The Nurse Has Been Charged with Malpractice

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse has been charged with malpractice.Which option reflects an element that must be present for this charge to be substantiated?

• A)The nurse had no way of predicting that injury would result from the error.
• B)The client had a duty to report what he or she was experiencing.
• C)The nurse was providing care consistent with a national standard.
• D)There was a causal relationship between the error and client injury.

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Definitions:

Contribution Format Income Statement

An income statement that separates fixed and variable costs to highlight the contribution margin.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how sensitive a company's operating income is to a change in its revenues, indicating the proportion of fixed costs in the company's cost structure.

Contribution Format Income Statement

An income statement format that separates fixed costs from variable costs, thus showing the contribution margin.

Degree of Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company's operating income to its sales, indicating how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income.