In the Following List, Identify the Instances of Possible Malpractice

question 5

Multiple Choice

In the following list, identify the instances of possible malpractice. (Select all that apply.)

• A) The nurse accidentally administers an excessively large dose of a prescribed medication, and the patient becomes comatose.
• B) The nurse runs a red light en route to work and causes an auto accident in which three people are seriously injured and one dies.
• C) The nurse notes the patient's poor capillary return distal to a cast, becomes busy and does not report it, and the patient later loses limb function.
• D) The nurse discusses a patient's condition in a disparaging way in a hospital elevator and is overheard by the patient's husband.

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