Professional Development Exercises
Discussion 5
Professional Development Exercises Discussion 5
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 11 (Guido, p.
222)
Did the facility have sufficient evidence to suspend the nurse?
How should the testimony of the other nurses in the unit affect the
outcome of this case?
What additional questions should the institution address before
the court rules in this case?
How would you have ruled in this case?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 12 (Guido, p.
238)
Did the ANP have a duty to consult with the child’s physician or
another emergency center physician regarding the possibility of
child abuse before she reported her findings to the case worker?
What questions would you anticipate might be asked regarding
the injury itself and the possibility that the child had caused her
own injury?
Did the ANP have a duty to report the injury, even though the
diagnosis was not absolutely conclusive at the point that the child
was initially examined?
How would you determine liability in this case, assuming that the
trial court found liability against any of the three defendants?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 16 (Guido, p.
329
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