Chapter 14 Legal And Ethical Issues in Nursing 6th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido

Chapter 14 Legal And Ethical Issues in Nursing 6th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Question 1

Type: MCSA

A nurse manager has been asked to present information about the Americans with Disabilities Act to newly employed nurses. What information about the evolution of this act should be included?

1. This act was written to protect a growing population of older Americans.
2. Increased numbers of children with disabilities resulting from advances in technologies to save premature infants made this legislation essential.
3. People living with HIV/AIDS began to identify loopholes in the existing state and federal non-discrimination laws.
4. There was a big increase in the number of soldiers returning from war with orthopedic injuries.

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: Older Americans were not the focus population necessitating this act.

Rationale 2: While these children will benefit from this legislation, they were not the group necessitating the law.

Rationale 3: The act was necessitated by the discrimination faced by individuals with HIV/AIDS, as those persons identified loopholes not adequately addressed by existing state and federal laws.

Rationale 4: While this is a continuing trend, it was not the impetus for this act.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome: 14.1 Describe the conditions within the United States that caused both the ADA and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 to be written and implemented.

Question 2

Type: MCSA

The aim of the Americans with Disabilities Act was to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. In order to achieve this goal, Congress combines disability with which other legal concept?

1. Autonomy
2. Right to work
3. Fairness
4. Equality

Correct Answer: 4

Rationale 1: Autonomy is not a legal focus of this act.

Rationale 2: Right to work is not assured by this act.

Rationale 3: Fairness is not a major concept in this act.

Rationale 4: The aim was to ensure equality for those with disabilities, without undue hardships being placed on those regulated by the act.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 14.2 Describe the various sections of the two acts, necessary definitions, and intended purposes.

Question 3

Type: MCMA

The nurse manager, making hiring decisions, would consider which applicants as protected from discrimination by the Americans with Disabilities Act and amendments?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. A person required to wear a hand brace for 3 weeks
2. A person who takes medication for schizophrenia
3. A person who wears glasses
4. A person who used a wheelchair for 1 year as a child
5. A person who has cancer

Correct Answer: 2,4,5

Rationale 1: Transitory impairments (those with an actual or expected duration of 6 months or less) are not included in this definition.

Rationale 2: Mental impairment is considered a disability. This definition holds despite medication to control the disorder.

Rationale 3: Need to wear ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses does not meet the definition of a disability.

Rationale 4: A person with history of a disability is covered by this act.

Rationale 5: One of the specific “major life events” covered by the amended act is alteration of normal cell growth.

Global Rationale:

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 14.2 Describe the various sections of the two acts, necessary definitions, and intended purposes.