Chapter 5: Legal Aspects of Patient Care and Delegation

Chapter 5: Legal Aspects of Patient Care and Delegation

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. A constitution is a set of basic laws that specifies the power of different parts of the government. Listed below are some of the functions of a constitution. Which is not correct?

a.	makes laws
b.	interprets laws
c.	tries laws
d.	implements laws

 

 

ANS:  C

A constitution is a set of basic laws that delineates the powers of different branches of a government and how these branches (or segments) relate to one another. Constitutions have the authority to: 1) make laws; 2) interpret laws; and 3) implement laws.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Knowledge    TOP:   Sources of Law

 

2. Public law consists of a number of different types of laws and duties. Which of the following is not correct regarding public law?

a.	consists of administrative law
b.	consists of constitutional law
c.	consists of criminal law
d.	consists of ethical law

 

 

ANS:  D

Public law defines a citizen’s relationship with the government and is comprised of three types of law. These three types of law are: 1) administrative law; 2) constitutional law; and 3) criminal law.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Comprehension                               TOP:   Public Law

 

3. Nurse Practice Acts are examples of which type of law?

a.	civil
b.	contract
c.	state
d.	federal

 

 

ANS:  C

Nurse Practice Acts are state-based administrative laws that govern how nursing is performed in that state. Under Nurse Practice Acts, state boards of nursing are given the authority to define the practice of nursing within specific guidelines and parameters specified by the legislature; mandate required preparation for the practice of nursing; and discipline members who deviate from the rules for nursing practice in the state.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Comprehension                               TOP:   State

 

4. How many states have joined the Nurse Licensure Compact?

a.	12
b.	23
c.	36
d.	48

 

 

ANS:  B

The Nurse Licensure Compact is an agreement among member states to allow nurses licensed in one state to practice in other states which are part of the agreement, without obtaining an additional license. This is a project of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and currently there are 23 states who have joined this agreement at the time of this publication.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Knowledge    TOP:   State

 

5. Which of the following is not correct regarding tort law?

a.	denial of an individual’s legal right
b.	failure to comply with a public duty
c.	failure to perform a private duty that results in harm to another
d.	negligent or intentional criminal wrongdoing

 

 

ANS:  D

Tort law is defined as a negligent or intentional civil wrongdoing resulting out of a contract or statute that causes injury to another person in some way. As a result of this wrongdoing, the injured party may sue the wrongdoer for damages (The Lectric’ Law Library’s Lexicon on Tort, 2008). Some other characteristics of tort law include the: 1) denial of an individual’s legal right; 2) failure to comply with a public duty; and 3) failure to perform a private duty that results in harm to another. Examples of tort include malpractice, neglect, or assault and battery.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Application    TOP:   Tort Law