In What Way Can Evidence from Disciplines Other That of Nursing

question 82

Multiple Choice

In what way can evidence from disciplines other that of nursing compare to nursing evidence and be helpful to a nurse?

• A) Theory-based non-nursing evidence can fill gaps and provide a basis on which to build new evidence.
• B) Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge that is obtained by trial and error.
• C) Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing research studies.
• D) All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.

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Definitions:

Superseding Causes

Events that occur after a defendant's negligent act, breaking the causal connection between that act and the harm suffered, and relieving the defendant of liability.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal doctrine that allows proof of negligence to be inferred from the mere fact that an accident occurred, if the accident is the kind that typically would not happen without negligence.

Proximate Cause

The extent to which, as a matter of policy, a defendant may be held liable for the consequences of his or her actions. In the majority of states, proximate cause requires that the plaintiff and the type of injury suffered by the plaintiff were foreseeable at the time of the accident. In the minority of states, proximate cause exists if the defendant’s actions led to the plaintiff’s harm.

Legal Cause

A legally sufficient reason to file a lawsuit, based on recognized legal principles.