TEST BANK for Legal & Ethical
Issues in Nursing 7th Edition, by RN
Guido & Ginny Wacker
COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-20 WITH RATIONALES
100% EXPERT VERIFIED Q&As| A+ GRADED
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, Table ofwqcontent
s Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial
Process Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial
Process Chapter 2: Anatomy ofwqa Lawsuit
Part 2: Ethics
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
Chapter 4: Application ofwqEthics in Nursing Practice Settings
Part 3: Liability Issues Ch
apter 5: Standards ofwqCare
Chapter 6: Tort Law
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
Part 4: Impact ofwqthe Law on the Professional Practice ofwqNursin
g Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope ofwqPr
actice Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act ofwq1990 and the Civil
Rights Act ofwq1991
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
Part 5: Impact ofwqthe Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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,Chapter 19: Public and Community Health
Care Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-
Term Care Settings
Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Question 1 Type: MCSA
A nurse would like to advocate for a modification ofwqthe state’s nursing practice act and
believes the best strategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this
statutory law. Whom should the nurse contact?
1. State board ofwqnursing
2. State governor
3. State legislature
4. State nursing associati
on Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: State boards ofwqnursing are involved in the implementation and enforcement ofwq
the nurse practice act but not charged with writing the law.
Rationale 2: Governors may appoint members ofwqthose on the state board ofwqnursing, but ar
e not involved in writing nursing practice acts.
Rationale 3: State legislative bodies create and pass the individual nursing practice acts (statu
tory laws) and create state boards ofwqnursing or state boards ofwqnurse examiners (state adm
inistrative agencies) to implement and enforce those acts.
Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, b
ut they cannot do so independently.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environme
ntwqClientwqNeedwqSub:wqManagementwqofwqCare
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, Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is d
erived, including constitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law.
Question 2 Type: MCSA
A patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to
trial and the jury found for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence
to another trial court in hopes ofwqa different decision?
1. No, because ofwqthe doctrine ofwqres judicata
2. Yes, stare decisis allows retrial
3. Yes, because ofwqthe doctrine of precedent
4. No, this is a landmark dec
ision Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Res judicata means “a thing or matter settled by judgment” and applies when
a legal dispute has been decided by a competent court ofwqjurisdiction. This doctrine prevent
s the same parties in the original lawsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the fir
st lawsuit.
Rationale 2: Stare decisis means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts ofwqlaw in
cases with
similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system.
Rationale 3: The doctrine ofwqprecedent means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by
courts ofwqlaw in cases with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the
court system. Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court dec
ision.
Rationale 4: Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court de
cision. Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environme
nt Client Need Sub: Management ofwqCare
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res ju
dicata.
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Issues in Nursing 7th Edition, by RN
Guido & Ginny Wacker
COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-20 WITH RATIONALES
100% EXPERT VERIFIED Q&As| A+ GRADED
1 | P a
, Table ofwqcontent
s Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial
Process Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial
Process Chapter 2: Anatomy ofwqa Lawsuit
Part 2: Ethics
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
Chapter 4: Application ofwqEthics in Nursing Practice Settings
Part 3: Liability Issues Ch
apter 5: Standards ofwqCare
Chapter 6: Tort Law
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
Part 4: Impact ofwqthe Law on the Professional Practice ofwqNursin
g Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope ofwqPr
actice Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act ofwq1990 and the Civil
Rights Act ofwq1991
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
Part 5: Impact ofwqthe Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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,Chapter 19: Public and Community Health
Care Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-
Term Care Settings
Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Question 1 Type: MCSA
A nurse would like to advocate for a modification ofwqthe state’s nursing practice act and
believes the best strategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this
statutory law. Whom should the nurse contact?
1. State board ofwqnursing
2. State governor
3. State legislature
4. State nursing associati
on Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: State boards ofwqnursing are involved in the implementation and enforcement ofwq
the nurse practice act but not charged with writing the law.
Rationale 2: Governors may appoint members ofwqthose on the state board ofwqnursing, but ar
e not involved in writing nursing practice acts.
Rationale 3: State legislative bodies create and pass the individual nursing practice acts (statu
tory laws) and create state boards ofwqnursing or state boards ofwqnurse examiners (state adm
inistrative agencies) to implement and enforce those acts.
Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, b
ut they cannot do so independently.
Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environme
ntwqClientwqNeedwqSub:wqManagementwqofwqCare
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, Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is d
erived, including constitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law.
Question 2 Type: MCSA
A patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to
trial and the jury found for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence
to another trial court in hopes ofwqa different decision?
1. No, because ofwqthe doctrine ofwqres judicata
2. Yes, stare decisis allows retrial
3. Yes, because ofwqthe doctrine of precedent
4. No, this is a landmark dec
ision Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Res judicata means “a thing or matter settled by judgment” and applies when
a legal dispute has been decided by a competent court ofwqjurisdiction. This doctrine prevent
s the same parties in the original lawsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the fir
st lawsuit.
Rationale 2: Stare decisis means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts ofwqlaw in
cases with
similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system.
Rationale 3: The doctrine ofwqprecedent means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by
courts ofwqlaw in cases with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the
court system. Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court dec
ision.
Rationale 4: Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court de
cision. Global Rationale:
Cognitive Level: Analyzing
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environme
nt Client Need Sub: Management ofwqCare
Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res ju
dicata.
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