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NCLEX - Legal & Ethical, Nursing Jurisprudence: Legal
and Ethical Considerations NCLEX Practice Quiz, Legal
and Ethical Issues in Nursing, NCLEX Questions-Ethical
and Legal Issues, NCLEX STYLE REVIEW
QUESTIONS FOR NURSE PROCESS, LEGAL,
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Family friend call about patient concerned about patient and you tell them.
Is this a violation of HIPAA?
Ans: YES.
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Nurse allows a staff member to draw blood for lab. Is this a violation of
Approved By:
HIPAA?
Ans: NO.
Patient doing cocaine & using cocaine during her pregnancy. She asks you
not to tell anyone b/c her husband is unaware of it. (select all that applies)
A) yes. she has the right for confidentiality
B) share the info w/ the doctor only
C) yes. record on patient's record.
D) mother would be separated from the mom
Ans: A) yes. she has the right for confidentiality
B) share the info w/ the doctor only
Failure to raise a side rail up is considered which malpractice?
Ans: breach of duty
A attorney charged a nurse with manslaughter because she poisoned her
patient with a lethal medication. What type of law is this?
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Ans: criminal law
Who's responsible of wrong medication by physician order?
Ans: both the nurse and doctor
The RN employed in a medical center in a large metropolitan area was
asked to resign after consistently failing to report changes in client status to
the health care provider. The RN subsequently applied for a staff nurse
position in another hospital. Which action is best for the nurse manager to
take when the new employer asks for a reference?
A) consult an attorney
B) inform the potential employer that the nurse resigned
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C) inform the new employer about occurrences
Approved By:
D) ignore the request for reference
Ans: C) inform the new employer about occurrences
The nurse reviews informed consent with a group of nursing students.
Which conditions must the informed consent meet to be valid?
(select all that applies)
A) there is adequate disclosure
B) the nurse explains the procedure to the client
C) the informed consent is given voluntarily
D) the client has the opportunity to rescind.
E) the client has sufficient comprehensions.
F) the client is under the influence of morphine
Ans: A) there is adequate disclosure
C) the informed consent is given voluntarily
E) the client has sufficient comprehensions.
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The nurse notices a patient dx w/ major depression crying in the day
room. The nurse puts her hand over the patient's shoulder and states, "Let's
talk about it." Which of the following ethical principles describes the nurse's
action?
A) Autonomy
B) Veracity
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Beneficence
Ans: D) Beneficence
On the morning before surgery, the client signs an operative consent form.
Soon afterward, the client tells the nurse that the client does not want the
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surgery. Which action does the nurse take first?
Approved By:
A) notifies the health care provider of the client's decision.
B) informs the client the decision has delayed the operating room schedule.
C) encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
D) asks the client's family to encourage the client to have the surgery
Ans: C) encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
A nurse approaches the nurse manager to ask for a raise. After some
discussion about why the nurse feels a raise is warranted, the nurse manager
suggests they discuss the raise further over dinner. The nurse refuses, and
the nurse manager replies, "No dinner, no raise." Which action does the
nurse take first?
A) immediately document the incident
B) immediately report the incident to the supervisor
C) immediately inform the nurse manager that the nurse does not want to
go out to dinner.
D) immediately contact the nurse's family
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Ans: C) immediately inform the nurse manager that the nurse does not
want to go out to dinner.
The student nurse discusses causes of malpractice suits with the instructor.
The instructor intervenes if the student include which occurrence as an
example of malpractice?
A) failure to warn a potential employer of an RN's incompetence.
B) failure to staff a unit adequately
C) failure to ensure that nurses are practicing in a competent manner
D) failure to document within 30 minutes after a change in the client
condition
Ans: D) failure to document within 30 minutes after a change in the client
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condition
Approved By:
The nurse understands that risk management, within the context of
managed care, focuses on which principle?
A) educate clients about managing risk factors that would predispose to
certain health conditions.
B) teach employees how to take risks safely in their personal and
professional lives.
C) propose risk taking activities for the institution that will enhance its
public image
D) prevent and minimize institutional and treatment factors that could lead
to legal liability.
Ans: D) prevent and minimize institutional and treatment factors that
could lead to legal liability.
The nursing instructor discusses perioperative care. Which statement best
describes informed consent?
