Exam 11: Ethical and Legal Considerations

Each state has a nurse practice act that establishes the standards of care required for legal nursing practice. In order to protect herself/himself from litigation, the nurse should understand that:

A nurse has been asked to care for a patient who is an inmate from a nearby prison. During shift report, the nurse asks, "Why was the man convicted and imprisoned?" Another nurse responds that this is not important since nurses are required to provide compassionate care for all people in all circumstances. The responding nurse has displayed what concept?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who demands discharge from the hospital against the physician's orders. In order to remove liability from the institution and the physician, the nurse has the patient review and sign the:

Which one of the following actions by the nursing student would be considered uncivil?

The nurse frequently cares for patients who are nearing the end of life. A strategy that is designed to prolong the time of death rather than restoring life is:

In the nursing profession, ethical issues:

"First, do no harm" defines what ethical principle?

Which statements are correct regarding informed consent and someone who requires an interpreter? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing care to a patient experiencing pain. The nurse assesses the pain and promptly administers the ordered analgesics as promised to the patient. This nurse has applied:

The nurse is providing care for a patient who has had a stroke recently and has multiple self-care deficits. The nurse is coordinating care with in-home agencies and arranging for the delivery of needed equipment. What ethical concept is being applied?

Nurses are consistently considered to be honest and ethical professionals by most respondents in an annual Gallup poll. This is because professional nurses understand that ethics are:

Practicing nursing without a license is a:

Which of the following nurses has committed a serious documentation error?

State legislatures give authority to administrative bodies, such as state boards of nursing, to:

Who is ultimately responsible for explaining the content of the informed consent?

The nurse has been involved sexually with a patient. This is considered an act of:

Starting an intravenous (IV) infusion line on a patient against his will may be classified as:

The nurse is providing patient care and pays special attention to meeting the needs of the patient while maintaining the patient's right to privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and dignity. This nurse is applying what ethical theory?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose family does not want the patient to be told about the new diagnosis of cancer because of the poor prognosis. Keeping this secret from the patient is in direct conflict with the ethical concepts of:

Which of the following statements indicates an appropriate understanding by the student nurse (SN)?