The nurse is admitting a young child to the hospital because bacterial meningitis is suspected. Which of the following is the FIRST priority of nursing care?

A nurse is educating a first-time mother on safe food preparations for her 11-month old infant.  Which of the mother’s statements indicates to the nurse that the education was well understood?

When is the child with chickenpox considered to be no longer contagious?

In light of the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) decision, several states have passed so-called New Voices laws to protect the rights of student journalists to be free from most censorship by school administrators. Is a state able to do that, granting more rights to students than what the Supreme Court has said is available to them under the First Amendment, or do those laws violate the Constitution? Explain the legal justification for your answer.

Though there are some places in the U.S. Constitution that have privacy rights embedded, there are lots of examples of laws in the U.S. that protect privacy. Give two examples of other laws (non-Constitutional laws) that protect privacy and explain the source/type of law of each.

Henry Heights was rock climbing last month. He slipped and fell, but caught his rope and managed to hold on for 10 minutes, swinging free, until other climbers were able to pull him to safety. A weekly paper, The Star, ran an article including quotations and thoughts attributed to Heights about the incident. Twenty of the article’s 30 paragraphs included quotations and thoughts attributed to Heights, indicating Heights was scared but brave. However, The Star had not interviewed Heights. The reporter included material attributed to Heights to make the story more dramatic. Heights sued The Star for (a) appropriation and (b) false light. Is Jones likely to win? Why or why not? Be clear in analyzing the elements required for each tort as well as if Heights has a good case when applying these facts to the two torts.

Franny Foto if a photojournalist for Snap magazine. One day she is walking through the grocery store, during her weekly shopping trip. Franny sees a door marked “Breakroom—Private—Employees Only.” She glances around to be sure no one is watching, opens the door marked “Private” and quickly takes a picture of a person on their break, feet up on a table, reading a copy of Snap magazine. Franny then quickly leaves the store. The magazine prints the photo in its next issue in an ad for the magazine itself. Under the picture in the ad are the words, “Take a break with Snap magazine.” The person in the picture, Ms. Jones, wants to sue for intrusion. Discuss the important elements of intrusion that Ms. Jones would have to prove and discuss any appropriate defenses. Explain why you think Ms. Jones or Snap magazine would win. 

Explain the differences between “negligence” and “actual malice” in a libel suit. Define each term (within the context of communications law/libel, of course). When/with what kind of plaintiff would each legal standard be used?

Which piece of information is missing from the following medication order? Regular Insulin 20 units every 8 hours.

Order: Narcan mg IV for a patient. The patient is in ER with suspected opioid overdose and received one dose in ambulance. Available: Narcan 0.2mg/1mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? Round to the nearest tenth as appropriate. Enter numeric value only.