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Chapter 7 – Legal Issues

Ethics Issues Contemporary Nursing 2nd Canadian Edition By Burkhardt

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Chapter 7 – Legal Issues

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. What system of binding rules governs the behaviour of people in their relationships with others and with the government?
a. ethics
b. laws
c. morals
d. intentional tort

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 147             BLM:  Remember

 

  1. Which of the following best defines a set of rules and principles that describe the powers of a government and the rights of the people?
a. constitutional law
b. statutory law
c. common law
d. administrative law

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p.  150            BLM:  Higher Order

 

  1. What is the term used to define formal laws written and enacted by a federal or provincial legislature?
a. statutory law
b. constitutional law
c. administrative law
d. common law

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 151             BLM:  Remember

 

  1. Which of the following is an example of administrative law?
a. the Regulated Health Professions Act, which defines the role of the nurse
b. the roles of colleges of nursing, which enforce rules
c. the way nurses collect and use personal health information
d. the way to identify the difference between negligence and incompetence

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 151             BLM:  Higher Order

 

  1. Which of the following type of law best defines a person’s rights and obligations in relation to the government?
a. common law
b. misdemeanours
c. constitutional law
d. public law

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 154             BLM:  Higher Order

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