WCU Professional Nursing Midterm
Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Durable Power of Attorney - Answer- A written document delegating authority to another
to act on the patient's behalf, if unable to make healthcare decisions.
Advance Directives - Answer- Right now/today, allows person to state in advance what
their choices are for healthcare should circumstances develop
Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney & Advance Directives require - Answer- A
witness to sign
RNs cannot - Answer- Assist suicide, pronounce death or inform pt family of death.
Assault - Answer- Threat to touch, intentional threat to touch a person without their
consent
Battery - Answer- Touching without consent, intentional
False Imprisonment - Answer- Restricting freedom, restraining, detaining or restricting a
person's freedom of movement, using restraints without a doctor's order
Invasion of Privacy - Answer- HIPAA violation, unjustable intrusion into the personal life
of another without consent
Defamation/Malace - Answer- Making false statements about a person in writing or
orally, leading to destruction of a person's reputation
Slander - Answer- Spoken, oral defamation of character using false statements
Libel - Answer- Written, defamation of character using false statements in writing
Negligence - Answer- Not doing what you know to do, nonintentional, when their is a
failure to follow policies or standards of care in the same manner that another
reasonable nurse would do
Malpractice - Answer- Doing what you do not know, nonintentional, malpractice
including breach of duty, reasonable foreseeability that a nurse's act has a connection
when pt injury/harm occurred, link to pt harm, they have a right for financial
compensation
, Torts - Answer- Civil laws addressing legal rights of pts and the responsibilities of the
nurse in the nurse-pt relationship
Negligence is a ______________ to act - Answer- Failure
Minor - Answer- Anyone under the age of 18
Exceptions to minor consent - Answer- 14 with emancipation, married, pregnant minor,
minor with venereal disease or substance abuse
Minors need ___________ to consent for abortion - Answer- One-parent, court, or self
consent granted by court order
Physical Abuse - Answer- Intentionally causing physical harm to another person
Sexual Abuse - Answer- Any sexual act without consent
Psychosocial/Emotional abuse - Answer- Verbal and nonverbal acts that inflict mental
pain, anguish, and distress
Financial Exploitation - Answer- Taking advantage of an older person for monetary or
personal benefit
Caregiver Neglect - Answer- Intentional or unintentional failure to meet needs
necessary for pt physical and mental well-being
Abandonment - Answer- Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the
patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Nurses are _____________ - Answer- Mandated Reporters (for suspected abuse)
What do you do 1st when you suspect abuse - Answer- Report to your chain of
command (then document later)
How long do you have to make sure the suspected abuse report got done? - Answer-
24 hours
Nursing vs Medicine - Answer- focus on health vs focus on cure
ABCDE - Answer- Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
Examples of breaches in confidentiality (HIPAA violations) - Answer- Discussing pt info
in public area, leaving pt info in public area, leaving computer unattended, failing to log
off computer, sharing passwords, improperly accessing/reviewing/releasing pt info
Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
Durable Power of Attorney - Answer- A written document delegating authority to another
to act on the patient's behalf, if unable to make healthcare decisions.
Advance Directives - Answer- Right now/today, allows person to state in advance what
their choices are for healthcare should circumstances develop
Living Wills, Durable Power of Attorney & Advance Directives require - Answer- A
witness to sign
RNs cannot - Answer- Assist suicide, pronounce death or inform pt family of death.
Assault - Answer- Threat to touch, intentional threat to touch a person without their
consent
Battery - Answer- Touching without consent, intentional
False Imprisonment - Answer- Restricting freedom, restraining, detaining or restricting a
person's freedom of movement, using restraints without a doctor's order
Invasion of Privacy - Answer- HIPAA violation, unjustable intrusion into the personal life
of another without consent
Defamation/Malace - Answer- Making false statements about a person in writing or
orally, leading to destruction of a person's reputation
Slander - Answer- Spoken, oral defamation of character using false statements
Libel - Answer- Written, defamation of character using false statements in writing
Negligence - Answer- Not doing what you know to do, nonintentional, when their is a
failure to follow policies or standards of care in the same manner that another
reasonable nurse would do
Malpractice - Answer- Doing what you do not know, nonintentional, malpractice
including breach of duty, reasonable foreseeability that a nurse's act has a connection
when pt injury/harm occurred, link to pt harm, they have a right for financial
compensation
, Torts - Answer- Civil laws addressing legal rights of pts and the responsibilities of the
nurse in the nurse-pt relationship
Negligence is a ______________ to act - Answer- Failure
Minor - Answer- Anyone under the age of 18
Exceptions to minor consent - Answer- 14 with emancipation, married, pregnant minor,
minor with venereal disease or substance abuse
Minors need ___________ to consent for abortion - Answer- One-parent, court, or self
consent granted by court order
Physical Abuse - Answer- Intentionally causing physical harm to another person
Sexual Abuse - Answer- Any sexual act without consent
Psychosocial/Emotional abuse - Answer- Verbal and nonverbal acts that inflict mental
pain, anguish, and distress
Financial Exploitation - Answer- Taking advantage of an older person for monetary or
personal benefit
Caregiver Neglect - Answer- Intentional or unintentional failure to meet needs
necessary for pt physical and mental well-being
Abandonment - Answer- Leaving a patient after care has been initiated and before the
patient has been transferred to someone with equal or greater medical training.
Nurses are _____________ - Answer- Mandated Reporters (for suspected abuse)
What do you do 1st when you suspect abuse - Answer- Report to your chain of
command (then document later)
How long do you have to make sure the suspected abuse report got done? - Answer-
24 hours
Nursing vs Medicine - Answer- focus on health vs focus on cure
ABCDE - Answer- Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
Examples of breaches in confidentiality (HIPAA violations) - Answer- Discussing pt info
in public area, leaving pt info in public area, leaving computer unattended, failing to log
off computer, sharing passwords, improperly accessing/reviewing/releasing pt info
