NURC 1021 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Constitutional Law - ANSWER Rights of individuals (freedom of speech/religion) that
affect the ethical practice of nursing.
Regulatory Law - ANSWER Outlines how the requirements of statutory law will be met.
Intentional Torts - ANSWER -Assualt
-Battery
-Invasion of privacy
-False imprisonment
-Deformation of character
Diagnosis (ADPIE) - ANSWER 1. Data analysis
2. Problem identification
3. Nursing diagnosis
Litigation - ANSWER Process of taking legal action.
Planning (ADPIE) - ANSWER 1. Priorities
2. Nursing care plan:
-Outcomes (NOC)
-Interventions (NIC)
Definition of Nightingale - ANSWER "To put the patient in the best condition for nature to
act upon him"
, NANDA components (problem-focused diagnosis) - ANSWER [problem/diagnostic label]
+ "related to" (rt) + [etiology/related factors] + "as evidenced by" (a.e.b) + [defining
characteristics/risk factors]
Chain of infection - ANSWER Pathogens -> susceptible host -> reservoir -> portal of exit
(from reservoir) -> mode of transmission -> portal of entry (to susceptible host)
Inflammatory response - ANSWER 1. Bacteria invades tissue
-cytokines + histamines released -> capillaries dialate, become leaky to attract
leukocytes.
2. Tissue - repair proteins and other substances seep through leaky capillaries into
infected tissue.
3. Leukocytes leak through capillaries and phagocytize bacteria
Scope of practice, state or federal law? - ANSWER State law
Scope of practice - ANSWER Defines range of activities, responsibilities, and tasks that
an RN is legally allowed to perform.
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) - ANSWER Hospitals
must provide emergency medical care to those who come into the premises requesting.
informed consent - ANSWER Must be obtained by provider
1. Details of treatment
2. Necessity of treatment
3. All known benefits and risks
ANSWERS
Constitutional Law - ANSWER Rights of individuals (freedom of speech/religion) that
affect the ethical practice of nursing.
Regulatory Law - ANSWER Outlines how the requirements of statutory law will be met.
Intentional Torts - ANSWER -Assualt
-Battery
-Invasion of privacy
-False imprisonment
-Deformation of character
Diagnosis (ADPIE) - ANSWER 1. Data analysis
2. Problem identification
3. Nursing diagnosis
Litigation - ANSWER Process of taking legal action.
Planning (ADPIE) - ANSWER 1. Priorities
2. Nursing care plan:
-Outcomes (NOC)
-Interventions (NIC)
Definition of Nightingale - ANSWER "To put the patient in the best condition for nature to
act upon him"
, NANDA components (problem-focused diagnosis) - ANSWER [problem/diagnostic label]
+ "related to" (rt) + [etiology/related factors] + "as evidenced by" (a.e.b) + [defining
characteristics/risk factors]
Chain of infection - ANSWER Pathogens -> susceptible host -> reservoir -> portal of exit
(from reservoir) -> mode of transmission -> portal of entry (to susceptible host)
Inflammatory response - ANSWER 1. Bacteria invades tissue
-cytokines + histamines released -> capillaries dialate, become leaky to attract
leukocytes.
2. Tissue - repair proteins and other substances seep through leaky capillaries into
infected tissue.
3. Leukocytes leak through capillaries and phagocytize bacteria
Scope of practice, state or federal law? - ANSWER State law
Scope of practice - ANSWER Defines range of activities, responsibilities, and tasks that
an RN is legally allowed to perform.
EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act) - ANSWER Hospitals
must provide emergency medical care to those who come into the premises requesting.
informed consent - ANSWER Must be obtained by provider
1. Details of treatment
2. Necessity of treatment
3. All known benefits and risks
