Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 18

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 18 (Guido, p. 393) Was the nurse negligent in the advice she gave Mr. Gonzales concerning his condition?
Did the nurse exceed her scope of practice in the advice she gave the patient?
Should the nurse have instructed Mr. Gonzales to go immediately to the local emergency center?
How would you decide this case? Who, if anyone, is liable in this case?

Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 20 (Guido, p. 439) What should the standards of care be for such a patient?
Even though the nursing care plan did not specify that the wound should be checked hourly, how should the prudent nurse have acted?
Should the lawsuit center primarily on the surgeon for allowing this patient to be sent back to the nursing home for post- operative care rather than insisting he be kept for 24 hours in an acute care facility post-operatively?
How would you decide this case?

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Additional Case Study: (choose ONE)
Exercise 17-6 (Guido, p. 357) OR
Exercise 18-1 (Guido, p. 371) OR
Exercise 19-4 (Guido, p. 408) OR
Exercise 20-1 (Guido, p. 422)

Essay 2

A woman delivers a healthy baby just prior to starting a new job at a small manufacturing plant. Within a few months after she starts work at her new job, her infant appears sickly and is hospitalized. The woman discusses her newborns condition with her co-workers and finds an unsettling similarity to events that led up to the illness of another female coworkers child. First, how might you determine if there is a connection between the mothers new job and her childs illness? Speculate what factors you might have to address and how would you test to prove that there was a connection. Would the woman have a case if it were taken to court? Why, or why not?