Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 4- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | A client is admitted to a hospital for bronchial asthma and is allergic to certain smells. A nurse sprays freshener in the room. The client develops an allergy because of the freshener and his condition worsens. It is clear that the action of the nurse amounts to an offense. Under what category can the offense be classified? | |
| A) | Negligence | |
| B) | Tort | |
| C) | Battery | |
| D) | Malpractice | |
| 2. | A nurse takes pictures of a client with a dog in the bed during an animal-assisted therapy visit in the long-term care facility. The nurse and organization do not request permission to have the photographs sent to a nursing magazine for publication. It is clear that the action of the nurse amounts to an offense. Under what category can the offense be classified? | |
| A) | Slander | |
| B) | Malpractice | |
| C) | Libel | |
| D) | Assault | |
| 3. | There are implications for nurses for the concepts of false imprisonment, abandonment of care, invasion of privacy, and confidentiality. Who establishes the standards for confidentiality? | |
| A) | State Board of Nursing | |
| B) | National Council of State Boards of Nursing | |
| C) | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) | |
| D) | Patient Self-Determination Act | |
| 4. | The nurse has received a diagnostic test report over the telephone and is updating the client’s medical records on the computer with these results. What care should the nurse take when doing so?
1. Care should be taken to make sure the medical record can be pulled up and shared with the client and family members visiting the client. 2. Care must be taken not to share verbal and written communications regarding the client with unauthorized individuals. 3. The primary care provider should take accountability to maintain the confidentiality of the client’s medical record. 4. Care should be taken not to pull client information onto the computer screen when other clients can see it. |
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| A) | 1, 2 | |
| B) | 1, 3 | |
| C) | 2, 4 | |
| D) | 3, 4 | |
| 5. | The Nurse Practice Act is a law that defines and regulates the practice of nursing in the United States. Based on the fact that this law that requires regulation of nursing practice, what are the components of the Nursing Practice Act?
1. Definition of practical and registered nursing 2. Primary care provider functions protected for nurses by the law 3. Establishment of requirements for licensure 4. Procedures for issue and renewal of nursing licenses |
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| A) | 1, 2, 3 | |
| B) | 1, 2, 4 | |
| C) | 1, 3, 4 | |
| D) | 2, 3, 4 | |
Answer Key
| 1. | A |
| 2. | C |
| 3. | C |
| 4. | D |
| 5. | C |
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