A nurse is off duty, in the community, and witnesses an adult suddenly collapse. The individual appears to be unconscious. How should the nurse apply Good Samaritan laws to this situation?

A nurse has been caring for a medical client for several shifts and the client has expressed frustration with his slow recovery. At the beginning of the shift, the client states to the nurse, “That’s it. I want to read what they’ve written in my chart.” What is the nurse’s best response?

Which statement best describes the impact that the concept of respondeat superior has on the issue of nursing liability?

A nurse is being sued for malpractice after a client completed suicide on the medical-surgical unit. The nurse’s attorney has pointed out that the client had no history of suicide attempts, had no history of mental illness, and denied suicidality on the standard intake assessment. This argument calls into question what component of a malpractice suit?

A health care provider prescribes a medical procedure that the staff nurse has reason to believe will harm the client. Which principle should guide the nurse’s choice of action?