Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  making medication errors. 
B)  following unsafe nursing practice. 
C)  practicing while impaired. 
D)  abandoning patients. 
A)  making medication errors. 
B)  following unsafe nursing practice. 
C)  practicing while impaired. 
D)  abandoning patients. C

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Canceling the procedure if the patient has questions 
B)  Explaining the procedure, risks, and treatment alternatives 
C)  Serving as a witness, ensuring that the patient does not feel coerced into a decision 
D)  Ensuring that the physician has completely explained the costs of the procedure 
A)  Canceling the procedure if the patient has questions 
B)  Explaining the procedure, risks, and treatment alternatives 
C)  Serving as a witness, ensuring that the patient does not feel coerced into a decision 
D)  Ensuring that the physician has completely explained the costs of the procedure C

Question 3

For a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present. Which of the following constitute these essential characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  The nurse assumed the responsibility for the patient's care. 
B)  The nurse is found to have failed to meet the standard of care. 
C)  The harm to the patient must be shown to have been caused by the failure to meet the standard of care. 
D)  Harm to an individual has occurred. 
E)  The nurse's action involves acts of commission. 
A)  The nurse assumed the responsibility for the patient's care. 
B)  The nurse is found to have failed to meet the standard of care. 
C)  The harm to the patient must be shown to have been caused by the failure to meet the standard of care. 
D)  Harm to an individual has occurred. 
E)  The nurse's action involves acts of commission. A, B, C, D

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Duty of care 
B)  Breach of duty 
C)  Specific injury 
D)  Proximate cause 
A)  Duty of care 
B)  Breach of duty 
C)  Specific injury 
D)  Proximate cause

Question 5

The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and responsibilities of nursing practice in that state. Which of the following is true regarding nurse practice acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They determine the educational requirements for licensure. 
B)  They describe the process for gaining membership to a professional organization. 
C)  They regulate how many professional nursing organizations may be formed. 
D)  They define the practice of medicine in relation to nursing. 
A)  They determine the educational requirements for licensure. 
B)  They describe the process for gaining membership to a professional organization. 
C)  They regulate how many professional nursing organizations may be formed. 
D)  They define the practice of medicine in relation to nursing.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Reporting certain diseases to public health authority 
B)  Discussing a patient's care with someone who does not know the patient 
C)  Leaving printouts of lab reports on the desk in the physicians' lounge as a convenience 
D)  Discussing a patient's condition in a public place as long as the patient's name is not mentioned 
A)  Reporting certain diseases to public health authority 
B)  Discussing a patient's care with someone who does not know the patient 
C)  Leaving printouts of lab reports on the desk in the physicians' lounge as a convenience 
D)  Discussing a patient's condition in a public place as long as the patient's name is not mentioned

Question 7

The nurse receives reports on the following patients at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following care activities could be delegated to a nursing assistant? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambulating a patient who had an emergency appendectomy 8 hours ago, has stable vital signs, and needs to ambulate for the second time 
B)  Assisting a patient who was in an automobile accident and whose right arm and leg are in traction with bathing 
C)  Feeding a patient recovering from a stroke resulting in difficulty holding a spoon 
D)  Taking vital signs, including blood pressure, for a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes and a history of hypertension 
E)  Measuring a bed-bound patient's pressure ulcer and assessing the patient's risk for skin breakdown when turning the patient 
A)  Ambulating a patient who had an emergency appendectomy 8 hours ago, has stable vital signs, and needs to ambulate for the second time 
B)  Assisting a patient who was in an automobile accident and whose right arm and leg are in traction with bathing 
C)  Feeding a patient recovering from a stroke resulting in difficulty holding a spoon 
D)  Taking vital signs, including blood pressure, for a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes and a history of hypertension 
E)  Measuring a bed-bound patient's pressure ulcer and assessing the patient's risk for skin breakdown when turning the patient

Question 8

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? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)  Differentiation between advanced and generalist nursing practice 
B)  Authority for boards of nursing to oversee UAP 
C)  Specified frequency of revisions to the nurse practice acts 
D)  Authority for boards of nursing to regulate prescription writing by advanced practice nurses 
E)  Nurses' responsibility for delegating to LPN/LVNs 
A)  Differentiation between advanced and generalist nursing practice 
B)  Authority for boards of nursing to oversee UAP 
C)  Specified frequency of revisions to the nurse practice acts 
D)  Authority for boards of nursing to regulate prescription writing by advanced practice nurses 
E)  Nurses' responsibility for delegating to LPN/LVNs

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Acute care 
B)  Psychiatric 
C)  Nursing homes and long-term care facilities 
D)  Home health 
A)  Acute care 
B)  Psychiatric 
C)  Nursing homes and long-term care facilities 
D)  Home health

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Overseeing decisions made by state boards of nursing 
B)  Developing the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN licensing examinations 
C)  Administering the NCLEX examination at testing centers 
D)  Overseeing granting licensure by endorsement 
A)  Overseeing decisions made by state boards of nursing 
B)  Developing the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN licensing examinations 
C)  Administering the NCLEX examination at testing centers 
D)  Overseeing granting licensure by endorsement

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  follow the standard of care. 
B)  assess and monitor a patient. 
C)  communicate with a patient. 
D)  document. 
A)  follow the standard of care. 
B)  assess and monitor a patient. 
C)  communicate with a patient. 
D)  document.

