NURS 2009 EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW
SET WITH DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: Protects rights of people
with physical or mental disabilities
◉Act that requires health insurance to provide coverage for mental
health and substance use disorder treatment. Answer: Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act
◉Patient Self Determination Act. Answer: Hospitals are required to
provide a form telling patient they have a right to choose their care,
refuse it and have advance directives
◉Advanced directive. Answer: a DNR order; instructions written in
advance of an event they can't verbalize a healthcare decision
◉Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Answer: Person over 18 can donate
organs but cannot sale them
,◉This Act is specifically for older adults and gives them the right to
vote, have private visitors while in a nursing home. Answer: The
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
◉Act that states a nursing home must give a 30 day warning before
a resident has to be transferred. Answer: The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
◉Restraints can only be given when. Answer: - less invasive
treatments did not work
- a Doctors order that has to be renewed every 24 hours
◉Act that is a Civil state law that holds nurses accountable and
protect the public. Answer: Nurse Practice Act
◉This act defines nursing and the standards that we must meet.
Answer: Nurse Practice Act
◉Nurse Licensure Compact. Answer: enables multistate licensure
for nurses excludes California, Oregon and Nevada
◉What's all included in a Informed Consent. Answer: -Name of
procedure
-Name of person completing the procedure
,-Person needs to be over 18 to sign
-Potential Risks including risk of death
-Patient knows they have the right to refuse treatment
◉Intentional Torts. Answer: assault, battery, false imprisonment
◉False Imprisonment example. Answer: Keeping patients
hospitalized against their will, Putting all side rails up x4
◉Assault vs. Battery. Answer: assault = intentional threat to bring
harm. Battery = intentional touching/contact w/o consent (harmful
or only offensive)
◉Quasi-intentional torts. Answer: acts in which a person may not
intend to cause harm to another but does
◉defamation of character. Answer: wrongfully hurting a person's
good reputation
◉Slander. Answer: speaking falsely about someones character
◉Libel. Answer: written defamation
, ◉Unintentional torts. Answer: negligence and malpractice
◉Negligence vs Malpractice. Answer: -Negligence: Failure to act
causing someone to be harmed
-Malpractice: Failure of a professional person to act in a reasonably
prudent manner
AKA: Professional negligence
◉Failure of a Nurse to document appropriately and covering all
bases is an example of. Answer: Malpractice
◉Inappropriate delegation of tasks is an example of. Answer:
Malpractice
◉A nurse is caring for a patient that states "I just want to die". For
the nurse to comply with this request the nurse should discuss
A. Living wills
B. Assisted suicide
C. advance directives
D. Passive euthanasia. Answer: C. Advanced directives
◉This religion has sections that don't believe in killing other living
animals so most are vegetarians. Answer: Hinduism
SET WITH DETAILED ANSWER KEY
◉Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: Protects rights of people
with physical or mental disabilities
◉Act that requires health insurance to provide coverage for mental
health and substance use disorder treatment. Answer: Mental Health
Parity and Addiction Equity Act
◉Patient Self Determination Act. Answer: Hospitals are required to
provide a form telling patient they have a right to choose their care,
refuse it and have advance directives
◉Advanced directive. Answer: a DNR order; instructions written in
advance of an event they can't verbalize a healthcare decision
◉Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. Answer: Person over 18 can donate
organs but cannot sale them
,◉This Act is specifically for older adults and gives them the right to
vote, have private visitors while in a nursing home. Answer: The
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
◉Act that states a nursing home must give a 30 day warning before
a resident has to be transferred. Answer: The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act
◉Restraints can only be given when. Answer: - less invasive
treatments did not work
- a Doctors order that has to be renewed every 24 hours
◉Act that is a Civil state law that holds nurses accountable and
protect the public. Answer: Nurse Practice Act
◉This act defines nursing and the standards that we must meet.
Answer: Nurse Practice Act
◉Nurse Licensure Compact. Answer: enables multistate licensure
for nurses excludes California, Oregon and Nevada
◉What's all included in a Informed Consent. Answer: -Name of
procedure
-Name of person completing the procedure
,-Person needs to be over 18 to sign
-Potential Risks including risk of death
-Patient knows they have the right to refuse treatment
◉Intentional Torts. Answer: assault, battery, false imprisonment
◉False Imprisonment example. Answer: Keeping patients
hospitalized against their will, Putting all side rails up x4
◉Assault vs. Battery. Answer: assault = intentional threat to bring
harm. Battery = intentional touching/contact w/o consent (harmful
or only offensive)
◉Quasi-intentional torts. Answer: acts in which a person may not
intend to cause harm to another but does
◉defamation of character. Answer: wrongfully hurting a person's
good reputation
◉Slander. Answer: speaking falsely about someones character
◉Libel. Answer: written defamation
, ◉Unintentional torts. Answer: negligence and malpractice
◉Negligence vs Malpractice. Answer: -Negligence: Failure to act
causing someone to be harmed
-Malpractice: Failure of a professional person to act in a reasonably
prudent manner
AKA: Professional negligence
◉Failure of a Nurse to document appropriately and covering all
bases is an example of. Answer: Malpractice
◉Inappropriate delegation of tasks is an example of. Answer:
Malpractice
◉A nurse is caring for a patient that states "I just want to die". For
the nurse to comply with this request the nurse should discuss
A. Living wills
B. Assisted suicide
C. advance directives
D. Passive euthanasia. Answer: C. Advanced directives
◉This religion has sections that don't believe in killing other living
animals so most are vegetarians. Answer: Hinduism
