Exam 6: Legal Aspects of Professional Nursing Practice

A child is tested for genetic abnormalities.After the test results are delivered from the laboratory,a representative of the parents' medical insurance company calls the nurse's station and asks for the results of the tests.The nurse's best response to this request is to

Which of the following actions is acceptable as an exception to a nurse's obligation regarding confidentiality?

For a nursing malpractice action,essential characteristics of negligence must be present.Which of the following constitute these essential characteristics?

The RN delegates changing a sterile dressing over a central line to a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN).The LPN/LVN contaminated the site during the dressing change,and an infection developed in the patient.Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following puts the nurse at increased risk for legal action?

A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and had another student take a photo of the student with the family.The student asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to post the photo on Facebook.Which response by the instructor is best?

The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state board of nursing is

What is the primary function of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)?

Which of the following falls under the jurisdiction of the state board of nursing?

The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an order for a medication is considerably larger than the usual dose.The nurse looks up the medication in a pharmacology book and finds the prescribed dose is too large.Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic.Later in the shift,the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies.What element is lacking to support malpractice?

Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated?

The central question in any charge of malpractice is whether the prevailing standard of care was met.Which of the following are considered part of the standard of nursing care?

The American Nurses Association (ANA)published a guide for state nurses associations seeking to revise their nurse practice acts.According the ANA,which of the following should be included in these revisions?

Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001 demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient care setting?

Which of the following is an important step in preventing legal action against the nurse?

Which of the following is a nursing responsibility regarding informed consent?

In which of the following situations should the legality of an informed consent be questioned?

Which of the following is a legitimate defense to a charge of assault and battery?

A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered antidepressant medication.The nurse believes the patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs of depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient.This illustrates negligence by failure to