Exam 7: Legal Issues

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 can a nurse reduce the risk of malpractice litigation?  

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

Which of the following terms would apply to an employer placing the label "Unwanted Persons" at the top of a hospital bulletin board and placing a photograph of a nurse on the bulletin board under the label?  

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 legal terms applies to defamation by written words or images?  

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

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 legal terms applies to speaking harmful and defamatory words?  

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

In a jurisdiction where there is no specific legislation regarding consent, which of the following  elements is  usually noted when defining a valid consent?  

A nurse refuses to give a patient their clothing or car keys. What is this an example of?  

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

Which of the following legal categories would falsification of educational records upon new employment at an agency come under?  

What is the term used to define formal laws written and enacted by a federal or provincial legislature?  

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

Which law deals with the rights and obligations between two or more people who make agreements that can be enforced by law?  

A nurse failed to check on a post-operative patient, according to hospital policy, during the first four hours following admission back to the unit from the Operating Room. Which legal issue would this best exemplify?  

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

Which of the following is an example of administrative law?