NU110 - CHAPTER 2: LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
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NU110 - CHAPTER 2: LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step to occur is that a document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called?
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NU110 - CHAPTER 2: LEGAL & ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step to occur is that a
document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called?
a. Deposition
b. Appeal
c. Complaint
d. Summons
c. Complaint
The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for
a patient's care. What is this legally binding situation?
a. Nurse-patient relationship
b. Accountability
c. Advocacy
d. Standard of care
a. Nurse-patient relationship
What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all nursing
interventions?
a. Scope of practice
b. Advocacy
c. Standard of care
d. Prudent practice
c. Standard of care
, An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer an IV chemotherapeutic agent to a
patient in the acute care setting. What law should this nurse refer to before
initiating this intervention?
a. Standards of care
b. Regulation of practice
c. American Nurses' Association Code
d. Nurse practice act
d. Nurse practice act
A nurse fails to irrigate a feeding tube as ordered, resulting in harm to the patient.
This nurse could be found guilty of:
a. malpractice.
b. harm to the patient.
c. negligence.
d. failure to follow the nurse practice act.
a. malpractice.
Patients have expectations regarding the health care services they receive. To
protect these expectations, which of the following has become law?
a. American Hospital Association's Patient's Bill of Rights
b. Self-Determination Act
c. American Hospital Association's Standards of Care
d. The Joint Commission's rights and responsibilities of patients
a. American Hospital Association's Patient's Bill of Rights
The nurse is preparing the patient for a thoracentesis. What must be completed
before the procedure may be performed?
a. Physical assessment
b. Interview
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