TEST BANK FOR LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 7TH EDITION GINNY WACKER GUIDO ISBN-10: 0134701232 ISBN-13: 9780134701233

1) A nurse would like to advocate for a modification of the 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? A) State nursing association B) State board of nursing C) State governor D) State legislature 2) A group of nurses are reviewing the decision of legal action in which 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. Which legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a different decision? A) Stare decisis B) Res judicata C) Doctrine of precedent D) None needed as this is an example of a landmark decision.