TCRN TCRN Professional and Legal Issues 2

Question 1

A trauma patient is brought in unconscious without family present. The nurse needs to perform an invasive procedure. Which legal doctrine allows treatment to proceed without consent?

Accepted Answer

Implied consent

Answer

Implied consent allows emergency treatment of unconscious patients when it is reasonable to assume they would consent if able.

Question 2

Under EMTALA, a trauma center is obligated to do which of the following for any patient who presents to the emergency department?

Accepted Answer

Provide a medical screening examination regardless of ability to pay

Answer

EMTALA requires hospitals to provide a medical screening examination and stabilizing treatment to all patients regardless of insurance or payment status.

Question 3

A TCRN discovers a colleague charted a procedure that was never performed. The most appropriate first action is to:

Accepted Answer

Report the finding through the facility's chain of command or risk management

Answer

Falsified documentation is fraudulent and must be reported through proper channels such as the chain of command or risk management.

Question 4

Which federal law requires healthcare workers to report suspected child abuse regardless of whether the family consents to the disclosure?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory reporting statutes

Answer

Mandatory reporting laws require healthcare providers to report suspected child abuse without requiring parental consent.

Question 5

A trauma nurse is subpoenaed to testify about a patient's care. The nurse's best source of information during testimony is:

Accepted Answer

The contemporaneous medical record documented at the time of care

Answer

The contemporaneous medical record is the most legally credible and reliable account of the care provided.

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TCRN TCRN Professional and Legal Issues 2