N520 Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing Module 7 Assignment

N520 Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing Module 7 Assignment

Professional Development Exercises :

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 17
(Guido, p. 362)

Was the nurse negligent for unlocking the bath-room door and
allowing Judy to shower by herself?

Was it below the standard of care for the nurse to leave the
bathroom door unlocked when the psychiatrist came to see Judy?

How significant are the hospital policy and procedures in
this instance?

How would you decide this case?

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 18
(Guido, p. 393)

Was the nurse negligent in the advice she gave Mr. Gonzales
concerning his condition?

Did the nurse exceed her scope of practice in the advice she
gave the patient?

Should the nurse have instructed Mr. Gonzales to go
immediately to the local emergency center?

How would you decide this case? Who, if anyone, is liable in
this case?

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 20
(Guido, p. 439)

What should the standards of care be for such a patient?

Even though the nursing care plan did not specify that the
wound should be checked hourly, how should the prudent nurse have acted?

Should the lawsuit center primarily on the surgeon for
allowing this patient to be sent back to the nursing home for post- operative
care rather than insisting he be kept for 24 hours in an acute care facility
post-operatively?