Exam 3: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

A nurse arrives at the scene of a motor vehicle accident. A person in the vehicle mumbles incoherently when asked his name. Which actions are not covered by the Good Samaritan Law? (Select all that apply.)

If a nurse is reported to a state board of nursing for repeatedly making medication errors, it is most likely that:

A student nurse who is not yet licensed:

An example of a violation of criminal law by a nurse is:

The commonalities of The Codes of Ethics of the National Association for Practical Education and Service (NAPNES) and The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) include: (Select all that apply.)

A nurse remarks to several people that "Dr. X must be getting senile because she makes so many mistakes." If that remark results in some of Dr. X's patients changing to another doctor, Dr. X would have grounds to sue the nurse for:

To best protect himself or herself from being sued, the nurse should:

The Occupational Safety and Health Act includes all of the following, except:

A characteristic of an advance directive is that:

Ethics and law are different from each other in that ethics:

The nurse explains that a sentinel event is a situation in which a patient:

A person who has been brought to the emergency room after being struck by a car insists on leaving, although the doctor has advised him to be hospitalized overnight. The nurse caring for this patient should:

A postoperative patient in the intensive care unit (ICU) is so confused and agitated that staff have not been able to safely care for him. He has pulled out his central line once, and he slides to the bottom of the bed, where he attempts to climb out, pulling and disrupting the various tubes and monitors. The nurse's best course of action is to:

The most frequently cited cause of a sentinel event by the Joint Commission is a problem in:

A patient has advance directives spelled out in a durable power of attorney, with the appointment of his daughter as his health care agent. The daughter will be responsible for:

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) main focus is in keeping:

A patient has signed a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order. If a nurse performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when the patient stops breathing and then successfully revives the patient, the:

Nursing liability insurance is a policy purchased and put into effect by the nurse for the purpose of:

A 48-year-old man refuses to take a medication ordered for the control of his blood pressure. The nurse's most effective response would be:

An elderly, slightly confused patient sustains an injury from a heating pad that was wrongly applied by the nurse. The nurse should: