Question 1

Which of the following legal terms applies to defamation by written words or images?

Accepted Answer

A)  slander 
B)  libel 
C)  criminalization 
D)  fraud 
A)  slander 
B)  libel 
C)  criminalization 
D)  fraud B

Question 2

Which of the following best defines a set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights of the people?

Accepted Answer

A)  constitutional law 
B)  statutory law 
C)  common law 
D)  administrative law 
A)  constitutional law 
B)  statutory law 
C)  common law 
D)  administrative law A

Question 3

Which of the following type of law best defines a person's rights and obligations in relation to the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  common law 
B)  misdemeanours 
C)  constitutional law 
D)  public law 
A)  common law 
B)  misdemeanours 
C)  constitutional law 
D)  public law D

Question 4

How can a nurse reduce the risk of malpractice litigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  by keeping up to date with knowledge and skills, and seeking attention for patients with changing health status 
B)  by involving patients in decision making, documenting objectively, and avoiding physicians 
C)  by keeping up to date with current knowledge, seeking physician attention for patients with changing health status, and challenging the patient 
D)  by keeping up to date with current and outmoded knowledge, and providing patients with challenges 
A)  by keeping up to date with knowledge and skills, and seeking attention for patients with changing health status 
B)  by involving patients in decision making, documenting objectively, and avoiding physicians 
C)  by keeping up to date with current knowledge, seeking physician attention for patients with changing health status, and challenging the patient 
D)  by keeping up to date with current and outmoded knowledge, and providing patients with challenges

Question 5

What is the term for the unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person without consent that results in fear of immediately harmful or threatening contact?

Accepted Answer

A)  assault 
B)  battery 
C)  fraud 
D)  malpractice 
A)  assault 
B)  battery 
C)  fraud 
D)  malpractice

Question 6

Which of the following would apply to a nurse removing life support from a terminally ill patient without permission?

Accepted Answer

A)  legislative law 
B)  indictable offence 
C)  misdemeanour 
D)  summary offence 
A)  legislative law 
B)  indictable offence 
C)  misdemeanour 
D)  summary offence

Question 7

In Canada, what federal privacy law imposes obligations on how federal government departments collect, manage, use, and share personal information?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 
B)  the Health Information Act 
C)  the Privacy Act 
D)  the Health Information Protection Act 
A)  the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act 
B)  the Health Information Act 
C)  the Privacy Act 
D)  the Health Information Protection Act

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a summary offence?

Accepted Answer

A)  a nurse giving an injection without consent 
B)  a nurse who unintentionally causes the death of a patient 
C)  a nurse failing to provide competent care 
D)  a nurse signing an employment contract 
A)  a nurse giving an injection without consent 
B)  a nurse who unintentionally causes the death of a patient 
C)  a nurse failing to provide competent care 
D)  a nurse signing an employment contract

Question 9

A pregnant woman admits herself to the hospital to give birth under the care of her obstetrician and gives permission for the obstetrician to examine her. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive consent 
B)  explicit consent 
C)  implied consent 
D)  informed consent 
A)  coercive consent 
B)  explicit consent 
C)  implied consent 
D)  informed consent

Question 10

How are the majority of lawsuits against nurses and other health care professionals classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  as accidental claims 
B)  as unintentional tort 
C)  as civil law 
D)  as indictable offences 
A)  as accidental claims 
B)  as unintentional tort 
C)  as civil law 
D)  as indictable offences

Question 11

Which of the following terms is best defined as "acting in a heinous, reckless, or extreme way, and bringing about mental or psychological pain"?

Accepted Answer

A)  defamation of character 
B)  intentional infliction of emotional distress 
C)  invasion of privacy 
D)  false imprisonment 
A)  defamation of character 
B)  intentional infliction of emotional distress 
C)  invasion of privacy 
D)  false imprisonment

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of administrative law?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Regulated Health Professions Act, which defines the role of the nurse 
B)  the roles of colleges of nursing, which enforce rules 
C)  the way nurses collect and use personal health information 
D)  the way to identify the difference between negligence and incompetence 
A)  the Regulated Health Professions Act, which defines the role of the nurse 
B)  the roles of colleges of nursing, which enforce rules 
C)  the way nurses collect and use personal health information 
D)  the way to identify the difference between negligence and incompetence

Question 13

What is the term for a wrong or injury that a person suffers because of someone else's action, either intentional or unintentional?

Accepted Answer

A)  negligence 
B)  tort 
C)  private law 
D)  breach 
A)  negligence 
B)  tort 
C)  private law 
D)  breach

Question 14

Which legal issue would a nurse failing to communicate new patient symptoms, complaints, or concerns to a doctor best exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  negligence 
B)  unintentional tort 
C)  malpractice 
D)  common law 
A)  negligence 
B)  unintentional tort 
C)  malpractice 
D)  common law

Question 15

What system of binding rules governs the behaviour of people in their relationships with others and with the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethics 
B)  laws 
C)  morals 
D)  intentional tort 
A)  ethics 
B)  laws 
C)  morals 
D)  intentional tort

Question 16

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  failing to fulfil the legal responsibility to obey laws 
B)  failing to act to prevent foreseeable harm 
C)  failing to protect personal information 
D)  failing to keep patients free of interference 
A)  failing to fulfil the legal responsibility to obey laws 
B)  failing to act to prevent foreseeable harm 
C)  failing to protect personal information 
D)  failing to keep patients free of interference

Question 17

Which of the following best defines a wilful act that violates another person's rights or property?

Accepted Answer

A)  intentional tort 
B)  fraud 
C)  assault 
D)  battery 
A)  intentional tort 
B)  fraud 
C)  assault 
D)  battery

Question 18

What type of law would apply to nurses caught falsifying medical records to conceal their thefts of narcotics?

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative law 
B)  common law 
C)  criminal law 
D)  constitutional law 
A)  administrative law 
B)  common law 
C)  criminal law 
D)  constitutional law

Question 19

Which of the following is characteristic when making nursing notes?

Accepted Answer

A)  being nonjudgmental 
B)  having significant gaps 
C)  falsifying facts and events 
D)  maintaining confidentiality 
A)  being nonjudgmental 
B)  having significant gaps 
C)  falsifying facts and events 
D)  maintaining confidentiality

Question 20

In a jurisdiction where there is no specific legislation regarding consent, what elements are usually noted when defining a valid consent?

Accepted Answer

A)  There must be urgency in the decision-making process. 
B)  There must be efficiency in the decision-making process. 
C)  The patient must have capacity to consent. 
D)  The patient must articulate a moral agency. 
A)  There must be urgency in the decision-making process. 
B)  There must be efficiency in the decision-making process. 
C)  The patient must have capacity to consent. 
D)  The patient must articulate a moral agency.

Which of the following legal terms applies to defamation by written words or images?

Which of the following best defines a set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights of the people?

Which of the following type of law best defines a person's rights and obligations in relation to the government?

How can a nurse reduce the risk of malpractice litigation?

What is the term for the unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person without consent that results in fear of immediately harmful or threatening contact?

Which of the following would apply to a nurse removing life support from a terminally ill patient without permission?

In Canada, what federal privacy law imposes obligations on how federal government departments collect, manage, use, and share personal information?

Which of the following is an example of a summary offence?

A pregnant woman admits herself to the hospital to give birth under the care of her obstetrician and gives permission for the obstetrician to examine her. What is this an example of?

How are the majority of lawsuits against nurses and other health care professionals classified?

Which of the following terms is best defined as "acting in a heinous, reckless, or extreme way, and bringing about mental or psychological pain"?

Which of the following is an example of administrative law?

What is the term for a wrong or injury that a person suffers because of someone else's action, either intentional or unintentional?

Which legal issue would a nurse failing to communicate new patient symptoms, complaints, or concerns to a doctor best exemplify?

What system of binding rules governs the behaviour of people in their relationships with others and with the government?

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

Which of the following best defines a wilful act that violates another person's rights or property?

What type of law would apply to nurses caught falsifying medical records to conceal their thefts of narcotics?

Which of the following is characteristic when making nursing notes?

In a jurisdiction where there is no specific legislation regarding consent, what elements are usually noted when defining a valid consent?

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Exam 7: Legal Issues

Which of the following legal terms applies to defamation by written words or images?

Which of the following best defines a set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights of the people?

Which of the following type of law best defines a person's rights and obligations in relation to the government?

How can a nurse reduce the risk of malpractice litigation?

What is the term for the unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person without consent that results in fear of immediately harmful or threatening contact?

Which of the following would apply to a nurse removing life support from a terminally ill patient without permission?

In Canada, what federal privacy law imposes obligations on how federal government departments collect, manage, use, and share personal information?

Which of the following is an example of a summary offence?

A pregnant woman admits herself to the hospital to give birth under the care of her obstetrician and gives permission for the obstetrician to examine her. What is this an example of?

How are the majority of lawsuits against nurses and other health care professionals classified?

Which of the following terms is best defined as "acting in a heinous, reckless, or extreme way, and bringing about mental or psychological pain"?

Which of the following is an example of administrative law?

What is the term for a wrong or injury that a person suffers because of someone else's action, either intentional or unintentional?

Which legal issue would a nurse failing to communicate new patient symptoms, complaints, or concerns to a doctor best exemplify?

What system of binding rules governs the behaviour of people in their relationships with others and with the government?

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

Which of the following best defines a wilful act that violates another person's rights or property?

What type of law would apply to nurses caught falsifying medical records to conceal their thefts of narcotics?

Which of the following is characteristic when making nursing notes?

In a jurisdiction where there is no specific legislation regarding consent, what elements are usually noted when defining a valid consent?

Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing

Ethical Theory

Ethical Principles

Values Clarification

Values Development

Ethical Decision Making

Professional Issues

Professional Relationship Issues

Practice Issues Related to End-Of-Life Care

Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination

Scholarship Issues

The Future of Canadian Health Care: Challenges and Priorities

Health Policy Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

Issues of Gender and Culture

Rural and Aboriginal Nursing in Canada

Empowerment for Nurses

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