Question 1

Nurse C,a nurse with 20 years of OB-GYN experience,was asked to float to the ER.She refused.Was she correct in this decision and why?

Accepted Answer

A) She was correct because if she did this once she may be expected to float on a regular basis. 
B) She was incorrect because she felt she had enough seniority to not have to float. 
C) She was incorrect because she just did not want to float. 
D) She was correct because with her lack of experience in the ER, she felt she could not safely care for her patients. 
A) She was correct because if she did this once she may be expected to float on a regular basis. 
B) She was incorrect because she felt she had enough seniority to not have to float. 
C) She was incorrect because she just did not want to float. 
D) She was correct because with her lack of experience in the ER, she felt she could not safely care for her patients.

Question 2

The respondent superior law states:

Accepted Answer

A) nurses may be sued individually 
B) employers must cover liability insurance for the nurse 
C) nurses must carry liability insurance 
D) the hospital is responsible for nurses damage 
A) nurses may be sued individually 
B) employers must cover liability insurance for the nurse 
C) nurses must carry liability insurance 
D) the hospital is responsible for nurses damage

Question 3

There is a going-away party for a nurse you work with who has been promoted to a managerial position in another facility that is part of the same health care organization you both currently work under.Photographs have been taken of nurses around the unit as a way for the nurse to remember fellow colleagues.If patients are inadvertently photographed and no consent for this has been obtained,this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) assault 
B) battery 
C) invasion of privacy 
D) defamation 
A) assault 
B) battery 
C) invasion of privacy 
D) defamation

Question 4

Tort law is concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A) torts and lies, and always being correct 
B) always being correct and failure to show up for jury duty 
C) failure to show up for jury duty and touching people when they don't want to be touched 
D) touching people when they don't want to be touched and always being correct 
A) torts and lies, and always being correct 
B) always being correct and failure to show up for jury duty 
C) failure to show up for jury duty and touching people when they don't want to be touched 
D) touching people when they don't want to be touched and always being correct

Question 5

Other than having a legal record of patient care,documentation is important as:

Accepted Answer

A) evidence of physician orders 
B) evidence of professional standard compliance 
C) evidence of staffing patterns 
D) evidence of consent for treatment 
A) evidence of physician orders 
B) evidence of professional standard compliance 
C) evidence of staffing patterns 
D) evidence of consent for treatment

Question 6

Which United States-based entity has the largest electronic health record system?

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. Indian Health Services 
B) U.S. Public Health Service 
C) U.S. Department of Health Services and Resources 
D) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
A) U.S. Indian Health Services 
B) U.S. Public Health Service 
C) U.S. Department of Health Services and Resources 
D) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Question 7

The use of a whiteboard to organize nursing assignments per shift or to give patients information about their practitioners and/or diagnosis is a violation of:

Accepted Answer

A) civil law 
B) tort law 
C) HIPAA 
D) OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) 
A) civil law 
B) tort law 
C) HIPAA 
D) OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Question 8

Nurses should be sure that their documentation includes a number of key criteria in order to be thorough and help protect them from liability.Which of the following is not necessarily correct regarding thorough documentation practices?

Accepted Answer

A) complies with professional practice standards, such as those provided by the ANA 
B) can use the FATE acronym to ensure good charting practices 
C) is written evidence of what was done, the patient's response, and any revisions made in the patient's plan of care 
D) a method of communication among health care providers responsible for the patient's care 
A) complies with professional practice standards, such as those provided by the ANA 
B) can use the FATE acronym to ensure good charting practices 
C) is written evidence of what was done, the patient's response, and any revisions made in the patient's plan of care 
D) a method of communication among health care providers responsible for the patient's care

Question 9

The reasonable person standard states that:

Accepted Answer

A) it takes a reasonable person to maintain a good relationship 
B) reasonable people tend to have reasonable children and make good partners 
C) it is used to demonstrate a breach of duty 
D) it is used by State Boards of Nursing to evaluate the male-female ratios according to clinical position 
A) it takes a reasonable person to maintain a good relationship 
B) reasonable people tend to have reasonable children and make good partners 
C) it is used to demonstrate a breach of duty 
D) it is used by State Boards of Nursing to evaluate the male-female ratios according to clinical position

Question 10

A nursing checklist of actions to decrease liability notes a number of different ways to help prevent liability.Which of the following are suggestions from this list? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) communicate with your patients and keep them informed 
B) maintain ongoing monitoring of the process and outcome of patient care through incident reports, sentinel events, etc. 
C) develop physical, mental, and verbal "no abuse" policies 
D) frequently use verbal orders and the telephone to promote rapid transmission of information to help ensure good patient outcomes. 
A) communicate with your patients and keep them informed 
B) maintain ongoing monitoring of the process and outcome of patient care through incident reports, sentinel events, etc. 
C) develop physical, mental, and verbal "no abuse" policies 
D) frequently use verbal orders and the telephone to promote rapid transmission of information to help ensure good patient outcomes.

Nurse C,a nurse with 20 years of OB-GYN experience,was asked to float to the ER.She refused.Was she correct in this decision and why?

The respondent superior law states:

Tort law is concerned with:

Other than having a legal record of patient care,documentation is important as:

Which United States-based entity has the largest electronic health record system?

The use of a whiteboard to organize nursing assignments per shift or to give patients information about their practitioners and/or diagnosis is a violation of:

Nurses should be sure that their documentation includes a number of key criteria in order to be thorough and help protect them from liability.Which of the following is not necessarily correct regarding thorough documentation practices?

The reasonable person standard states that:

A nursing checklist of actions to decrease liability notes a number of different ways to help prevent liability.Which of the following are suggestions from this list? Select all that apply.

Nursing Leadership,Management,and Motivation

The Health Care Environment

Nursing Today

Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Technology, and Informatics

Inter-Professional Teamwork and Collaboration

Change, Innovation, and Conflict

Power and Politics

Delegation of Patient Care

Effective Staffing

Budget Concepts for Patient Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing of Patient Care for Quality and Safety

Time Management and Setting Patient Care Priorities

Quality Improvement and Evidence Based Patient Care

Ethical Aspects of Health Care

Culture, Generational Differences, and Spirituality

NCLEX-RN Preparation and Your First Job

Career Planning and Achieving Balance

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Exam 14: Legal Aspects of Health Care

Nurse C,a nurse with 20 years of OB-GYN experience,was asked to float to the ER.She refused.Was she correct in this decision and why?

The respondent superior law states:

Tort law is concerned with:

Other than having a legal record of patient care,documentation is important as:

Which United States-based entity has the largest electronic health record system?

The use of a whiteboard to organize nursing assignments per shift or to give patients information about their practitioners and/or diagnosis is a violation of:

Nurses should be sure that their documentation includes a number of key criteria in order to be thorough and help protect them from liability.Which of the following is not necessarily correct regarding thorough documentation practices?

The reasonable person standard states that:

A nursing checklist of actions to decrease liability notes a number of different ways to help prevent liability.Which of the following are suggestions from this list? Select all that apply.

Nursing Leadership,Management,and Motivation

The Health Care Environment

Nursing Today

Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Technology, and Informatics

Inter-Professional Teamwork and Collaboration

Change, Innovation, and Conflict

Power and Politics

Delegation of Patient Care

Effective Staffing

Budget Concepts for Patient Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing of Patient Care for Quality and Safety

Time Management and Setting Patient Care Priorities

Quality Improvement and Evidence Based Patient Care

Ethical Aspects of Health Care

Culture, Generational Differences, and Spirituality

NCLEX-RN Preparation and Your First Job

Career Planning and Achieving Balance

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