Question 12

Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional malpractice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering a preoperative sedative in the patient holding area instead of in the patient's room 
B)  Failing to notify the physician of a potassium level of 4 mEq/L 
C)  Placing the head of the bed flat when a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate the mixture 
D)  Administering a routine medication 10 minutes late because of a unit emergency 
A)  Administering a preoperative sedative in the patient holding area instead of in the patient's room 
B)  Failing to notify the physician of a potassium level of 4 mEq/L 
C)  Placing the head of the bed flat when a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate the mixture 
D)  Administering a routine medication 10 minutes late because of a unit emergency

Question 13

Which of the following chart entries represents a pitfall in documentation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Restless and combative; SaO? 87% 
B)  Patient demanding and difficult to please 
C)  Discovered in bathroom; instructed to ask for assistance before ambulating 
D)  Three-centimeter area of serosanguineous drainage noted on the dressing to the left hip 
A)  Restless and combative; SaO? 87% 
B)  Patient demanding and difficult to please 
C)  Discovered in bathroom; instructed to ask for assistance before ambulating 
D)  Three-centimeter area of serosanguineous drainage noted on the dressing to the left hip

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of civil law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Possession of marijuana 
B)  Assault and battery 
C)  Giving alcohol to a minor 
D)  Child custody case 
A)  Possession of marijuana 
B)  Assault and battery 
C)  Giving alcohol to a minor 
D)  Child custody case

Question 15

Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Complex tasks 
B)  Evaluation 
C)  Medication administration 
D)  Accountability 
A)  Complex tasks 
B)  Evaluation 
C)  Medication administration 
D)  Accountability

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The LPN/LVN is guilty of malpractice. 
B)  The RN is ultimately responsible for acts he or she delegates. 
C)  The hospital cannot be held responsible for the acts of its employees. 
D)  A malpractice suit cannot be brought as no harm came to the patient. 
A)  The LPN/LVN is guilty of malpractice. 
B)  The RN is ultimately responsible for acts he or she delegates. 
C)  The hospital cannot be held responsible for the acts of its employees. 
D)  A malpractice suit cannot be brought as no harm came to the patient.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  refuse to give the information. 
B)  tell the representative the status of the tests is unknown. 
C)  give the results as reported because the insurance company is paying for the tests. 
D)  tell the representative that the test results will need to be obtained from the physician who ordered them. 
A)  refuse to give the information. 
B)  tell the representative the status of the tests is unknown. 
C)  give the results as reported because the insurance company is paying for the tests. 
D)  tell the representative that the test results will need to be obtained from the physician who ordered them.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Delegating a Foley catheter insertion to a LPN/LVN 
B)  Documenting the exact words a patient uses when complaining. 
C)  Not assessing a patient who is complaining of pain 
D)  Caring for a postoperative patient who has a pulmonary embolus while being transferred to the chair 
A)  Delegating a Foley catheter insertion to a LPN/LVN 
B)  Documenting the exact words a patient uses when complaining. 
C)  Not assessing a patient who is complaining of pain 
D)  Caring for a postoperative patient who has a pulmonary embolus while being transferred to the chair

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Approving or reject applications for new nursing education programs 
B)  Expanding the provisions of the nurse practice act 
C)  Reducing the provisions of the nurse practice act 
D)  Right to suspend the need for licensure of registered nurses (RNs) in times of extreme shortage 
A)  Approving or reject applications for new nursing education programs 
B)  Expanding the provisions of the nurse practice act 
C)  Reducing the provisions of the nurse practice act 
D)  Right to suspend the need for licensure of registered nurses (RNs) in times of extreme shortage

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Presence of a medical order 
B)  Knowledge of what is best for the patient 
C)  Informed consent 
D)  Living will 
A)  Presence of a medical order 
B)  Knowledge of what is best for the patient 
C)  Informed consent 
D)  Living will

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

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

For a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present. Which of the following constitute these essential characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

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?

The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and responsibilities of nursing practice in that state. Which of the following is true regarding nurse practice acts?

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

The nurse receives reports on the following patients at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following care activities could be delegated to a nursing assistant? (Select all that apply.)

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? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional malpractice?

Which of the following chart entries represents a pitfall in documentation?

Which of the following is an example of civil law?

Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated?

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?

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 puts the nurse at increased risk for legal action?

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

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

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Exam 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing

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

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

For a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present. Which of the following constitute these essential characteristics? (Select all that apply.)

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?

The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and responsibilities of nursing practice in that state. Which of the following is true regarding nurse practice acts?

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

The nurse receives reports on the following patients at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following care activities could be delegated to a nursing assistant? (Select all that apply.)

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? (Select all that apply.)

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

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

Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes professional malpractice?

Which of the following chart entries represents a pitfall in documentation?

Which of the following is an example of civil law?

Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated?

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?

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 puts the nurse at increased risk for legal action?

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

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

Nursing Today: A Time of Transformation

The History and Social Context of Nursing

Nursing's Pathway to Professionalism

Ethics: Basic Concepts for Nursing Practice

Becoming a Nurse: Defining Nursing and Socialization into Professional Practice

The Education of Nurses: On the Leading Edge of Transformation

Critical Thinking, the Nursing Process, and Clinical Judgment

Communication and Collaboration in Nursing

Illness, Culture, and Caring: Impact on Patients, Families, and Nurses

The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice

Conceptual and Philosophical Bases of Nursing

Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing

Health Care in the United States

Political Activism in Nursing: Communities, Organizations,

Nursing's Challenge: The Call for Transformation

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