Chapter 4 and 5 Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Advance Directive -
correct answer ✅Written instructions clients give in advance about
the types of healthcare they desire should they become unable to
decide for themselves.
Alias -
correct answer ✅An assigned name under which certain clients
are admitted to (and records kept in) a healthcare facility in order
to maintain anonymity.
Assault -
correct answer ✅A violent act, either physical or verbal.
Assisted Suicide -
correct answer ✅Helping an individual who wants to end his or
her life to do so.
Battery -
correct answer ✅Physical striking or beating, as assault and
battery.
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Chapter 4 and 5 Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Biological Death -
correct answer ✅Permanent and irreversible cessation of the
body's physical and chemical process and failure of body cells.
Brain Death -
correct answer ✅Irreversible cessation of brain and brain stem
functions to the extent that cardiopulmonary function must be
mechanically maintained.
Crime -
correct answer ✅An illegal act; a felony or misdemeanor; an
offense which is against the law.
Endorsement -
correct answer ✅Process by which a licensed nurse in one state
may receive a license in another state, without re-taking the
licensing exam.
Ethics -
correct answer ✅Code or rules of behavior.
,Textbook of Basic Nursing 11th Edition :
Chapter 4 and 5 Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Euthanasia -
correct answer ✅An easy or painless death (may be induced),
often referred to as mercy death or mercy killing; deliberate ending
of life of a person who has an incurable or painful disease.
Felony -
correct answer ✅A crime more serious than a misdemeanor,
usually punishable by imprisonment for more than a year. Felonies
include murder, euthanasia, kidnapping, and blackmail.
Good Samaritan Act -
correct answer ✅Law in effect in most states that protects
healthcare providers from liability when performing emergency
care within the limits of first aid if they act in a "reasonable and
prudent manner."
Informed Consent -
correct answer ✅Giving full information and making sure the
client understands before the client consents to surgery or other
medical procedures.
, Textbook of Basic Nursing 11th Edition :
Chapter 4 and 5 Exam Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2026)
Legal Death -
correct answer ✅Death, usually declared by a physician, as total
absence of activity of any of the body's systems.
Liability -
correct answer ✅Something one is required to do, an obligation,
often financial; being found guilty of inappropriate or illegal acts.
Libel -
correct answer ✅A false or damaging written statement or
photograph.
Malpractice -
correct answer ✅Injurious or faulty treatment; professional
misconduct.
Misdemeanor -
correct answer ✅A crime less severe than a felony, usually
punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than a year.