NUR 104 EXAM 4 HIGH-YIELD PRIORITIZATION,
DELEGATION, AND EMERGENCY NURSING
CARE SUMMARY 2026
◉ Ethical dilemmas often involve a conflict of opinion. Once the
nurse has determined that the dilemma is ethical, which of the
following would be a critical first step in negotiating the difference
of opinion?
Answer: Gather all relevant information regarding the clinical, social,
and spiritual aspects of the dilemma.
◉ Which of the following sets forth ethical principles for
professional nursing practice in a clinical setting?
Answer: Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
◉ It may seem redundant that health care providers pledge to do no
harm to clients. The purpose of this oath is to reassure the public
that the health care team will work to heal clients with as little pain
and harm as possible. Which principle underlies this pledge?
Answer: Nonmaleficence
◉ The ethics of care suggests that ethical dilemmas can best be
solved by attention to which of the following?
,Answer: Relationships
◉ Which of the following statements concerning ethical issues is
correct?
Answer: Beneficence is working to do good or acting in a positive
manner for another.
◉ The nurse notes that an advance directive is in the client's medical
record. Which of the following statements represents the best
description of guidelines a nurse would follow in this case?
Answer: A living will is only invoked when the client has a terminal
condition or is in a persistent vegetative state.
◉ The legal definition of death that facilitates organ donation is
cessation of:
Answer: Functions of the entire brain
◉ Most litigation involving hospital care is related to situations in
which:
Answer: The nurse follows an order that is incomplete or incorrect
◉ Which of the following persons can legally give consent to a
procedure?
Answer: An appointed guardian
, ◉ Nurses are bound by a variety of laws. Which of the following
descriptions of types of law is correct?
Answer: Statutory law is created by elected legislatures, such as the
state legislature that defined the Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
◉ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
of 1996 provides clients with basic rights pertaining to their medical
records. Which of the following is a violation of HIPAA provisions?
Answer: Posting daily care information along with the medical
condition of clients on a message board in the client's room.
◉ Consent for medical treatment can be given by a minor with a
sexually transmitted disease (STD). T or F
Answer: True
◉ The nurse should understand law primarily because the nurse:
Answer: Can be advocates for clients
◉ The best way for nurses to avoid being liable for negligence might
be to do all of the following except:
Answer: choose not to report someone whose professional behavior
the nurse questions
DELEGATION, AND EMERGENCY NURSING
CARE SUMMARY 2026
◉ Ethical dilemmas often involve a conflict of opinion. Once the
nurse has determined that the dilemma is ethical, which of the
following would be a critical first step in negotiating the difference
of opinion?
Answer: Gather all relevant information regarding the clinical, social,
and spiritual aspects of the dilemma.
◉ Which of the following sets forth ethical principles for
professional nursing practice in a clinical setting?
Answer: Code of Ethics of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
◉ It may seem redundant that health care providers pledge to do no
harm to clients. The purpose of this oath is to reassure the public
that the health care team will work to heal clients with as little pain
and harm as possible. Which principle underlies this pledge?
Answer: Nonmaleficence
◉ The ethics of care suggests that ethical dilemmas can best be
solved by attention to which of the following?
,Answer: Relationships
◉ Which of the following statements concerning ethical issues is
correct?
Answer: Beneficence is working to do good or acting in a positive
manner for another.
◉ The nurse notes that an advance directive is in the client's medical
record. Which of the following statements represents the best
description of guidelines a nurse would follow in this case?
Answer: A living will is only invoked when the client has a terminal
condition or is in a persistent vegetative state.
◉ The legal definition of death that facilitates organ donation is
cessation of:
Answer: Functions of the entire brain
◉ Most litigation involving hospital care is related to situations in
which:
Answer: The nurse follows an order that is incomplete or incorrect
◉ Which of the following persons can legally give consent to a
procedure?
Answer: An appointed guardian
, ◉ Nurses are bound by a variety of laws. Which of the following
descriptions of types of law is correct?
Answer: Statutory law is created by elected legislatures, such as the
state legislature that defined the Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
◉ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
of 1996 provides clients with basic rights pertaining to their medical
records. Which of the following is a violation of HIPAA provisions?
Answer: Posting daily care information along with the medical
condition of clients on a message board in the client's room.
◉ Consent for medical treatment can be given by a minor with a
sexually transmitted disease (STD). T or F
Answer: True
◉ The nurse should understand law primarily because the nurse:
Answer: Can be advocates for clients
◉ The best way for nurses to avoid being liable for negligence might
be to do all of the following except:
Answer: choose not to report someone whose professional behavior
the nurse questions
