INTRO TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING
CHAPTERS 6-9 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of civil law?
a. Possession of marijuana
b. Assault and battery
c. Giving alcohol to a minor
d. Child custody case Correct Answer: Child custody case
The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and
responsibilities of nursing practice in that state. Which of the
following is true regarding nurse practice acts?
a. They determine the educational requirements for licensure.
b. They describe the process for gaining membership to a
professional organization.
c. They regulate how many professional nursing organizations
may be formed.
d. They define the practice of medicine in relation to nursing.
Correct Answer: They determine the educational requirements for
licensure.
Which of the following falls under the jurisdiction of the state
board of nursing?
a. Approving or reject applications for new nursing education
programs
b. Expanding the provisions of the nurse practice act
c. Reducing the provisions of the nurse practice act
d. Right to suspend the need for licensure of registered nurses
(RNs) in times of extreme shortage Correct Answer: Approving or
reject applications for new nursing education programs
The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state
board of nursing is
a. making medication errors.
b. following unsafe nursing practice.
,c. practicing while impaired.
d. abandoning patients. Correct Answer: practicing while
impaired.
What is the primary function of the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)?
a. Overseeing decisions made by state boards of nursing
b. Developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® licensing
examinations
c. Administering the NCLEX examination at testing centers
d. Overseeing granting licensure by endorsement Correct
Answer: Developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® licensing
examinations
Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes
professional malpractice?
a. Administering a preoperative sedative in the patient holding
area instead of in the patient's room
b. Failing to notify the physician of a potassium level of 4 mEq/L
c. Placing the head of the bed flat when a patient is receiving a
tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate the mixture
d. Administering a routine medication 10 minutes late because of
a unit emergency Correct Answer: Placing the head of the bed flat
when a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to
aspirate the mixture
The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic. Later in
the shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies. What
element is lacking to support malpractice?
a. Duty of care
b. Breach of duty
c. Specific injury
d. Proximate cause Correct Answer: Proximate cause
Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001
demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient
care setting?
a. Acute care
b. Psychiatric
, c. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities
d. Home health Correct Answer: Acute care
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an
ordered antidepressant medication. The nurse believes the
patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs
of depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling
the patient. This illustrates negligence by failure to
a. follow the standard of care.
b. assess and monitor a patient.
c. communicate with a patient.
d. document. Correct Answer: communicate with a patient.
A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and
had another student take a photo of the student with the family.
The student asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to
post the photo on Facebook. Which response by the instructor is
best?
a. "Yes, as long as you ask the family if that would be OK."
b. "I think that would be OK, but you should check hospital policy."
c. "No, posting pictures of patients and families on social media
sites is not acceptable."
d. "No, that could lead to a malpractice suit by the patient or
family." Correct Answer: "No, posting pictures of patients and
families on social media sites is not acceptable."
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an
order for a medication is considerably larger than the usual dose.
The nurse looks up the medication in a pharmacology book and
finds the prescribed dose is too large. Which action should the
nurse take?
a. Documenting the findings in the chart after giving the
medication
b. Calling the nursing supervisor and ask what to do next
c. Calling the pharmacist to obtain the usual dosage
d. Notifying the physician of these findings before giving the
medication Correct Answer: Notifying the physician of these
findings before giving the medication
CHAPTERS 6-9 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of civil law?
a. Possession of marijuana
b. Assault and battery
c. Giving alcohol to a minor
d. Child custody case Correct Answer: Child custody case
The nurse practice act of a state defines the scope and
responsibilities of nursing practice in that state. Which of the
following is true regarding nurse practice acts?
a. They determine the educational requirements for licensure.
b. They describe the process for gaining membership to a
professional organization.
c. They regulate how many professional nursing organizations
may be formed.
d. They define the practice of medicine in relation to nursing.
Correct Answer: They determine the educational requirements for
licensure.
Which of the following falls under the jurisdiction of the state
board of nursing?
a. Approving or reject applications for new nursing education
programs
b. Expanding the provisions of the nurse practice act
c. Reducing the provisions of the nurse practice act
d. Right to suspend the need for licensure of registered nurses
(RNs) in times of extreme shortage Correct Answer: Approving or
reject applications for new nursing education programs
The most common reason that nurses are disciplined by the state
board of nursing is
a. making medication errors.
b. following unsafe nursing practice.
,c. practicing while impaired.
d. abandoning patients. Correct Answer: practicing while
impaired.
What is the primary function of the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)?
a. Overseeing decisions made by state boards of nursing
b. Developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® licensing
examinations
c. Administering the NCLEX examination at testing centers
d. Overseeing granting licensure by endorsement Correct
Answer: Developing the NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® licensing
examinations
Which of the following actions by the nurse constitutes
professional malpractice?
a. Administering a preoperative sedative in the patient holding
area instead of in the patient's room
b. Failing to notify the physician of a potassium level of 4 mEq/L
c. Placing the head of the bed flat when a patient is receiving a
tube feeding, causing the patient to aspirate the mixture
d. Administering a routine medication 10 minutes late because of
a unit emergency Correct Answer: Placing the head of the bed flat
when a patient is receiving a tube feeding, causing the patient to
aspirate the mixture
The nurse forgets to give the patient a dose of antibiotic. Later in
the shift, the patient goes into cardiac arrest and dies. What
element is lacking to support malpractice?
a. Duty of care
b. Breach of duty
c. Specific injury
d. Proximate cause Correct Answer: Proximate cause
Analysis of cases of reported negligence from 1995 to 2001
demonstrated that the majority of cases occurred in which patient
care setting?
a. Acute care
b. Psychiatric
, c. Nursing homes and long-term care facilities
d. Home health Correct Answer: Acute care
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an
ordered antidepressant medication. The nurse believes the
patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs
of depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling
the patient. This illustrates negligence by failure to
a. follow the standard of care.
b. assess and monitor a patient.
c. communicate with a patient.
d. document. Correct Answer: communicate with a patient.
A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and
had another student take a photo of the student with the family.
The student asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to
post the photo on Facebook. Which response by the instructor is
best?
a. "Yes, as long as you ask the family if that would be OK."
b. "I think that would be OK, but you should check hospital policy."
c. "No, posting pictures of patients and families on social media
sites is not acceptable."
d. "No, that could lead to a malpractice suit by the patient or
family." Correct Answer: "No, posting pictures of patients and
families on social media sites is not acceptable."
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an
order for a medication is considerably larger than the usual dose.
The nurse looks up the medication in a pharmacology book and
finds the prescribed dose is too large. Which action should the
nurse take?
a. Documenting the findings in the chart after giving the
medication
b. Calling the nursing supervisor and ask what to do next
c. Calling the pharmacist to obtain the usual dosage
d. Notifying the physician of these findings before giving the
medication Correct Answer: Notifying the physician of these
findings before giving the medication
