TEST BANK LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido

TEST BANK
LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido




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,Test10Bank10Legal10&10Ethical10Issues10in10Nursing,106th10edition10by10Ginny10Wac
ker10Guido

Table10of10contents
Part101:1 0 Introduction10to10the10Law10and10the10Judicial10Process
Chapter101:1 0 Legal10Concepts10and10the10Judicial10Process
Chapter102:1 0 Anatomy10of10a10Lawsuit
Part102:1 0 Ethics
Chapter103:1 0 Introduction10to10Ethics
Chapter104:1 0 Application10of10Ethics10in10Nursing10Practice10Settings
Part103:1 0 Liability10Issues
Chapter105:1 0 Standards10of10Care
Chapter106:1 0 Tort10Law
Chapter107:1 0 Nursing10Liability:1 0 Defenses
Chapter108:1 0 Informed10Consent10and10Patient10Self-Determination
Chapter109:1 0 Documentation10and10Confidentiality
Chapter1010:1 0 Professional10Liability10Insurance
Part104:1 0 Impact10of10the10Law10on10the10Professional10Practice10of10Nursing
Chapter1011:1 0 Nurse10Practice10Acts,10Licensure,10and10the10Scope10of10Practice
Chapter1012:1 0 Advanced10Nursing10Practice10Roles
Chapter1013:1 0 Corporate10Liability10Issues10and10Employment10Laws
Chapter1014:1 0 Federal10Laws:1 0 The10Americans10with10Disabilities10Act10of10199010and10th
e10Civil
Rights10Act10of101991
Chapter1015:1 0 Nursing10Management10and10the10Nurse-Managers
Chapter1016:1 0 Delegation10and10Supervision
Part105:1 0 Impact10of10the10Law10on10Nursing10in10Selected10Practice10Settings
Chapter1017:1 0 Nursing10in10Acute10Care10Settings
Chapter1018:1 0 Nursing10in10Ambulatory10and10Managed10Care10Settings
Chapter1019:1 0 Public10and10Community10Health10Care
Chapter1020:1 0 Nursing10in10Long-Term10Care10Settings

,Chapter1001:10Legal10Concepts10and10the10Judicial10Process
Guido:10Legal10and10Ethical10Issues10in10Nursing,106th1 0 Edition,10Test10Bank


Question1011
0Type:10MCS
A

A10nurse10would10like10to10advocate10for10a10modification10of10the10state’s10nursing10practice10act10and10believes10
the10best10strategy10is10to10contact10the10persons10with10authority10to10write10and10change10this10statutory10law.10
Whom10should10the10nurse10contact?

1. State10board10of10nursing

2. State10governor

3. State10legislature

4. State10nursing10association

Correct10Answer:103

Rationale101:10State10boards10of10nursing10are10involved10in10the10implementation10and10enforcement10of10the10nu
rse10practice10act10but10not10charged10with10writing10the10law.

Rationale102:10Governors10may10appoint10members10of10those10on10the10state10board10of10nursing,10but10are10not10
involved10in10writing10nursing10practice10acts.

Rationale103:10State10legislative10bodies10create10and10pass10the10individual10nursing10practice10acts10(statutory10l
aws)10and10create10state10boards10of10nursing10or10state10boards10of10nurse10examiners10(state10administrative10age
ncies)10to10implement10and10enforce10those10acts.

Rationale104:10State10nursing10associations10may10promote10or10seek10to10change10nurse10practice10acts,10but10they10c
annot10do10so10independently.

Global10Rationale:

Cognitive10Level:10Applying
Client10Need:10Safe10Effective10Care10Environment
Client10Need10Sub:10Management10of10Care
Nursing/Integrated10Concepts:10Nursing10Process:10Implementation
Learning10Outcome:101.110Define10the10term10law10and10describe10four10sources10from10which10law10is10derived,10in
cluding10constitutional,10statutory,10administrative,10and10judicial10(decisional)10law.

Question1021
0Type:10MCS
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Guido,10Legal10and10Ethical10Issues10in10Nursing,10610editi
on,10Test10Bank


, A10patient10brought10suit10against10a10hospital10for10injuries10sustained10in10a10fall.10The10case10went10to10trial10a
nd10the10jury10found10for10the10hospital.10Can10the10patient10take10this10same10suit10and10evidence10to10another10t
rial10court10in10hopes10of10a10different10decision?

1. No,10because10of10the10doctrine10of10res10judicata

2. Yes,10stare10decisis10allows10retrial

3. Yes,10because10of10the10doctrine10of10precedent

4. No,10this10is10a10landmark10decision

Correct10Answer:101

Rationale101:10Res10judicata10means10“a10thing10or10matter10settled10by10judgment”10and10applies10when10a10lega
l10dispute10has10been10decided10by10a10competent10court10of10jurisdiction.10This10doctrine10prevents10the10same10p
arties10in10the10original10lawsuit10from10retrying10the10same10issues10involved10in10the10first10lawsuit.

Rationale102:10Stare10decisis10means10to10“let10the10decision10stand”10and10is10applied10by10courts10of10law10in10c
ases10with10similar10fact10patterns10that10have10been10previously10decided10by10the10court10system.

Rationale103:10The10doctrine10of10precedent10means10to10“let10the10decision10stand”10and10is10applied10by10court
s10of10law10in10cases10with10similar10fact10patterns10that10have10been10previously10decided10by10the10court10syste
m.10Landmark10decisions10signify10that10precedent10is10changed10by10the10current10court10decision.

Rationale104:10Landmark10decisions10signify10that10precedent10is10changed10by10the10current10court10decision.

Global10Rationale:

Cognitive10Level:10Analyzing
Client10Need:10Safe10Effective10Care10Environment
Client10Need10Sub:10Management10of10Care
Nursing/Integrated10Concepts:10Nursing10Process:10Assessment
Learning10Outcome:101.210Compare10and10contrast10the10doctrines10of10precedent10(stare10decisis)10and10res10judic
ata.

Question1031
0Type:10MCS
A

The10circumstances10of10a10lawsuit10cause10it10to10be10under10the10jurisdiction10of10more10than10one10court.10In10t
his10case,10the10nurse10expects10that10which10court10will10have10the10greatest10personal10jurisdiction?

1. Federal10Supreme10Court

2. Federal10district10court

3. State10supreme10court

Guido,10Legal10and10Ethical10Issues10in10Nursing,10610editi
on,10Test10Bank