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Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law, NCLEX - Legal & Ethical,
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Practice Quiz, Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, NCLEX Questions-
Ethical and Legal Issues, NCLEX STYLE REView EXAM 2024-2025
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. A health-care provider orders an injection for a pediatric patient. The patient's legal guardian refuses
to allow the nurse to administer the medication. The nurse proceeds to administer the injection. Which
action has the nurse committed?



A. Assault

B. Battery

C. Invasion of privacy

D. False imprisonment - answer>>B.

Battery



. A nurse on a busy medical-surgical unit reports for a scheduled shift after working a double shift
yesterday. At the end of this day, two nurses call in, and the nurse manager tells the nurse that he
needs to stay and cover the next shift. The nurse may refuse to accept an assignment if:



A. He is being asked to care for too many difficult clients

B. He believes his assignment is unsafe

C. He is being asked to work overtime

D. He believes there are not enough nurses to work with him - answer>>C.

He is being asked to work overtime



. A registered nurse returning from vacation is a passenger on a flight from Los Angeles to New York.
The flight attendant requests the help of a nurse or physician if one is on board. The nurse approaches

,the flight attendant and asks if she can assist. What statement in the Good Samaritan Act protects the
nurse as a licensed healthcare provider?



A. The provider may administer care any time.

B The provider is covered if he/she administers the same level of care as a paramedic.

C. The provider is covered if he/she administers the level of care that any other prudent individual with
the same education would provide

D. The provider may perform care outside the scope of his/her scope of practice if he/she knows how to
perform the required procedure - answer>>C.

The provider is covered if he/she administers the level of care that any other prudent individual with the
same education would provide



. After administering an incorrect dosage of a medication the nurse realizes that too little medication
was given to the client. The nurse then administers a second dose in order to give the correct dosage.
What should the nurse do? Select all that apply:



A. Report the error

B. Explain what happened to the patient

C. Document that the correct medication was administered

D. Chart both times the medication was administered - answer>>C.

Document that the correct medication was administered



. A high school graduate who wants to be a nurse is looking online at different programs in the state.
The graduate knows that in order to practice nursing it is necessary to pass the NCLEX-RN. What is the
basic qualification required for licensure?



A. The individual must complete a minimum of 12 months of study from a program.

B. The individual must graduate from a school located within their state of residence

C. The individual must provide documentation of citizenship

,D. The individual must graduate from an approved nursing program - answer>>D.

The individual must graduate from an approved nursing program



A nurse is caring for a patient who has colon cancer. The interprofessional team met to discuss some
changes in the patient's plan of care. The nurse discusses the changes with the patient's daughter before
discussing anything with the patient. Which did the nurse violate?



a. The Patient Care Partnership

b. The Fifth Amendment

c. The American Disabilities Act

d. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - answer>>d.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act



. A nurse is looking at the healthcare provider orders for a patient. The healthcare provider ordered a
medication to be administered intravenously via a bolus. The nurse knows that this medication should
not be given through this route and calls the healthcare provider for clarification. The healthcare
provider tells the nurse to give the medication. What action should the nurse take next?



A. Hold the medication and notify a supervisor

B. Hold the medication and call another healthcare provider in the same facility

C. Administer the medication as ordered

D. Administer the medication and document the healthcare provider's response - answer>>A.

Hold the medication and notify a supervisor



. A nurse was called before the State Board of Nursing. The nurse had been in practice for over six years,
had her license suspended because an audit of her continuing education credits showed that she had
not met the mandatory course requirements. The Board of Nursing has the ability to do this based on:

, A. Case law

B. Administrative law

C. Civil law

D. Statutory law - answer>>B.

Administrative law

. A nurse graduated from an associate degree nursing program two years ago. The nurse is brought
before the State Board of Nursing for offering to give physicals for $25.00 to children who needed them
for or summer camp. What charge can the State Board of Nursing apply to the nurse?



A. Misdemeanor

B. Felony

C. Tort

D. Larceny - answer>>B.

Felony




A patient was brought to the emergency department by two police officers. The patient was combative
and verbally abusive. After waiting for over an hour, the patient tells the nurse he is leaving. The nurse
removes Larry's clothes from the room, leaving him only in his underwear. The nurse may be charged
with:



A. Cruel and unusual punishment

B. Slander and libel

C. False imprisonment

D. Assault and battery - answer>>C.

False imprisonment

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