Exam 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

The nurse is assisting a patient to clarify values by encouraging the expression of feelings and thoughts related to the situation.The nurse recognizes it is necessary to:

An older adult is admitted to the hospital with numerous bodily bruises,and the nurse suspects elder abuse.The best nursing action is to:

During a lunch break,an emergency department (ED)nurse truthfully tells another nurse about the condition of a patient who came to the ED last night.What is the ED nurse guilty of? (Select all that apply.)

Universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing interventions that should be observed during the performance of those interventions are known as:

When confronted with an ethical decision,the nurse must observe the first fundamental principle of:

Assuming responsibility for a patient's care forms a legally binding situation described as:

The nurse has strong moral convictions that abortions are wrong.When assigned to assist with an abortion,the nurse has the right to:

When seeking advice involving the patient's right to refuse medication,the nurse should most appropriately consult:

The new LPN/LVN is concerned regarding what should or should not be done for patients.Select the resource that will best provide this information.

A nurse considering purchasing malpractice insurance should be aware that malpractice insurance provided by the hospital:

By protecting the information in a patient's record,the nurse fulfills the ethical responsibility of:

What is true about nurse practice acts?

A physician instructs the nurse to bladder train a patient.The nurse clamps the patient's indwelling urinary catheter but forgets to unclamp it.The patient develops a urinary tract infection.The nurse's actions are an example of:

How can the medical record be used in litigation? (Select all that apply.)

Personal beliefs about the worth of an object,idea,custom,or attitude that influence a person's behavior in a given situation are referred to as ___________.

When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action,the first step to occur is that a document is filed in an appropriate court.This document is called a(n):

A nurse failed to monitor a patient's respiratory status after medicating the patient with a narcotic analgesic.The patient's respiratory status worsened,requiring intubation.The patient's family claimed the nurse committed malpractice.For the nurse to be held liable ___________________ must be present? (Select all that apply.)

Since a nurse's first duty is to the patient's health,safety,and well-being,it is necessary to report:

The nurse concludes that the best way to avoid a lawsuit is to:

Although the nurse may disagree with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR)order,legally he or she: