ATI: Engage Fundamentals RN2.0-
Ethical and Legal Considerations
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of informed consent in healthcare?
✔✔To ensure the patient understands and agrees to the proposed treatment
Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent before a procedure?
✔✔The healthcare provider performing the procedure
What should the nurse do if a client refuses a medication?
✔✔Respect the client’s right to refuse and document the refusal
What ethical principle supports the client’s right to make their own healthcare decisions?
✔✔Autonomy
If a nurse observes another nurse providing care while impaired, what is the ethical obligation?
✔✔Report the incident to the appropriate supervisor or authority
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, What does the ethical principle of beneficence require a nurse to do?
✔✔Act in the best interest of the client
What action should a nurse take if a client is confused and cannot understand the procedure?
✔✔Delay the procedure and notify the provider for further evaluation
What legal document allows a client to designate someone to make decisions on their behalf?
✔✔Durable power of attorney for healthcare
What is the nurse’s responsibility when a client has an advance directive?
✔✔Ensure the directive is followed and included in the plan of care
What should a nurse do if a client states they want to change their code status?
✔✔Notify the healthcare provider and advocate for the client’s wishes
What does HIPAA primarily protect?
✔✔The privacy and confidentiality of client health information
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Ethical and Legal Considerations
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the primary purpose of informed consent in healthcare?
✔✔To ensure the patient understands and agrees to the proposed treatment
Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent before a procedure?
✔✔The healthcare provider performing the procedure
What should the nurse do if a client refuses a medication?
✔✔Respect the client’s right to refuse and document the refusal
What ethical principle supports the client’s right to make their own healthcare decisions?
✔✔Autonomy
If a nurse observes another nurse providing care while impaired, what is the ethical obligation?
✔✔Report the incident to the appropriate supervisor or authority
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, What does the ethical principle of beneficence require a nurse to do?
✔✔Act in the best interest of the client
What action should a nurse take if a client is confused and cannot understand the procedure?
✔✔Delay the procedure and notify the provider for further evaluation
What legal document allows a client to designate someone to make decisions on their behalf?
✔✔Durable power of attorney for healthcare
What is the nurse’s responsibility when a client has an advance directive?
✔✔Ensure the directive is followed and included in the plan of care
What should a nurse do if a client states they want to change their code status?
✔✔Notify the healthcare provider and advocate for the client’s wishes
What does HIPAA primarily protect?
✔✔The privacy and confidentiality of client health information
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