Question 1

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

Accepted Answer

A) failing to fulfil the legal responsibility to obey laws 
B) failing to provide a reasonable standard of care 
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 provide a reasonable standard of care 
C) failing to protect personal information 
D) failing to keep patients free of interference

Question 2

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 3

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 4

Which of the following types 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

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of an advantage to electronic health records?

Accepted Answer

A) provides limitations to access 
B) maintains documents within the institution 
C) speeds up the time it takes to document 
D) identifies when improper access has occurred 
A) provides limitations to access 
B) maintains documents within the institution 
C) speeds up the time it takes to document 
D) identifies when improper access has occurred

Question 6

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 7

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 8

A clinic reports to Public Health the numbers of cases of sexually transmitted infections in the past year. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A) an exception to confidentiality 
B) a PIPEDA infraction 
C) a violation to the right to privacy 
D) a constitutional right 
A) an exception to confidentiality 
B) a PIPEDA infraction 
C) a violation to the right to privacy 
D) a constitutional right

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

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

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

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

Which of the following is an example of an advantage to electronic health records?

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

Which of the following is characteristic when making nursing notes?

A clinic reports to Public Health the numbers of cases of sexually transmitted infections in the past year. What is this an example of?

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, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

Empowerment for Nurses

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Exam 7: Legal Issues

Which of the following is a component of negligence?

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

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

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

Which of the following is an example of an advantage to electronic health records?

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

Which of the following is characteristic when making nursing notes?

A clinic reports to Public Health the numbers of cases of sexually transmitted infections in the past year. What is this an example of?

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, Remote, and Indigenous Nursing in Canada

Empowerment for Nurses

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