Question 1

A graduate nurse learns about the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),which include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Requires employers to offer health care insurance 
B) Regulates the amount employers can charge for insurance 
C) Mandates that employers provide specific benefits 
D) Helps maintain coverage when a person changes jobs

Question 2

An older adult resident of a long-term care nursing facility frequently attempts to get out of bed and is at risk of sustaining an injury.The nurse's planned intervention to minimize the patient's risk for injury is guided by:

Accepted Answer

A) the patient's right to self-determination and to be free to get out of bed. 
B) an understanding that nondrug interventions must be tried before medications. 
C) the knowledge that application of a vest restraint requires a physician's order. 
D) the patient's cognitive ability to understand and follow directions.

Question 3

The nurse is caring for an unresponsive patient who has terminal cancer with a Do Not Resuscitate order in effect.A family member tells the nurse,"I'll sue you and every other nurse here if you don't do everything possible to keep her alive." The nurse understands that protection from legal prosecution in this situation is provided by:

Accepted Answer

A) legal immunity granted when acting according to the patient's expressed wishes. 
B) the legal view that the duty to put into effect the patient's wishes falls to the physician. 
C) knowledge of and compliance with facility policies and procedures regarding end-of-life care. 
D) implementing interventions that preserve the patient's right to self-determination.

Exam 3: Legal and Ethical Issues

A graduate nurse learns about the provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,which include which of the following?

An older adult resident of a long-term care nursing facility frequently attempts to get out of bed and is at risk of sustaining an injury.The nurse's planned intervention to minimize the patient's risk for injury is guided by: