TEST BANK FOR
LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN
NURSING 7TH EDITION, KINDLE EDITION
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL
CHAPTERS FULLY COVERED
BY GINNY GUIDO JD MSN RN (AUTHOR)
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
1. LEGAL CONCEPTS AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
2. ANATOMY OF A LAWSUIT
PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
3. INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
4. APPLICATION OF ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE SETTINGS
PART 3: LIABILITY ISSUES
5. STANDARDS OF CARE
6. TORT LAW
7. NURSING LIABILITY: DEFENSES
8. INFORMED CONSENT
9. PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION
10. DOCUMENTATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
11. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
PART 4: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSING
12. NURSE PRACTICE ACTS, LICENSURE, AND THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE
13. ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE ROLES
14. CORPORATE LIABILITY ISSUES AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS
15. FEDERAL LAWS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 AND THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991
16. NURSING MANAGEMENT AND THE NURSE-MANAGER
17. DELEGATION, SUPERVISION, AND PATIENT ADVOCACY ISSUES
PART 5: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON NURSING IN SELECTED PRACTICE SETTINGS
18. NURSING IN ACUTE CARE SETTINGS
19. NURSING IN AMBULATORY AND MANAGED CARE SETTINGS
20. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
21. NURSING IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS
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,CHAPTER 01: LEGAL CONCEPTS AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
QUESTION 1 TYPE: MCSA
A NURSE WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE STATE’S NURSING
PRACTICE ACT AND BELIEVES THE BEST STRATEGY IS TO CONTACT THE PERSONS
WITH AUTHORITY TO WRITE AND CHANGE THIS STATUTORY LAW. WHOM SHOULD THE
NURSE CONTACT?
1. STATE BOARD OF NURSING
2. STATE GOVERNOR
3. STATE LEGISLATURE
4. STATE NURSING
ASSOCIATION ANSWER;3
RATIONALE 1: STATE BOARDS OF NURSING ARE INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT BUT NOT CHARGED WITH WRITING
THE LAW.
RATIONALE 2: GOVERNORS MAY APPOINT MEMBERS OF THOSE ON THE STATE BOARD
OF NURSING, BUT ARE NOT INVOLVED IN WRITING NURSING PRACTICE ACTS.
RATIONALE 3: STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES CREATE AND PASS THE INDIVIDUAL
NURSING PRACTICE ACTS (STATUTORY LAWS) AND CREATE STATE BOARDS OF
NURSING OR STATE BOARDS OF NURSE EXAMINERS (STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCIES) TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THOSE ACTS.
RATIONALE 4: STATE NURSING ASSOCIATIONS MAY PROMOTE OR SEEK TO CHANGE
NURSE PRACTICE ACTS, BUT THEY CANNOT DO SO INDEPENDENTLY.
GLOBAL RATIONALE:
COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING
CLIENT NEED: SAFE EFFECTIVE CARE
ENVIRONMENT CLIENT NEED SUB:
MANAGEMENT OF CARE
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, NURSING/INTEGRATED CONCEPTS: NURSING PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
LEARNING OUTCOME: 1.1 DEFINE THE TERM LAW AND DESCRIBE FOUR SOURCES FROM
WHICH LAW IS DERIVED, INCLUDING CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, ADMINISTRATIVE,
AND JUDICIAL (DECISIONAL) LAW.
QUESTION 2 TYPE: MCSA
A PATIENT BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST A HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A FALL.
THE CASE WENT TO TRIAL AND THE JURY FOUND FOR THE HOSPITAL. CAN THE
PATIENT TAKE THIS SAME SUIT AND EVIDENCE TO ANOTHER TRIAL COURT IN HOPES
OF A DIFFERENT DECISION?
1. NO, BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF RES JUDICATA
2. YES, STARE DECISIS ALLOWS RETRIAL
3. YES, BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT
4. NO, THIS IS A LANDMARK
DECISION ANSWER;1
RATIONALE 1: RES JUDICATA MEANS “A THING OR MATTER SETTLED BY JUDGMENT”
AND APPLIES WHEN A LEGAL DISPUTE HAS BEEN DECIDED BY A COMPETENT COURT OF
JURISDICTION. THIS DOCTRINE PREVENTS THE SAME PARTIES IN THE ORIGINAL
LAWSUIT FROM RETRYING THE SAME ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE FIRST LAWSUIT.
RATIONALE 2: STARE DECISIS MEANS TO “LET THE DECISION STAND” AND IS APPLIED BY
COURTS OF LAW IN CASES WITH
SIMILAR FACT PATTERNS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY THE COURT SYSTEM.
RATIONALE 3: THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT MEANS TO “LET THE DECISION STAND”
AND IS APPLIED BY COURTS OF LAW IN CASES WITH SIMILAR FACT PATTERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY THE COURT SYSTEM. LANDMARK DECISIONS
SIGNIFY THAT PRECEDENT IS CHANGED BY THE CURRENT COURT DECISION.
