Action Review is a presentation of legal nurse consultant memory jogger tidbits or in plain English, legal nurse consultant questions that no LNC would ever err on. Fun stuff. LEGAL ASPECTS OF DOCUMENTATION.

1. Accurate, complete documentation in the medical record benefits the nurse in all    of the following ways, except:
 a. it proves that you're giving quality care
 b. it proves that you're meeting the care standards set by the nursing profession.
 c. it isn't admissible in court.
 d. it's a reliable indicator of the care you give

 2. If you are named as a defendant in a malpractice suit, your actions will be compared with those of:

     a.  your nurse-manager

     b.  a physician

     c.  the patient's expectations

     d.  a reasonable, prudent nurse with comparable training and experience

3.  All of the following elements are necessary to make a claim of malpractice except:
    a.   an uncooperative patient
    b.   a duty owed by one person to another
    c.   a breech of duty
    d.   a resulting injury