Mosbys Textbook for Nursing Assistants 9th Edition By Sheila A. Sorrentino – Test Bank

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Chapter 05: Ethics and Laws

Sorrentino: Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.The willful infliction of injury that results in physical harm is:

a. Assault
b. Defamation
c. Battery
d. Abuse

ANS: D REF: p. 44

2.Touching a person without that person’s consent is:

a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Libel

ANS: B REF: p. 43

3.Threatening to touch a person’s body without that person’s consent is:

a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Defamation

ANS: A REF: p. 43

4.Knowledge of what you should or should not do is:

a. Ethics
b. Torts
c. Civil law
d. Public law

ANS: A REF: p. 39

5.You give false information regarding your education on a job application. This is:

a. Libel
b. Slander
c. Defamation
d. Fraud

ANS: A REF: p. 42

6.Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s movement is:

a. Malpractice
b. Invasion of privacy
c. Negligence
d. False imprisonment

ANS: D REF: p. 42

7.An act or behavior of being overinvolved with a person is known as:

a. A crime
b. Assault
c. A boundary crossing
d. Defamation

ANS: C REF: p. 40

8.An ethical person:

a. Does not cause another person harm
b. Is biased
c. Is prejudiced
d. Does not have opinions or facts

ANS: A REF: p. 39

9.You discuss the previous patient you just saw with your current patient. This is:

a. Invasion of privacy
b. Boundary crossing
c. Slander
d. Emotional abuse

ANS: A REF: p. 42

10.Protecting the right to privacy involves which of the following?

a. Keeping information about the person confidential
b. Allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given
c. Exposing all of the body parts throughout the treatment procedure
d. Opening the door when giving care in case others need to know where you are

ANS: A REF: p. 42

11.You are about to give care to a person who you realize goes to your church. What should you do?

a. Refuse to care for the person.
b. Delegate care to another nursing assistant.
c. Tell the nurse that you know the person.
d. Tell the person how convenient it will be to know each other.

ANS: C REF: p. 40

12.While performing a task, a nursing assistant harmed a person. Which is correct?

a. The nursing assistant is appropriate in disciplining the person.
b. The nursing assistant is responsible for the harm. The supervising nurse is not responsible.
c. The nursing assistant will be held to the standard of care of other nurses.
d. Harm can occur from what a person does or fails to do.

ANS: D REF: p. 41

13.Which is a source for standards of care?

a. Textbooks
b. Social media
c. The nurse’s directions
d. Blogs

ANS: A REF: p. 41

14.You can protect yourself from a charge of assault and battery by:

a. Explaining to the person what you are going to do and getting consent
b. Getting the person’s informed consent in writing
c. Refusing to perform a task that involves touching the person
d. Making sure the task was delegated by a nurse

ANS: A REF: p. 43

15.A nursing center resident asks you to make out a will. What should you do?

a. Do what the person asks.
b. Refuse, but explain why. Then tell the nurse about the person’s request.
c. Call a lawyer for the person.
d. Find out if you will be named in the will.

ANS: B REF: p. 52

16.A nursing assistant pinches and pushes a patient. This is:

a. Negligence
b. Malpractice
c. Neglect
d. Abuse

ANS: D REF: p. 44

17.A patient’s call light goes unanswered. The person’s son finds the patient lying on sheets soaked with urine. This is:

a. Neglect
b. Emotional abuse
c. Physical abuse
d. Malpractice

ANS: A REF: p. 46

18.A resident did not get to the bathroom in time. She urinated and had a bowel movement in her clothing. To prevent an accident in the dining room, the nurse makes the person stay in her room. This is:

a. Malpractice
b. Involuntary seclusion
c. Neglect
d. Physical abuse

ANS: B REF: p. 46

19.You see a nursing assistant hitting a resident. What should you do?

a. Talk to the resident.
b. Call the police.
c. Tell the administrator.
d. Mind your own business.

ANS: C REF: p. 48

20.A 14-year-old child is a hospital patient. You find bruises on the child’s face after her brother leaves. What should you do?

a. Call the police if you suspect child abuse.
b. Call a child protection agency if you suspect child abuse.
c. Tell the nurse.
d. Call the parents.

ANS: C REF: p. 52

21.You hear a nurse telling a patient that he/she will never see his/her family again. This is:

a. Battery
b. a tort.
c. Verbal abuse
d. Neglect

ANS: C REF: p. 46

22.A co-worker often comes to work with bruises and other injuries. She also borrows lunch money from you right after payday. What should you do?

a. Call the police.
b. Tell her husband.
c. Tell the nurse.
d. Mind your own business.

ANS: C REF: p. 52

23.A child is 7 years old. Which is a sign of child abuse?

a. Burns on the legs
b. Arm and leg fractures
c. A dirty face
d. Missing teeth

ANS: B REF: p. 50

24.You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused. What should you do?

a. Tell the nurse.
b. Call the police.
c. Talk to the family.
d. Mind your own business.

ANS: A REF: p. 45

25.Which statement about child abuse is correct?

a. Suspected child abuse must be reported.
b. Only child sexual abuse must be reported.
c. The victim must report the abuse.
d. Only parents can report abuse.

ANS: A REF: p. 51

26.In intimate partner violence, the abuser is typically a:

a. Caregiver
b. Family member
c. Neighbor
d. Partner

ANS: D REF: p. 51

27.These statements are about domestic abuse. Which is correct?

a. It does not happen in nursing centers.
b. Usually just one type of abuse is present.
c. The abuser has power and control over the victim.
d. The older adult is not at risk for domestic abuse.

ANS: C REF: p. 51

28.A nursing assistant decides to go home sick after she has accepted her assignment. She decides to go ahead and leave the agency without telling anyone. This is known as:

a. Elder abuse
b. Tort
c. Neglect
d. Abandonment

ANS: D REF: p. 46

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