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Sample Questions Posted Below
| 1. |
At the state level what defines the legal boundaries of nursing? |
| A) |
The legal counsel of the state |
| B) |
The Nurse Practice Act |
| C) |
The ANA standards of practice |
| D) |
The ANA Code for Nurses |
| 2. |
Under ordinary circumstances, how can the question of whether a nurse acted with reasonable care be proved? |
| A) |
The expert testimony of nursing witnesses |
| B) |
The defendant’s explanation of what the nurse did |
| C) |
The trial judge, after checking the outcome of prior similar court cases |
| D) |
The testimony of expert medical witnesses |
| 3. |
A doctor orders a medical procedure that the staff nurse has reason to believe will harm the patient. Which accurately states the legal consequences of carrying out, or refusing to carry out, the procedure? |
| A) |
The staff nurse cannot be held legally liable for any harm to the patient if the procedure is carried out with due care. |
| B) |
The nurse may lose his or her license by refusing to carry out the procedure. |
| C) |
The nurse can be held legally liable for any harm if the procedure is carried out without question. |
| D) |
The nurse can be held accountable for practicing medicine without a license. |
| 4. |
The nurse witnesses a patient sign an operative permit form. What does the nurse’s signature, in a legal sense, imply? |
| A) |
Saw the client sign the consent form |
| B) |
Is certain the client understands the proposed procedure |
| C) |
Believe the client is capable of understanding the proposed procedure |
| D) |
Know the client has had an adequate evaluation to be able to tolerate the procedure |
| 5. |
How is the legal expansion of nursing roles accomplished? |
| A) |
The expansion of job descriptions in an agency |
| B) |
Written contracts between the nurse and the client |
| C) |
A written agreement between the nurse and the physician |
| D) |
Revision of the Nurse Practice Act |
| 6. |
You are a charge nurse and discover a medication error was made on the previous shift. What is your responsibility? |
| A) |
Tell the charge nurse on the shift the incident occurred and let her pursue the problem. |
| B) |
Document the incident per hospital policy. |
| C) |
Write a memo to the nurse who made the error and request she complete an incident report. |
| D) |
Write a note in the patient’s chart that an incident report was completed. |
| 7. |
Why do nurse managers have an ongoing need to be aware of legislation affecting nursing practice? |
| A) |
This will prevent them from getting sued. |
| B) |
Laws are fluid and subject to change. |
| C) |
It will protect the agency from a lawsuit. |
| D) |
It will ensure that correct procedure is carried out. |
| 8. |
Who is the reasonable and prudent nurse? |
| A) |
A nurse who is expert in his or her field |
| B) |
A highly skilled nurse |
| C) |
A nurse with average judgment and skill |
| D) |
A nurse with an advanced degree |
| 9. |
A state nurse practice act is an example of which source of law? |
| A) |
Statutes |
| B) |
Constitution |
| C) |
Administrative |
| D) |
Judicial |
| 10. |
A verdict of suspension or loss of licensure represents what type of law? |
| A) |
Criminal |
| B) |
Civil |
| C) |
Administrative |
| D) |
Judicial |
| 11. |
A lawsuit pertaining to professional negligence must include duty, breach of duty, injury, a causal relationship between breach of duty and injury. What else must be included? |
| A) |
Verbal consent |
| B) |
Written consent |
| C) |
Ability to foresee harm |
| D) |
Intent and risk |
| 12. |
A nurse administers a wrong dosage of medication causing the patient to have a convulsion. What component of professional negligence is represented in this scenario? |
| A) |
Duty to use due care |
| B) |
Failure to meet standard of care |
| C) |
Foreseeability of harm |
| D) |
A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved. |
| 13. |
A nurse looks up an unfamiliar medication in the drug handbook and recognizes that an incorrect dose can result in patient injury. What component of professional negligence is represented in this scenario? |
| A) |
Duty to use due care |
| B) |
Failure to meet standard of care |
| C) |
Foreseeability of harm |
| D) |
A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved. |
| 14. |
A nonemergent legal informed consent must include either a signature of a competent person of legal age to consent or a court order or guardianship and freedom of choice by the person consenting. What else must be included? |
| A) |
A timeline of when the treatment is expected to occur |
| B) |
Written information on what the outcome will be |
| C) |
Appropriate information given to and understood by the person consenting |
| D) |
An explanation of the nature of treatment provided by the nurse |
| 15. |
Who is required to report abuse? |
| A) |
Mandatory for registered nurses in many states |
| B) |
At the discretion of the health care provider |
| C) |
A responsibility of the physician |
| D) |
A responsibility of law enforcement |
| 16. |
What is one way to promote open communication between patients and practitioners? |
| A) |
Involving health care consumers as active members of the health care team |
| B) |
Promoting the creation of cultures of patient safety in health care organizations |
| C) |
Establishing a federal leadership locus for advocacy of patient safety and health care quality |
| D) |
Building an evidence-based information and technology system that impacts patient safety and pursue proposals to offset implementation costs |
| 17. |
What is a legal document that permits an individual to offer special skills and knowledge to the public in a particular jurisdiction when such practice would otherwise be unlawful? |
| A) |
License |
| B) |
Institutional licensure |
| C) |
ANA certificate |
| D) |
ANA licensure examination |
| 18. |
Professional organizations generally espouse what level of standards of care? |
| A) |
Higher than those required by law |
| B) |
The same as those required by law |
| C) |
Lesser than those required by law |
| D) |
Involuntary controls are forerunners of legal controls |
| 19. |
What is an example of an unintentional tort? |
| A) |
Professional negligence |
| B) |
Assault |
| C) |
Battery |
| D) |
False imprisonment |
| 20. |
Malpractice or professional negligence is the failure of a person with professional training to act in a reasonable and prudent manner. How many components must be present for an individual to be found guilty of malpractice? |
| A) |
Three |
| B) |
Four |
| C) |
Five |
| D) |
Six |
Answer Key
| 1. |
B |
| 2. |
A |
| 3. |
C |
| 4. |
A |
| 5. |
D |
| 6. |
B |
| 7. |
B |
| 8. |
C |
| 9. |
A |
| 10. |
C |
| 11. |
C |
| 12. |
D |
| 13. |
C |
| 14. |
C |
| 15. |
A |
| 16. |
A |
| 17. |
A |
| 18. |
A |
| 19. |
A |
| 20. |
C |
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