NCLEX - Legal & Ethical, Nursing Jurisprudence: Legal
and Ethical Considerations NCLEX Practice Quiz, Legal
and Ethical Issues in Nursing, NCLEX Questions-Ethical
and Legal Issues, NCLEX STYLE REVIEW
QUESTIONS FOR NURSE PROCESS, LEGAL,
PROFESSIONALIS Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers) ||Already Graded
A+||Newest Version
Family friend call about patient concerned about patient and you tell them.
Is this a violation of HIPAA?
Ans: YES.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Nurse allows a staff member to draw blood for lab. Is this a violation of
Approved By:
HIPAA?
Ans: NO.
Patient doing cocaine & using cocaine during her pregnancy. She asks you
not to tell anyone b/c her husband is unaware of it. (select all that applies)
A) yes. she has the right for confidentiality
B) share the info w/ the doctor only
C) yes. record on patient's record.
D) mother would be separated from the mom
Ans: A) yes. she has the right for confidentiality
B) share the info w/ the doctor only
Failure to raise a side rail up is considered which malpractice?
Ans: breach of duty
A attorney charged a nurse with manslaughter because she poisoned her
patient with a lethal medication. What type of law is this?
, 2 Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
Ans: criminal law
Who's responsible of wrong medication by physician order?
Ans: both the nurse and doctor
The RN employed in a medical center in a large metropolitan area was
asked to resign after consistently failing to report changes in client status to
the health care provider. The RN subsequently applied for a staff nurse
position in another hospital. Which action is best for the nurse manager to
take when the new employer asks for a reference?
A) consult an attorney
B) inform the potential employer that the nurse resigned
Exampromax - Stuvia US
C) inform the new employer about occurrences
Approved By:
D) ignore the request for reference
Ans: C) inform the new employer about occurrences
The nurse reviews informed consent with a group of nursing students.
Which conditions must the informed consent meet to be valid?
(select all that applies)
A) there is adequate disclosure
B) the nurse explains the procedure to the client
C) the informed consent is given voluntarily
D) the client has the opportunity to rescind.
E) the client has sufficient comprehensions.
F) the client is under the influence of morphine
Ans: A) there is adequate disclosure
C) the informed consent is given voluntarily
E) the client has sufficient comprehensions.
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The nurse notices a patient dx w/ major depression crying in the day
room. The nurse puts her hand over the patient's shoulder and states, "Let's
talk about it." Which of the following ethical principles describes the nurse's
action?
A) Autonomy
B) Veracity
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Beneficence
Ans: D) Beneficence
On the morning before surgery, the client signs an operative consent form.
Soon afterward, the client tells the nurse that the client does not want the
Exampromax - Stuvia US
surgery. Which action does the nurse take first?
Approved By:
A) notifies the health care provider of the client's decision.
B) informs the client the decision has delayed the operating room schedule.
C) encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
D) asks the client's family to encourage the client to have the surgery
Ans: C) encourages the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery
A nurse approaches the nurse manager to ask for a raise. After some
discussion about why the nurse feels a raise is warranted, the nurse manager
suggests they discuss the raise further over dinner. The nurse refuses, and
the nurse manager replies, "No dinner, no raise." Which action does the
nurse take first?
A) immediately document the incident
B) immediately report the incident to the supervisor
C) immediately inform the nurse manager that the nurse does not want to
go out to dinner.
D) immediately contact the nurse's family
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Ans: C) immediately inform the nurse manager that the nurse does not
want to go out to dinner.
The student nurse discusses causes of malpractice suits with the instructor.
The instructor intervenes if the student include which occurrence as an
example of malpractice?
A) failure to warn a potential employer of an RN's incompetence.
B) failure to staff a unit adequately
C) failure to ensure that nurses are practicing in a competent manner
D) failure to document within 30 minutes after a change in the client
condition
Ans: D) failure to document within 30 minutes after a change in the client
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condition
Approved By:
The nurse understands that risk management, within the context of
managed care, focuses on which principle?
A) educate clients about managing risk factors that would predispose to
certain health conditions.
B) teach employees how to take risks safely in their personal and
professional lives.
C) propose risk taking activities for the institution that will enhance its
public image
D) prevent and minimize institutional and treatment factors that could lead
to legal liability.
Ans: D) prevent and minimize institutional and treatment factors that
could lead to legal liability.
The nursing instructor discusses perioperative care. Which statement best
describes informed consent?
