Question
1. A nurse practitioner (NP) knows that she is HIV positive. She is employed in a private clinic and performs wellness exams on ambulatory adults. The NP:
2. Anne and Laura work as NP partners in an NP practice. Anne learns that Laura frequently changes patient’s narcotic prescriptions to a different dosage, and then requests that the patient give her the remaining narcotic medications. Some patients have called Anne aside to tell her of this. How can Laura’s actions best be characterized?
3. A liability policy that pays claims only during the period that the policy is active is termed:
4. A NP examined a patient who had been bitten by her husband during an assault. There were numerous bite marks and lacerations on the patient’s forearms. The nurse practitioner sutured the lacerations, though this was contraindicated because of the highly infectious nature of human bites. The patient suffered no ill effects after suturing. How can this be described?