Chapter 2- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Questions
and Answers Graded A
1. The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse knows this is a patient right established by:
(LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse practice act
(NPA) of the state of licensure. What is the A. The principle of beneficence
purpose of this documentation? B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
A. Determine the quality of nursing care D. The patient self - determination act -
B. Enforce the standards of nursing care ANSWER -D. The patient self -
C. Define the scope of nursing practice determination act
D. Set the nurse's educational requirements -
ANSWER -C. Define the scope of nursing
practice 5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best
defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
2. The nurse working in a nursing home correctly A. Work only in a large hospital or nursing home
recognizes that duties include patient advocacy. B. Provide for every patient's needs a quickly as
Which role is considered a primary duty of possible
patient advocacy? C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
D. Carry individual professional liability insurance
A. To complete all nursing responsibilities on - ANSWER -C. Promote a positive nurse-
time patient relationship
B. To maintain the patient's right to privacy
C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal representative - 6. The nurse believes that all patients should be
ANSWER -C. To safeguard the well-being treated as individuals. The ethical principle that
of every patient this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
3. Th health care provider's order read "assist the B. Beneficence
patient with walking." The nurse allowed the C. Nonmaleficence
patient to walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing D. Respect for people - ANSWER -D.
the humerus. Which verdict is the most likely Respect for people
occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice 7.. LPN/LVNs have a code of professional and
B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence personal ethics to follow. The purpose of a code
C. The nurse will be charged with technical of ethics is to:
battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable for any harmA. Establish penalties for any unethical behavior
- ANSWER -B. The nurse will be guilty of B. Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
negligence C. Make certain that all nurses are competent
and always honest
D. Give the nurse guidelines for ethical decision
4. The patient refused to take the medication his making - ANSWER -B. Promote
doctor ordered for relief of pain. The LPN/LVN trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
, Chapter 2- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Questions
and Answers Graded A
she will die
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of
8. The patient admitted for surgery has a lump in autonomy
her breast. The patient's daughter asks the D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment
LPN/LVN if her mother should have surgery. - ANSWER -B. Encourage a person to
Which issue must be considered before determine how he or she will die
responding?
A. Confidentiality and invasion of privacy 11. The nurse knows that all patients have the
B. Informed consent, beneficence, and respect right to nursing interventions regardless of their
C. Respect for people and personal autonomy race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that
D. Nonmaleficence, justice, and liability - best describes this concept is:
ANSWER -A. Confidentiality and invasion
of privacy A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
9. The nurse's first job as an LPN/LVN is on a D. Beneficence - ANSWER -B. Justice
unit that cares for terminally ill children. What
action should be taken by the nurse before
helping families cope with their children's 12. An alert adult patient has refused an
illnesses? intramuscular injection. The nurse waits until the
patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway.
A. Study the nurse practice act to find rules The nurse could be charged with:
relating to the medical care of terminally ill
children A. Civil battery
B. Spend time performing value clarification to B. Malicious homicide
aid in identifying her feelings about this new role C. Criminal assault
C. Evaluate her own personal mores and D. Invasion of privacy - ANSWER -A. Civil
customs that may affect the practice of nursing in battery
general
D. Review the state and federal laws that
prescribe how a child may be treated when near 13. The nurse loves photography and brings his
death - ANSWER -C. Evaluate her own camera to work at the nursing home. He takes a
personal mores and customs that may affect the picture of one of his coworkers walking a patient.
practice of nursing in general What best describes the actions take by the
nurse?
10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
medical record. The nurse notes the presence of B. He failed to get proper medical clearance
an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that C. He performed an act of nursing malpractice
the purpose of this documentation is to: D. He legally obtained a realistic picture -
ANSWER -A. He violated the patient's right
A. Help every person exercise the right to die to privacy
with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or
and Answers Graded A
1. The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse knows this is a patient right established by:
(LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse practice act
(NPA) of the state of licensure. What is the A. The principle of beneficence
purpose of this documentation? B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
A. Determine the quality of nursing care D. The patient self - determination act -
B. Enforce the standards of nursing care ANSWER -D. The patient self -
C. Define the scope of nursing practice determination act
D. Set the nurse's educational requirements -
ANSWER -C. Define the scope of nursing
practice 5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best
defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
2. The nurse working in a nursing home correctly A. Work only in a large hospital or nursing home
recognizes that duties include patient advocacy. B. Provide for every patient's needs a quickly as
Which role is considered a primary duty of possible
patient advocacy? C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
D. Carry individual professional liability insurance
A. To complete all nursing responsibilities on - ANSWER -C. Promote a positive nurse-
time patient relationship
B. To maintain the patient's right to privacy
C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal representative - 6. The nurse believes that all patients should be
ANSWER -C. To safeguard the well-being treated as individuals. The ethical principle that
of every patient this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
3. Th health care provider's order read "assist the B. Beneficence
patient with walking." The nurse allowed the C. Nonmaleficence
patient to walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing D. Respect for people - ANSWER -D.
the humerus. Which verdict is the most likely Respect for people
occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice 7.. LPN/LVNs have a code of professional and
B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence personal ethics to follow. The purpose of a code
C. The nurse will be charged with technical of ethics is to:
battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable for any harmA. Establish penalties for any unethical behavior
- ANSWER -B. The nurse will be guilty of B. Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
negligence C. Make certain that all nurses are competent
and always honest
D. Give the nurse guidelines for ethical decision
4. The patient refused to take the medication his making - ANSWER -B. Promote
doctor ordered for relief of pain. The LPN/LVN trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
, Chapter 2- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Questions
and Answers Graded A
she will die
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of
8. The patient admitted for surgery has a lump in autonomy
her breast. The patient's daughter asks the D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment
LPN/LVN if her mother should have surgery. - ANSWER -B. Encourage a person to
Which issue must be considered before determine how he or she will die
responding?
A. Confidentiality and invasion of privacy 11. The nurse knows that all patients have the
B. Informed consent, beneficence, and respect right to nursing interventions regardless of their
C. Respect for people and personal autonomy race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that
D. Nonmaleficence, justice, and liability - best describes this concept is:
ANSWER -A. Confidentiality and invasion
of privacy A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
9. The nurse's first job as an LPN/LVN is on a D. Beneficence - ANSWER -B. Justice
unit that cares for terminally ill children. What
action should be taken by the nurse before
helping families cope with their children's 12. An alert adult patient has refused an
illnesses? intramuscular injection. The nurse waits until the
patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway.
A. Study the nurse practice act to find rules The nurse could be charged with:
relating to the medical care of terminally ill
children A. Civil battery
B. Spend time performing value clarification to B. Malicious homicide
aid in identifying her feelings about this new role C. Criminal assault
C. Evaluate her own personal mores and D. Invasion of privacy - ANSWER -A. Civil
customs that may affect the practice of nursing in battery
general
D. Review the state and federal laws that
prescribe how a child may be treated when near 13. The nurse loves photography and brings his
death - ANSWER -C. Evaluate her own camera to work at the nursing home. He takes a
personal mores and customs that may affect the picture of one of his coworkers walking a patient.
practice of nursing in general What best describes the actions take by the
nurse?
10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
medical record. The nurse notes the presence of B. He failed to get proper medical clearance
an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that C. He performed an act of nursing malpractice
the purpose of this documentation is to: D. He legally obtained a realistic picture -
ANSWER -A. He violated the patient's right
A. Help every person exercise the right to die to privacy
with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or
