Test Bank for Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 7th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido
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LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING
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LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING
Test Bank for Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 7th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido. Table of contents: PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS 1. Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process 2. Anatomy of a Lawsuit PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE 3. Introduction to Ethics 4. Applicat...
2) A ngroup nof nnurses nare nreviewing nthe ndecision nof nlegal naction nin nwhich na npatient nbrought nsuit
nagainst n
2) a nhospital nfor ninjuries nsustained nin na nfall. nThe ncase nwent nto ntrial nand nthe njury nfound nfor nthe
hospital. nWhich nlegal nprecedent nwould nthe nnurses nselect nif nthe npatient nwere nto ntake nthis
nsame nsuit nandnevidence nto nanother ntrial ncourt nin nhopes nof na ndifferent ndecision?
A) Stare ndecisis
B) Res njudicata
C) Doctrine nof nprecedent
D) None nneeded nas nthis nis nan nexample nof na nlandmark ndecision.
3) The ncircumstances nof na nlawsuit ncause nit nto nbe nunder nthe njurisdiction nof nmore nthan none ncourt. nIn
nthis n
3) ncase, nthe nnurse nexpects nthat nwhich ncourt nwill nhave nthe ngreatest npersonal njurisdiction?
A) State ntrial ncourt B) nFederal nSupreme nCourt
C) nState nSupreme nCourt D) nFederal ndistrict ncourt
4) Several nstate nnursing nassociations nare nworking ntogether nin nan nattempt nto nchange na nconstitutional n
4) law. nThese nnursing nassociations nshould nask nfor nwhich naction non nthis nlaw?
A) Amendment B) nRedefinition C) nRepeal D) nExpansion
5) An nemergency ndepartment npatient nwas ninjured nwhile nattacking nhis nneighbor nwith na nknife. nAfter n
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6) A nnurse nis nreviewing nlegal nlaw nconcepts. nA nperson nwho nwas ninjured nin na nmotor nvehicle naccident
6) sued nthe ndriver nto nrecover nhospital ncosts. nWhich ntype nof nlaw nwould nthe
nnurse nidentify nasnbeing nenforced nin nthis nsituation?
A) Tort nlaw B) nConstitutional nlaw
C) nPublic nlaw D) nProcedural nlaw
7) An nemergency ndepartment nnurse nhas nagreed nto ntestify nas nan nexpert nwitness nin na nlawsuit ninvolving na
n
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child. nThe nopposing nattorney nquestions nthe nnurse's nqualifications nas na npediatric nnurse. nWhich
ntype nofnlaw ndoes nthis nscenario nreflect?
A) Procedural nlaw B) nDue nprocess nof nlaw
C) nSubstantive nlaw D) nPrivate nlaw
8) A nnurse nis nscheduled nto nappear nbefore nthe nstate nboard nof nnursing nin nregard nto naction nagainst nthe
8) nurse's nlicense. nWhich noccurrences nwould nviolate nthe nnurse's ndue nprocess nof nlaw?
Note: nCredit nwill nbe ngiven nonly nif nall ncorrect nchoices nand nno nincorrect nchoices nare nselected.
Select nall nthat napply.
A) The nnurse nwas nsuspended nby nher nprivate nemployer npending noutcome nof nthis naction.
B) A nsnow nstorm nforced npostponement nof nthe nboard nmeeting nuntil nnext nmonth.
C) The ntime nof nthe nhearing nwas nchanged nwithout nadequate nnotice nto nthe nnurse.
D) The nnurse nwas ntold nthe nmeeting nwas nin nregard nto na ncomplaint nabout nthe nagency
nwhere nthe nnursenwas nemployed.
E) Other nnurses ninvolved nin nthe nsituation nleading nto nthe naction nwere nnot nsimilarly
nsummonednbefore nthe nboard.
9) A ngroup nof nnurses nare npart nof nan ninterdisciplinary nteam nat na nlocal ncounty nhospital. nThis n9) ncounty- n
10) Nurses nare ndiscussing nthe nrole nof nthe njudge nin njudicial nproceedings. nIn nwhich nsituation nwould nthe n
10) nurses nidentify na njudge nto nserve nboth nas na nfact- nfinder nand ndeterminer nof
nquestions nof nlaw? nA)nThe njury nasks nthe njudge nto naddress nboth ntypes nof nquestions.
B) The nattorneys nfor nthe nplaintiff nagree nto nsuch na ncondition.
C) The ncase nis nso ncomplex nthat nthe njury nis nunable nto ndecide nthe nquestion.
D) Trial nby njury nis nwaived nby nboth nsides.
11) During na njury ntrial, nthe npresence nof na nnurse- npatient nrelationship nis nquestioned. nWhat nkind nof
11) n
question nis nthis nand nwho nwould ndetermine nit?
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