Test Bank for Ethical & Legal Issues
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• Informed consent is based on which of the following ethical
principles? -✓✓Autonomy
• Which of the following is an example of implied consent? -✓✓The
client offers his arm to have his blood pressure taken.
• A conscious 17-year-old client refuses a blood transfusion. Can the
medical team proceed if it is in the client's best interests? -✓✓Only if a
court decides that the client is not competent
• Your client is undergoing urinary catheterization. The catheter does not
pass easily, and the client asks you to stop. What is this an example of? -
✓✓Withdrawal of consent
• What is proxy consent to treatment? -✓✓Consent given by a third
party designated by the client
• How does legislation define individuals as being capable of consent? -
✓✓They understand the information about and the consequences of the
procedure.
• What important factor must be taken into account when someone
grants "power of attorney" to another individual? -✓✓The capacity of
the grantor at the creation of the document
• What is expressed consent? -✓✓A clear statement of consent
, • Under what circumstances can a health care professional proceed with
treatment without consent? -✓✓In an emergency, when no advance
directives or proxy (substitute decision maker) is available
• How is a right defined? -✓✓A claim or privilege to which one is justly
entitled, morally or legally
• Who ultimately enforces legal rights? -✓✓The State
• Are moral rights enforced by law? -✓✓No; however, they are
supported by societal norms.
• How is an obligation defined? -✓✓A behaviour that an individual must
perform or refrain from to permit the exercise of the rights of another
• If informed consent is not given for a procedure, what is the result? -
✓✓The professionals involved can have legal liability for negligence.
• Which of the following situations would require a nurse to break
confidentiality? -✓✓The nurse examines a young child and suspects
abuse.
• Can a nurse share a new diagnosis with a patient? -✓✓Sometimes; the
nurse must have the specialty education to perform delegated acts, such
as communicating a diagnosis.
• In the context of the client-health care professional relationship and
patient safety, which of the following is an example of disclosure? -
✓✓The process by which the health care professional informs a client of
an adverse event
in Canadian Nursing (2026 Edition) |
Solved Exam Pack with Questions and
Answers | 100% Pass
• Informed consent is based on which of the following ethical
principles? -✓✓Autonomy
• Which of the following is an example of implied consent? -✓✓The
client offers his arm to have his blood pressure taken.
• A conscious 17-year-old client refuses a blood transfusion. Can the
medical team proceed if it is in the client's best interests? -✓✓Only if a
court decides that the client is not competent
• Your client is undergoing urinary catheterization. The catheter does not
pass easily, and the client asks you to stop. What is this an example of? -
✓✓Withdrawal of consent
• What is proxy consent to treatment? -✓✓Consent given by a third
party designated by the client
• How does legislation define individuals as being capable of consent? -
✓✓They understand the information about and the consequences of the
procedure.
• What important factor must be taken into account when someone
grants "power of attorney" to another individual? -✓✓The capacity of
the grantor at the creation of the document
• What is expressed consent? -✓✓A clear statement of consent
, • Under what circumstances can a health care professional proceed with
treatment without consent? -✓✓In an emergency, when no advance
directives or proxy (substitute decision maker) is available
• How is a right defined? -✓✓A claim or privilege to which one is justly
entitled, morally or legally
• Who ultimately enforces legal rights? -✓✓The State
• Are moral rights enforced by law? -✓✓No; however, they are
supported by societal norms.
• How is an obligation defined? -✓✓A behaviour that an individual must
perform or refrain from to permit the exercise of the rights of another
• If informed consent is not given for a procedure, what is the result? -
✓✓The professionals involved can have legal liability for negligence.
• Which of the following situations would require a nurse to break
confidentiality? -✓✓The nurse examines a young child and suspects
abuse.
• Can a nurse share a new diagnosis with a patient? -✓✓Sometimes; the
nurse must have the specialty education to perform delegated acts, such
as communicating a diagnosis.
• In the context of the client-health care professional relationship and
patient safety, which of the following is an example of disclosure? -
✓✓The process by which the health care professional informs a client of
an adverse event