RATIONALE 4: LANDMARK DECISIONS SIGNIFY THAT PRECEDENT IS CHANGED BY
THE CURRENT COURT DECISION. GLOBAL RATIONALE:
COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYZING
CLIENT NEED: SAFE EFFECTIVE CARE
ENVIRONMENT CLIENT NEED SUB:
MANAGEMENT OF CARE
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LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN
NURSING 7TH EDITION, KINDLE EDITION
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+] ALL
CHAPTERS FULLY COVERED
BY GINNY GUIDO JD MSN RN (AUTHOR)
1|Page
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
1. LEGAL CONCEPTS AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
2. ANATOMY OF A LAWSUIT
PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
3. INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
4. APPLICATION OF ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE SETTINGS
PART 3: LIABILITY ISSUES
5. STANDARDS OF CARE
6. TORT LAW
7. NURSING LIABILITY: DEFENSES
8. INFORMED CONSENT
9. PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION
10. DOCUMENTATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
11. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
PART 4: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSING
12. NURSE PRACTICE ACTS, LICENSURE, AND THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE
13. ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE ROLES
14. CORPORATE LIABILITY ISSUES AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS
15. FEDERAL LAWS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 AND THE
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1991
16. NURSING MANAGEMENT AND THE NURSE-MANAGER
17. DELEGATION, SUPERVISION, AND PATIENT ADVOCACY ISSUES
PART 5: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON NURSING IN SELECTED PRACTICE SETTINGS
18. NURSING IN ACUTE CARE SETTINGS
19. NURSING IN AMBULATORY AND MANAGED CARE SETTINGS
20. PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
21. NURSING IN LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS
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,CHAPTER 01: LEGAL CONCEPTS AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
QUESTION 1 TYPE: MCSA
A NURSE WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR A MODIFICATION OF THE STATE’S NURSING
PRACTICE ACT AND BELIEVES THE BEST STRATEGY IS TO CONTACT THE PERSONS
WITH AUTHORITY TO WRITE AND CHANGE THIS STATUTORY LAW. WHOM SHOULD THE
NURSE CONTACT?
1. STATE BOARD OF NURSING
2. STATE GOVERNOR
3. STATE LEGISLATURE
4. STATE NURSING
ASSOCIATION ANSWER;3
RATIONALE 1: STATE BOARDS OF NURSING ARE INVOLVED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT BUT NOT CHARGED WITH WRITING
THE LAW.
RATIONALE 2: GOVERNORS MAY APPOINT MEMBERS OF THOSE ON THE STATE BOARD
OF NURSING, BUT ARE NOT INVOLVED IN WRITING NURSING PRACTICE ACTS.
RATIONALE 3: STATE LEGISLATIVE BODIES CREATE AND PASS THE INDIVIDUAL
NURSING PRACTICE ACTS (STATUTORY LAWS) AND CREATE STATE BOARDS OF
NURSING OR STATE BOARDS OF NURSE EXAMINERS (STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
AGENCIES) TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THOSE ACTS.
RATIONALE 4: STATE NURSING ASSOCIATIONS MAY PROMOTE OR SEEK TO CHANGE
NURSE PRACTICE ACTS, BUT THEY CANNOT DO SO INDEPENDENTLY.
GLOBAL RATIONALE:
COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLYING
CLIENT NEED: SAFE EFFECTIVE CARE
ENVIRONMENT CLIENT NEED SUB:
MANAGEMENT OF CARE
3|Page
, NURSING/INTEGRATED CONCEPTS: NURSING PROCESS: IMPLEMENTATION
LEARNING OUTCOME: 1.1 DEFINE THE TERM LAW AND DESCRIBE FOUR SOURCES FROM
WHICH LAW IS DERIVED, INCLUDING CONSTITUTIONAL, STATUTORY, ADMINISTRATIVE,
AND JUDICIAL (DECISIONAL) LAW.
QUESTION 2 TYPE: MCSA
A PATIENT BROUGHT SUIT AGAINST A HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN A FALL.
THE CASE WENT TO TRIAL AND THE JURY FOUND FOR THE HOSPITAL. CAN THE
PATIENT TAKE THIS SAME SUIT AND EVIDENCE TO ANOTHER TRIAL COURT IN HOPES
OF A DIFFERENT DECISION?
1. NO, BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF RES JUDICATA
2. YES, STARE DECISIS ALLOWS RETRIAL
3. YES, BECAUSE OF THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT
4. NO, THIS IS A LANDMARK
DECISION ANSWER;1
RATIONALE 1: RES JUDICATA MEANS “A THING OR MATTER SETTLED BY JUDGMENT”
AND APPLIES WHEN A LEGAL DISPUTE HAS BEEN DECIDED BY A COMPETENT COURT OF
JURISDICTION. THIS DOCTRINE PREVENTS THE SAME PARTIES IN THE ORIGINAL
LAWSUIT FROM RETRYING THE SAME ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE FIRST LAWSUIT.
RATIONALE 2: STARE DECISIS MEANS TO “LET THE DECISION STAND” AND IS APPLIED BY
COURTS OF LAW IN CASES WITH
SIMILAR FACT PATTERNS THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY THE COURT SYSTEM.
RATIONALE 3: THE DOCTRINE OF PRECEDENT MEANS TO “LET THE DECISION STAND”
AND IS APPLIED BY COURTS OF LAW IN CASES WITH SIMILAR FACT PATTERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DECIDED BY THE COURT SYSTEM. LANDMARK DECISIONS
SIGNIFY THAT PRECEDENT IS CHANGED BY THE CURRENT COURT DECISION.
RATIONALE 4: LANDMARK DECISIONS SIGNIFY THAT PRECEDENT IS CHANGED BY
THE CURRENT COURT DECISION. GLOBAL RATIONALE:
COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYZING
CLIENT NEED: SAFE EFFECTIVE CARE
ENVIRONMENT CLIENT NEED SUB:
MANAGEMENT OF CARE
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