Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law

Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. 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:
2. Case law
3. Administrative law
4. Civil law
5. Statutory law

ANS: B

Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law

2. 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?
3. Misdemeanor
4. Felony
5. Tort
6. Larceny

ANS: B

Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law

3. 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?
4. The provider may administer care any time.

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

1. The provider is covered if he/she administers the level of care that any other prudent individual with the same education would provide
2. The provider may perform care outside the scope of his/her scope of practice if he/she knows how to perform the required procedure

ANS: C

Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law

4. 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:
5. Cruel and unusual punishment
6. Slander and libel
7. False imprisonment
8. Assault and battery

ANS: C

Chapter 3: Nursing Practice and the Law