While Caring for a Patient, a Nurse Performs a Nursing

question 17

Multiple Choice

While caring for a patient, a nurse performs a nursing action that is not within his or her scope of practice. The nurse has violated the

• A) Ethics Committee.
• B) Nurse Practice Act.
• C) State Department of Health.
• D) National League for Nursing Education.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Cleft

The synaptic cleft is the gap between two nerve cells at a synapse, across which neurotransmitters are sent to transmit signals from one neuron to another.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical compounds responsible for transmitting signals from one neuron to another across a synaptic gap within the nervous system.

Action Potentials

Rapid and temporary electrical impulses in neurons or muscle cells that allow communication over long distances within the body.

Chemical Synapses

Junctions between neurons where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals across the synaptic gap.