TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7TH EDITION BY COOPER

TEST BANK FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 7TH EDITION BY COOPER Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Cooper andGosnell: Foundations and AdultHealthNursing, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step to occur is that a document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called? a. Deposition b. Appeal c. Complaint d. Summons ANS: C A document called a complaint is filed in an appropriate court as the first step in litigation. A deposition is when witnesses are requir N ed UR to SI u N n G d T e B r . g C o O q M uestioning by the attorneys. An appeal isa request fora reviewof adecisionby a highercourt. A summons isa courtorder that notifies the defendant of the legal action. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 23 OBJ: 1 TOP: Legal KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC:NCLEX: N/A 2. The nurse caring for a patientin theacute caresetting assumes responsibility for a patient’s care. What is this legally binding situation? a. Nurse-patient relationship b. Accountability c. Advocacy d. Standard of careANS: A When the nurse assumes responsibility for a patient’s care, the nurse-patient relationship is formed. This isalegallybinding“contract” forwhichthenursemusttakeresponsibility. Accountabilityisbeingresponsibleforone’sownactions.Anadvocateisonewhodefendsor pleadsacauseor issueonbehalfofanother.Standardsofcaredefineactswhoseperformance is required, permitted, or prohibited. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 24 OBJ: 3 TOP: Legal KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC:NCLEX: N/A 3. Whataretheuniversalguidelinesthatdefineappropriatemeasuresforallnursing interventions? a. Scope of practice b. Advocacy c. Standard of care d. Prudent practice ANS: C Standardsofcaredefineactionsthatarepermittedorprohibitedinmostnursinginterventions. These standards are accepted as legal guidelines for appropriateness of performance. The laws that formallydefineandlimit thescopeofnursingpracticearecallednursepracticeacts.An advocate isonewhodefends orpleads acause or issue on behalf of another. Prudent isa term that refers to careful and/or wise practice. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 25 OBJ: 4 TOP: Legal KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC:NCLEX: N/A 4. AnLPN/LVNisaskedbytheRNtoadministeranIVchemotherapeuticagent toapatient inthe acutecaresetting.What lawshould this nurse refer to before initiating this intervention?a. Standards of care b. Regulation of practice c. American Nurses’ Association Code d. Nurse practice act ANS: D It isthenurse’sresponsibility toknowthenursepracticeact inhisorherstate.Standardsof care, regulationofpractice,andtheAmericanNurses’codearenotlawsthatthenurseshould refer to before initiating this treatment. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 25 OBJ: 5 TOP: Legal KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC:NCLEX: N/A 5.A nurse fails to irrigate a feeding tube as ordered resulting in harm to the