Legal and Ethical Issues Paper I

instruction Please use APA format and answer each question by using a paragraph format. This is a paper and must have a title page and reference page. Please use at minimum three evidence-based resources to complete this paper. Support all your ideas, reasoning and answers with good discussion.

1. Do nurses, legally, have to follow all of the Infusion Nurse’s Society Standards of Practice?

2. How will you utilize evidence-based practice in your decision-making in infusion therapy?

3. Describe how you might utilize Standards of Care in your nursing career.

4. What types of informed consent will you utilize in your IV therapy practice?

5. If the patient is unconscious, how do you get consent?

6. If the patient is confused, how do you get informed consent?

7. If a six-year-old does not want an IV started, what is your action?

8. Describe a situation that could be an issue in IV therapy for assault and battery. 9.

What are the elements of negligence in IV therapy?

10. Describe two practices that would prevent malpractice, negligence, and personal liability in infusion therapy.

11. What is a reasonable prudent nurse?