Test Bank - for Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing 7th Edition, by RN
Guido, Ginny Wacke, All Chapters | Complete Guide A+
,LEGALAND ETHICALISSUES IN NURSING 7TH
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EDITION GUIDO TEST BANK
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Chapter 1 Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
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MULTIPLE fCHOICE. f Choose fthe fone falternative fthat fbest fcompletes fthe fstatement for fanswers fthe fquestion.
1) A fnurse fwould flike fto fadvocate ffor fa fmodification fof fthe fstate's fnursing fpractice fact fand fbelieves fthe
f 1) fbest fstrategy fis fto fcontact fthe fpersons fwith fauthority fto fwrite fand fchange fthis fstatutory flaw.
fWhom fshould fthe fnurse fcontact?
A) State fnursing fassociation fB) fState fboard fof fnursing fC) fState fgovernor
f D) fState flegislature
2) A fgroup fof fnurses fare freviewing fthe fdecision fof flegal faction fin fwhich fa fpatient fbrought fsuit fagainst
2) a fhospital ffor finjuries fsustained fin fa ffall. fThe fcase fwent fto ftrial fand fthe fjury ffound ffor fthe
hospital. fWhich flegal fprecedent fwould fthe fnurses fselect fif fthe fpatient fwere fto ftake fthis fsame fsuit
fand fevidence fto fanother ftrial fcourt fin fhopes fof fa fdifferent fdecision?
A) Stare fdecisis
B) Res fjudicata
C) Doctrine fof fprecedent
D) None fneeded fas fthis fis fan fexample fof fa flandmark fdecision.
3) The fcircumstances fof fa flawsuit fcause fit fto fbe funder fthe fjurisdiction fof fmore fthan fone fcourt. fIn fthis
3) case, fthe fnurse fexpects fthat fwhich fcourt fwill fhave fthe fgreatest fpersonal fjurisdiction?
A) State ftrial fcourt B) fFederal fSupreme fCourt
C) fState fSupreme fCourt D) fFederal fdistrict fcourt
4) Several fstate fnursing fassociations fare fworking ftogether fin fan fattempt fto fchange fa fconstitutional
4) law. fThese fnursing fassociations fshould fask ffor fwhich faction fon fthis flaw?
A) Amendment B) fRedefinition C) fRepeal D) fExpansion
5) An femergency fdepartment fpatient fwas finjured fwhile fattacking fhis fneighbor fwith fa fknife. fAfter
5) treatment fthe fpatient fwas farrested fand fcharged fwith fbattery fand fassault. fThe fnurse fin
reviewing fthis finformation fwould fidentify fwhich fclassification for ftype fof flaw fto fbe fapplied fin fthe
f case fagainst fthis fdefendant?
A) Constitutional flaw fB) fCriminal flaw fC) fPrivate flaw D) fCivil
flaw
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6) A fnurse fis freviewing flegal flaw fconcepts. fA fperson fwho fwas finjured fin fa fmotor fvehicle faccident
6) sued fthe fdriver fto frecover fhospital fcosts. fWhich ftype fof flaw fwould fthe fnurse fidentify
as fbeing fenforced fin fthis fsituation?
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A) Tort flaw B) fConstitutional flaw
C) fPublic flaw D) fProcedural flaw
7) An femergency fdepartment fnurse fhas fagreed fto ftestify fas fan fexpert fwitness fin fa flawsuit
finvolving fa f7)
13) An femployee fasks ffor ftime foff fto fbe fa fjuror fin fa fcase fbefore fthe fstate fappellate fcourt. fThe funit fis
13) very fbusy fand fthis femployee's fabsence fwould faffect fpatient fcare. fHow fshould fthe
nurse fmanager frespond fto fthis frequest?
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Note: fCredit fwill fbe fgiven fonly fif fall fcorrect fchoices fand fno fincorrect fchoices fare fselected.
Select fall fthat fapply.
A) Ask fthe femployee fmore fquestions fabout fthe frequest.
B) Tell fthe femployee fthat fservice fas fa fjuror ffor fthis fcase fis fnot frequired.
C) Give fthe femployee fthe ftime foff fbecause fjury fservice fis frequired fupon fsubpoena.
D) Insist fthat fthe femployee fcontact fthe fcounty fclerk fto frequest frelease ffrom fjury fduty.
E) Refuse fthe frequest fand frefer fthe femployee fto fthe fpersonnel fdepartment ffor freview fof
fthe femployee fmanual.
14) A fnurse fhas fbeen fcalled fto ftestify fin fa fcase fthat fwill fbe ftried fin ffamily fcourt. fWhich fsituations fdoes
14) the fnurse fanticipate fwill fbe finvolved fas frelated fto fthis fcase?
Note: fCredit fwill fbe fgiven fonly fif fall fcorrect fchoices fand fno fincorrect fchoices fare fselected.
Select fall fthat fapply.
A) Divorce
B) Child fcustody
C) Adoption
D) Estate fdivision fE) fChild fabuse
15) A fnurse freads fthat fa fcase finvolving fthe fcare fprovided fin fa fhospital fwill fbe freviewed fby fthe fUnited
15) States fSupreme fCourt. fWhich fsituations fdoes fthe fnurse fsuspect fto fhave foccurred?
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