Exam 8: Nursing Law and Liability

Which type of awards are almost always extremely large and quickly gain the attention of other health-care providers to avoid the same types of actions?

Which of the following is based on the claim that actions of the nurse followed the standards of care or that, even if the actions were in violation of the standard of care, the actions themselves were not the direct cause of the injury?

Because of the ongoing nursing shortage, which of the following has become an important legal and ethical issue for health-care providers?

Which type of damages allow the judge, in certain instances, to triple the actual damage award amount?

In cases involving children, the statute of limitations extends until the person reaches what age?

Which action is the most common violation of criminal law made by nurses?

It is under which type of law that most nurses become involved with the legal system?

Some state legislatures have recently passed new tort reform laws that severely limit or completely eliminate which type of awards?

Which of the following is the most common intentional tort seen in the practice of nursing?

Which legislative act is a federal law that requires all federally funded institutions to inform clients of their right to prepare advance directives?

Medical record documentation is a primary source of which quasi-intentional tort?

Which legislative act provides a framework on which the court must base decisions when determining whether a nurse has breached a standard of care?

Because of which legislative act, health-care providers have become more aware than ever of the issue of confidentiality in the health-care setting?

The issue of abandonment falls under the umbrella of which ethical principle?

Which of the following requires the existence of a professional standard of care and a clear deviation from that standard of care?