ATI LEADERSHIP RN VERSION A CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Federal Regulations. Answer: HIPAA
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
MHPA - Mental Health Parity Act
PSDA - Patient Self Determination Act
Uniform Anatomical gift act
national organ transplant act
◉ Criminal law. Answer: a subsection of public law and relates to the
relationship of an individual with the govt
◉ civil law. Answer: -protect the individual rights of people
-one type that relates to the provision of nursing care is tort law
◉ Unintentional torts. Answer: -Negligence: practice or misconduct
that does not meet expected standards of care and places the client
at risk for injury (a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client who has been identified as at risk for falls
-Malpractice (professional negligence)
,◉ Quasi-intentional torts. Answer: invasion of privacy: intrusion into
a client's private affairs of a breach of confidentiality
defamation of character: false communication or communication
with careless disregard for the truth with intent to injure an
individual's reputation
---> Libel
---> slander
◉ Intentional torts. Answer: Assault and battery
Defamation of character
False imprisonment
◉ Good Samaritan Law. Answer: -protect nurses who provide
emergency assistance outside of the employment location
-must provide standard of care that is reasonable and prudent
-state laws vary as to when an individual may begin practicing
nursing =
◉ Malpractice (professional negligence). Answer: Failure of a person
with professional training to act in a reasonable and prudent
manner.
◉ Elements necessary to prove negligence. Answer: 1) duty to
provide care as defined by a standard
, 2) breach of duty by failure to meet standard
3) foreseeability of harm
4) breach of duty has potential to cause harm (combines 2&3)
5) harm occurs
◉ Standards of Care (Practice). Answer: Legal parameters of
practice, define and direct the level of care that should be given by a
practicing nurse. They are used in malpractice lawsuits to determine
if that level was maintained.
◉ impaired coworkers. Answer: a nurse who suspects a coworker of
any behavior that jeopardizes client care or could indicate substance
use disorder has a duty to report the coworker to the appropriate
manger. each state has laws and regulations that govern the
disposition of nurses who have substance use disorders. criminal
charges could apply.
◉ abuse. Answer: -all 51 states require the report of suspicion of
child abuse
-some states mandate the report of vulnerable persons, such as
older or dependent adults
-nurses are required to report any suspicion of abuse following
facility policy
EVALUATION 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Federal Regulations. Answer: HIPAA
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
MHPA - Mental Health Parity Act
PSDA - Patient Self Determination Act
Uniform Anatomical gift act
national organ transplant act
◉ Criminal law. Answer: a subsection of public law and relates to the
relationship of an individual with the govt
◉ civil law. Answer: -protect the individual rights of people
-one type that relates to the provision of nursing care is tort law
◉ Unintentional torts. Answer: -Negligence: practice or misconduct
that does not meet expected standards of care and places the client
at risk for injury (a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a
client who has been identified as at risk for falls
-Malpractice (professional negligence)
,◉ Quasi-intentional torts. Answer: invasion of privacy: intrusion into
a client's private affairs of a breach of confidentiality
defamation of character: false communication or communication
with careless disregard for the truth with intent to injure an
individual's reputation
---> Libel
---> slander
◉ Intentional torts. Answer: Assault and battery
Defamation of character
False imprisonment
◉ Good Samaritan Law. Answer: -protect nurses who provide
emergency assistance outside of the employment location
-must provide standard of care that is reasonable and prudent
-state laws vary as to when an individual may begin practicing
nursing =
◉ Malpractice (professional negligence). Answer: Failure of a person
with professional training to act in a reasonable and prudent
manner.
◉ Elements necessary to prove negligence. Answer: 1) duty to
provide care as defined by a standard
, 2) breach of duty by failure to meet standard
3) foreseeability of harm
4) breach of duty has potential to cause harm (combines 2&3)
5) harm occurs
◉ Standards of Care (Practice). Answer: Legal parameters of
practice, define and direct the level of care that should be given by a
practicing nurse. They are used in malpractice lawsuits to determine
if that level was maintained.
◉ impaired coworkers. Answer: a nurse who suspects a coworker of
any behavior that jeopardizes client care or could indicate substance
use disorder has a duty to report the coworker to the appropriate
manger. each state has laws and regulations that govern the
disposition of nurses who have substance use disorders. criminal
charges could apply.
◉ abuse. Answer: -all 51 states require the report of suspicion of
child abuse
-some states mandate the report of vulnerable persons, such as
older or dependent adults
-nurses are required to report any suspicion of abuse following
facility policy
