:

• True
• False

Question 3

Medication errors that occur during prescribing, administering, or dispensing are one of the leading causes of malpractice claims against Nurse Practitioners (NP).

Question options:

• True
• False

Question 4

Today, the trend of malpractice suits against NPs in the U.S. are (select all that apply)

Question options:

• Decreasing in number
• Increasing in number
• Unchanged from previous two decades
• Increasing in severity

Question 5

When courts are determining reasonable practice of a prudent NP, they consider :

Question options:

• Testimony of expert witnesses
• Local and national standards of care
• All of the above
• None of the above

Question 6

For the NP, scope of practice , as issued by state boards or national professional standards, serve to:

set limitations of what the NP can do and not do.

Question options:

• True
• False

Question 7

Under Tort law, causation refers to:

Question options:

• The established duty of the provider to treat the patient
• The direct result of the NP’s act or omission of an act that results in injury or death
• The breach of duty
• Damages that incurred

Question 8

For someone to claim malpractice the following need to have occurred except:

Question options:

• Duty
• Breach of Duty
• Financial loss
• Damages
• Causation

Question 9

When determining deviation from standard of care, all of the following is considered except:

Question options:

• Physician preferences
• Protocols
• Policies
• Evidence based practice guidelines

Question 10

A successful malpractice claim against an NP is highly unlikely if (check all that apply) the NP:

Question options:

• Followed current evidenced practice guidelines
• Practiced within scope of practice
• Documented appropriately
• Assessed patient in a competent manner
• Referred when medically needed