Chapter 21. Ethical and Legal Issues of a Caring-Based Practice

Primary Care, Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition by Dunphy

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Chapter 21. Ethical and Legal Issues of a Caring-Based Practice

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which statement about the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics is accurate?

a. The state’s legal requirements exceed those of the Code of Ethics.
b. The primary purpose of the Code is to show physicians that nurses are professional.
c. The Code was formulated by physicians for all nurses.
d. The Code sets forth the values and ethical principles that guide clinical decisions.

 

 

____     2.   Which ethical principle reflects respect for all persons and their self-determination?

a. Autonomy
b. Beneficence
c. Justice
d. Veracity

 

 

____     3.   When may confidentiality be overridden?

a. When personal information is available on the computer
b. When a clinician needs to share information with a billing company
c. When an insurance company wants to know the results of a breast cancer gene test
d. When a patient has a communicable disease

 

 

____     4.   In an outpatient setting, what is the most common reason for a malpractice suit?

a. Failure to treat a condition
b. Failure to diagnose correctly
c. Ordering the wrong medication
d. Failure to manage care

 

 

____     5.   Which type of liability insurance covers only situations in which the incident occurred and the claim was made while the policy was in effect?

a. Claims made policy
b. Occurrence policy
c. An employment coverage policy
d. A “tail” policy

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  D                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  B                    PTS:   1

 

  1. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

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