Chapter 8: Nursing Law and Liability

Nursing Now, Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends 7th Edition by Joseph T. Catalano

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Chapter 8: Nursing Law and Liability

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. Which type of tort may occur if a client is not allowed to leave the hospital after receiving emergency care until the bill is paid?
A) Assault
B) Battery
C) Invasion of privacy
D) False imprisonment

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy               TOP:   Nursing Law and Liability

KEY:  Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Integrated Process: Planning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment

 

  1. A nurse tells several friends and coworkers that a client, who is also a physician, is unsafe for medical practice because he is paralyzed from the waist down and acts “slightly silly.” What type of tort does the nurse’s action represent?
A) Libel
B) Fraud
C) Slander
D) Malpractice

 

 

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Medium         TOP:   Nursing Law and Liability

KEY:  Cognitive Domain: Analysis | Integrated Process: Intervention | Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

 

  1. If the nurse is sued for negligence after the administration of an injection, which one of the following persons will most likely be asked to serve as an expert witness to describe standards of care?
A) An experienced nursing supervisor or instructor
B) A lawyer who has successfully defended another nurse sued for negligence
C) A judge who is considered to be an expert in the field of professional negligence
D) Another patient who had received an injection by the same nurse but without complications

 

 

ANS:  A                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Medium         TOP:   Nursing Law and Liability

KEY:  Cognitive Domain: Application | Integrated Process: Intervention | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment

 

  1. The nurse working in an emergency room is of the opinion that to carry out a certain order written by a physician could possibly constitute unethical or illegal behavior. Which one of the following courses of action would be best for the nurse to take in this situation?
A) Carry out the order and then discuss it with the physician.
B) Carry out the order and then discuss it with the supervisor.
C) Do not carry out the order and report the situation to the physician.
D) Do not carry out the order and report the situation to the supervisor.

 

 

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Hard               TOP:   Nursing Law and Liability

KEY:  Cognitive Domain: Judgment | Integrated Process: Problem Identification | Client Need: Physiological Integrity

 

  1. What is the best definition of assault as a tort?
A) Application of force to another person without lawful justification
B) Threats to do bodily harm to the person or another person
C) A legal wrong committed by one person against the property of another
D) A legal wrong committed against the public and punishable by law

 

 

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    DIF:    Easy               TOP:   Nursing Law and Liability

KEY:  Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Integrated Process: Planning | Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment

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