A man is admitted to the hospital for intravenous antibiotic therapy related to osteomyelitis. The nurse begins the admission process by taking a detailed history. The nurse asks the patient about his current symptoms and complaints, previous infections, and response to antibiotic therapy. When the nurse asks the patient about any history of sexually transmitted infections, the patient responds, “That’s none of your business.” How should the nurse respond? Why is it important to obtain a history regarding sexually transmitted infections?

1.What additional information would be important for the registered nurse to know when making daily patient care assignments? Why is this information pertinent to the registered? Choose at least two leadership concepts that are important to embrace when working with other healthcare providers. How do these concepts impact interprofessional collaboration?

2. Identify two tasks that can be assigned to a licensed practical nurse, and two tasks that can be assigned to unlicensed assistive personnel. What is the nurse’s responsibility in assigning these tasks?

While you are at your son’s baseball game, one of the other players slides into second base and then lies there without moving. Another player yells for help. The other parents know you are a nurse and ask you to check on the player while they call 911. When you approach the child, you note that his leg is fractured and lying in an awkward position. You feel that if you reposition the leg, you might cause more harm and pain for the child. You assess the leg and note it is warm with a palpable pedal pulse. You provide care to ensure that he does not go into shock until the ambulance arrives. The child’s parents are called and will meet the ambulance at the emergency department. Three months after the incident you receive word that you are being sued for malpractice because you did not provide interventions to ensure the safety of the leg. The child is undergoing extensive physical therapy related to neuromuscular damage to his leg.

1. Explain widely what are the basic elements of malpractice according to the Nursing Today textbook.
2. Does this scenario meet the basic elements of malpractice? Explain why or why not using the Nursing Today textbook as a reference.
3. If you were working or volunteering at a first aid station and this scenario occurred, would the basic elements of malpractice apply? Why or why not?
4. If you are the first aid nurse in this scenario, what specific actions should you take immediately following the accident? How could this protect you from a possible lawsuit?

How have the roles of outpatient services and hospitals evolved from historical times to the present? This has shifted greatly in the past 10 years. Identify three functions shared by both outpatient services and hospitals. How do outpatient services and hospitals differ in their approach to these functions? How are they similar? Why are these functions shared by both?