NUR 301 EXAM 2 2026/2027 – COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Nursing as a Professional Discipline - correct answer ✔✔-Standards set by structured organizations
-Code of ethics
-Strong service orientation
-Recognized authority (scope of practice)
-Autonomy and self-regulation
-Well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge
-Ongoing research
(T/F) Law is a standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government - designed to protect
the rights of the public. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the four sources of law? - correct answer ✔✔1. US and State Constitutional Law (Base of the
pyramid)
-Foundation for ALL US and State Law, e.g. Bill of Rights: Examples of federal laws include Medicaid and
Medicare
2. Statutory Law (Legislative body)
-e.g. Georgia Nurse Practice Act
3. Administration Law
-(Administrative Agencies)
Georgia Board of Nursing; Fulton County Board of Health
4. Common Law (Judicial Interpretation)
-Precedents from previous court decisions; most law involving malpractice is common law
Public Law - correct answer ✔✔Issues that affect the general public or state or society as a whole
o Types include
-Administrative
-Constitutional
-Municipal
-Criminal - created to provide guidance and protection to those injured by offenses against society (i.e.
forgery, burglary, theft, assault, battery, rape, murder). Exists to deter crime and punish/rehabilitate
perpetrators
, Private Law (Civil Law) - correct answer ✔✔Rights and obligations of individuals, families, businesses,
and small groups. Exists to assist citizens in disputes over private matters
-Contract law
-Property Law
-Succession law
-Family law
-Tort Law - Rights, obligations, and remedies provided to someone who has been wronged by another
individual
Criminal Law - correct answer ✔✔Created to provide guidance and protection to those injured by
offenses against society (i.e. forgery, burglary, theft, assault, battery, rape, murder). Exists to deter crime
and punish/rehabilitate perpetrators
Tort Law - correct answer ✔✔Rights, obligations, and remedies provided to someone who has been
wronged by another individual
How do criminal Law and Tort Law Differ? - correct answer ✔✔Crime: Wrong against a person or the
person's property as well as the public
-Misdemeanor: Punishable by fines or less than 1 year imprisonment
-Felony: Punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year
Tort: A wrong committed by a person against another person or that person's property; tried in civil
court
-Intentional
-Unintentional
Criminal law suits punish wrong-doers; civil law suits compensate victims
Intentional Torts - correct answer ✔✔-Assault-Threat OR attempt
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Fraud
-Defamation of character
-Invasion of Privacy
(Madatory reporting expections in healthcare)
Assault - correct answer ✔✔Intentional tort
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & EXAM REVIEW
Nursing as a Professional Discipline - correct answer ✔✔-Standards set by structured organizations
-Code of ethics
-Strong service orientation
-Recognized authority (scope of practice)
-Autonomy and self-regulation
-Well-defined body of specific and unique knowledge
-Ongoing research
(T/F) Law is a standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government - designed to protect
the rights of the public. - correct answer ✔✔True
What are the four sources of law? - correct answer ✔✔1. US and State Constitutional Law (Base of the
pyramid)
-Foundation for ALL US and State Law, e.g. Bill of Rights: Examples of federal laws include Medicaid and
Medicare
2. Statutory Law (Legislative body)
-e.g. Georgia Nurse Practice Act
3. Administration Law
-(Administrative Agencies)
Georgia Board of Nursing; Fulton County Board of Health
4. Common Law (Judicial Interpretation)
-Precedents from previous court decisions; most law involving malpractice is common law
Public Law - correct answer ✔✔Issues that affect the general public or state or society as a whole
o Types include
-Administrative
-Constitutional
-Municipal
-Criminal - created to provide guidance and protection to those injured by offenses against society (i.e.
forgery, burglary, theft, assault, battery, rape, murder). Exists to deter crime and punish/rehabilitate
perpetrators
, Private Law (Civil Law) - correct answer ✔✔Rights and obligations of individuals, families, businesses,
and small groups. Exists to assist citizens in disputes over private matters
-Contract law
-Property Law
-Succession law
-Family law
-Tort Law - Rights, obligations, and remedies provided to someone who has been wronged by another
individual
Criminal Law - correct answer ✔✔Created to provide guidance and protection to those injured by
offenses against society (i.e. forgery, burglary, theft, assault, battery, rape, murder). Exists to deter crime
and punish/rehabilitate perpetrators
Tort Law - correct answer ✔✔Rights, obligations, and remedies provided to someone who has been
wronged by another individual
How do criminal Law and Tort Law Differ? - correct answer ✔✔Crime: Wrong against a person or the
person's property as well as the public
-Misdemeanor: Punishable by fines or less than 1 year imprisonment
-Felony: Punishable by imprisonment for more than 1 year
Tort: A wrong committed by a person against another person or that person's property; tried in civil
court
-Intentional
-Unintentional
Criminal law suits punish wrong-doers; civil law suits compensate victims
Intentional Torts - correct answer ✔✔-Assault-Threat OR attempt
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Fraud
-Defamation of character
-Invasion of Privacy
(Madatory reporting expections in healthcare)
Assault - correct answer ✔✔Intentional tort
