NURS 3310 Exam 2 (final) Questions With
correct answers
statutory |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-ever-changing |rules |and |regulations |created |by |the |U.S. |
Congress, |state |legislators, |local |governments, |and |constitutional |law |
includes |legislation |creation |and |lobbyists
legislation |creation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Begin |with |a |legislator |responding |to |the |interests |of |a |
group |of |persons. |A |legislator |might |also |initiate |action |on |a |problem |by |convening |a |group |of |
interested |persons |or |other |legislators |to |consider |legislative |options |for |resolving |the |problem.
lobbyists |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-representatives |of |interest |groups |who |contact |lawmakers |or |other |
government |officials |directly |to |influence |their |policy |making
administrative |law |(regulations) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Sources |of |law |that |regulates |the |exercise |of |
authority |by |government |agencies
the |process |has |three |steps: |(1) |proposal |of |regulations, |(2) |consideration |of |proposed |regulations, |
and |(3) |adoption |of |regulations |with |or |without |changes.
case |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-established |from |court |decisions
civil |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |law |that |governs |relationships |between |individuals |and |defines |
their |legal |rights.
intentional |tort |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |wrongful |act |that |is |committed |against |another |person |or |
property |that |results |in |harm
assault |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-threat |of |bodily |harm |to |another
, for |example, |threatening |to |harm |a |patient |or |to |perform |a |procedure |without |the |informed |consent |
(permission) |of |the |patient.
battery |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unlawful |touching |of |another |person |without |consent
for |example, |performing |surgery |or |a |procedure |without |the |informed |consent |(permission) |of |the |
patient
false |Imprisonment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |violation |of |the |personal |liberty |of |another |person |
through |unlawful |restraint
for |example, |refusing |to |allow |a |patient |to |leave |an |office, |a |hospital, |or |a |medical |facility |when |the |
person |requests |to |leave
defamation |of |character |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Damage |caused |to |a |person's |reputation |through |
spoken |or |written |word
for |example, |making |a |negative |statement |about |another |nurse's |ability
fraud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Deceitful |practice, |such |as |promising |a |miracle |cure
invasion |of |privacy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unauthorized |publicity |of |information |about |a |patient
for |example, |allowing |personal |information, |such |as |test |results |for |HIV, |to |be |public |without |the |
patient's |permission.
unintentional |tort |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |when |the |nurse |does |not |act |within |the |reasonable |
standards |of |nursing |care
what |civil |cases |are |nurses |most |commonly |involved |in? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-malpractice
correct answers
statutory |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-ever-changing |rules |and |regulations |created |by |the |U.S. |
Congress, |state |legislators, |local |governments, |and |constitutional |law |
includes |legislation |creation |and |lobbyists
legislation |creation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Begin |with |a |legislator |responding |to |the |interests |of |a |
group |of |persons. |A |legislator |might |also |initiate |action |on |a |problem |by |convening |a |group |of |
interested |persons |or |other |legislators |to |consider |legislative |options |for |resolving |the |problem.
lobbyists |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-representatives |of |interest |groups |who |contact |lawmakers |or |other |
government |officials |directly |to |influence |their |policy |making
administrative |law |(regulations) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Sources |of |law |that |regulates |the |exercise |of |
authority |by |government |agencies
the |process |has |three |steps: |(1) |proposal |of |regulations, |(2) |consideration |of |proposed |regulations, |
and |(3) |adoption |of |regulations |with |or |without |changes.
case |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-established |from |court |decisions
civil |law |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |law |that |governs |relationships |between |individuals |and |defines |
their |legal |rights.
intentional |tort |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |wrongful |act |that |is |committed |against |another |person |or |
property |that |results |in |harm
assault |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-threat |of |bodily |harm |to |another
, for |example, |threatening |to |harm |a |patient |or |to |perform |a |procedure |without |the |informed |consent |
(permission) |of |the |patient.
battery |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unlawful |touching |of |another |person |without |consent
for |example, |performing |surgery |or |a |procedure |without |the |informed |consent |(permission) |of |the |
patient
false |Imprisonment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |violation |of |the |personal |liberty |of |another |person |
through |unlawful |restraint
for |example, |refusing |to |allow |a |patient |to |leave |an |office, |a |hospital, |or |a |medical |facility |when |the |
person |requests |to |leave
defamation |of |character |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Damage |caused |to |a |person's |reputation |through |
spoken |or |written |word
for |example, |making |a |negative |statement |about |another |nurse's |ability
fraud |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Deceitful |practice, |such |as |promising |a |miracle |cure
invasion |of |privacy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-unauthorized |publicity |of |information |about |a |patient
for |example, |allowing |personal |information, |such |as |test |results |for |HIV, |to |be |public |without |the |
patient's |permission.
unintentional |tort |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |when |the |nurse |does |not |act |within |the |reasonable |
standards |of |nursing |care
what |civil |cases |are |nurses |most |commonly |involved |in? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-malpractice
