Defensive Documentation - SALPN Webinar

The passing mark for this exam is 80%. You may retake this exam as many times as you wish (just return to your email for the link).

For your documentation, please take a photo/screenshot of the page with your passing grade. The SALPN will not be able to access this for you.

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* 1. What is an adverse event?

The length of time after an injury that a patient has to file a lawsuit

Failure to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions

An untoward medical event caused by healthcare management, rather than the patients underlying disease by no fault of their own.

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* 2. What are the ‘damages’ in a lawsuit?

Legal proof of care

Payment (money) as compensation for a loss or injury

Inadequate infection control

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* 3. What is the ‘Statute of Limitations’?

The length of time after an injury that a patient has to file a lawsuit

Evidence of patient progress

Inadequate patient assessment or care

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* 4. What is one of the elements required for a medical malpractice case to be successful?

Legal proof of care

Credible evidence in a lawsuit

Causation

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* 5. What is one of the reasons the medical record exists?

Legal proof of care

Duty

Medication errors

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* 6. What is another reason that the medical record exists?

Inadequate patient assessment or care

Monitor the nursing process

Evidence of patient progress

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* 7. In Canada, who owns the medical record?

The hospital

The patient

The government

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* 8. What is one of the top 5 reasons nurses get sued for medical malpractice?

Failure to communicate adequate information to the physician.

The nurse wore blue socks

The doctor did not know the nurse's name

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* 9. How quickly should nurses document the care they have provided?

Whenever the nurse wants to

At the end of the shift

As soon as possible after the care is provided.

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* 10. Who is the best person to document care in the medical record?

The person who provided the care

The person who witnessed the care

The person who heard about the care at coffee time

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* 11. What part of the nursing process most often fails to defend the nurse in a lawsuit?

Assessment

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

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* 12. True or False - The quality of documentation is often seen as a reflection of the quality of nursing practice.

True

False

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* 13. What is the one thing every medical malpractice lawyer asks for before they will commence a lawsuit?

Your notes

The medical record

The patient's name

Defensive Documentation - SALPN Webinar

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* 1. What is an adverse event?

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* 2. What are the ‘damages’ in a lawsuit?

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* 3. What is the ‘Statute of Limitations’?

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* 4. What is one of the elements required for a medical malpractice case to be successful?

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* 5. What is one of the reasons the medical record exists?

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* 6. What is another reason that the medical record exists?

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* 7. In Canada, who owns the medical record?

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* 8. What is one of the top 5 reasons nurses get sued for medical malpractice?

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* 9. How quickly should nurses document the care they have provided?

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* 10. Who is the best person to document care in the medical record?

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* 11. What part of the nursing process most often fails to defend the nurse in a lawsuit?

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* 12. True or False - The quality of documentation is often seen as a reflection of the quality of nursing practice.

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* 13. What is the one thing every medical malpractice lawyer asks for before they will commence a lawsuit?

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* 14. Don't forget to take a picture/screenshot of your passing grade when you are done with this exam.