1. Accountability the ability and willingness to assume

responsibility for actions and related

consequences.

2. Assault Mental or physical threat (e.g., forcing

[without touching] a client to take a medication

or treatment)

3. Authority the right to act or command the actions of

others

4. Battery touching, with or without the intent to do harm

(e.g., hitting or striking a client). If a mentally

competent adult is forced to have a treatment

he or she has refused, battery occurs.

5. Biologic agents A. Anthrax. B. Pneumonic plague. C.

Botulism. D. Smallpox. E. Inhalation

tularemia. F. Viral hemorrhagic fever

6. Bioterrorism A. Learn the symptoms of illnesses that are

associated with exposure to likely biologic and

chemical agents. B. Understand that they could

appear days or weeks after exposure. C. Nurses

and other HCPs would be the first responders

when victims seek medical evaluation after

symptoms manifest. First responders are

critical in identifying an outbreak, determining

cause of outbreak, identifying risk factors, and

implementing measures to control and

minimize the outbreak.

7. Breach of duty failure to perform according to the established

standard of conduct in providing nursing care

8. By what authority may RNs

delegate nursing care to

others?

State Nurse Practice Act

9. Case management: 1. Coordination of care provided by an

interdisciplinary team. 2. Manages resources

effectively. 3. Uses critical pathways to

organize care