NURS 110: Introduction to Professional Nursing - Week 7 Quiz 2026
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1. A nurse is caring for a client who decides to stop chemotherapy despite the
provider’s recommendation. Which ethical principle is the nurse supporting by
respecting this decision?
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if those decisions conflict with medical advice.
2. A nurse administers the wrong dose of medication to a patient but no harm
occurs. Which element of malpractice is missing if a lawsuit were to be filed?
A. Duty
B. Breach of duty
C. Injury or damages
D. Causation
Answer: C
Rationale: To prove malpractice, four elements must be present: duty, breach of duty,
causation, and actual injury or damages. Without harm or injury, a malpractice claim
cannot be sustained.
,3. A nurse is faced with an ethical dilemma where two equally desirable
outcomes seem to conflict. What is the first step the nurse should take in the
ethical decision-making process?
A. List the possible options
B. Verbalize the problem
C. Gather all relevant information
D. Ask if this is an ethical dilemma
Answer: D
Rationale: The first step in the ethical decision-making process is to determine if an ethical
dilemma actually exists. If the problem can be solved by clinical data or policy, it may not
be an ethical dilemma.
4. A nurse tells a patient that they will return in 15 minutes to check their pain
level and follows through. This action demonstrates which ethical principle?
A. Veracity
B. Altruism
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: D
Rationale: Fidelity refers to the agreement to keep promises and the obligation to be
faithful to the commitments made to others.
5. Which document provides the formal guidelines for the ethical behavior of
nurses in the United States?
A. The Nurse Practice Act
B. The Patient’s Bill of Rights
C. The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
D. The HIPAA Privacy Rule
Answer: C
, Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses establishes
the ethical standard for the profession and provides a guide for nurses to use in ethical
analysis and decision-making.
6. A nurse observes a colleague taking a photograph of a patient’s wound with a
personal cell phone. This action is a violation of which legal and ethical
mandate?
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
B. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
C. The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
D. The Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
Answer: A
Rationale: HIPAA mandates the protection of patient privacy and confidentiality. Using a
personal device to take patient photos without authorization is a direct violation of HIPAA.
7. A nurse threatens to insert a nasogastric tube in a patient who refuses to eat.
This is an example of which intentional tort?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. False Imprisonment
D. Libel
Answer: B
Rationale: Assault is an intentional threat toward another person that places the person in
reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact. No actual contact is required.
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1. A nurse is caring for a client who decides to stop chemotherapy despite the
provider’s recommendation. Which ethical principle is the nurse supporting by
respecting this decision?
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if those decisions conflict with medical advice.
2. A nurse administers the wrong dose of medication to a patient but no harm
occurs. Which element of malpractice is missing if a lawsuit were to be filed?
A. Duty
B. Breach of duty
C. Injury or damages
D. Causation
Answer: C
Rationale: To prove malpractice, four elements must be present: duty, breach of duty,
causation, and actual injury or damages. Without harm or injury, a malpractice claim
cannot be sustained.
,3. A nurse is faced with an ethical dilemma where two equally desirable
outcomes seem to conflict. What is the first step the nurse should take in the
ethical decision-making process?
A. List the possible options
B. Verbalize the problem
C. Gather all relevant information
D. Ask if this is an ethical dilemma
Answer: D
Rationale: The first step in the ethical decision-making process is to determine if an ethical
dilemma actually exists. If the problem can be solved by clinical data or policy, it may not
be an ethical dilemma.
4. A nurse tells a patient that they will return in 15 minutes to check their pain
level and follows through. This action demonstrates which ethical principle?
A. Veracity
B. Altruism
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: D
Rationale: Fidelity refers to the agreement to keep promises and the obligation to be
faithful to the commitments made to others.
5. Which document provides the formal guidelines for the ethical behavior of
nurses in the United States?
A. The Nurse Practice Act
B. The Patient’s Bill of Rights
C. The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
D. The HIPAA Privacy Rule
Answer: C
, Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses establishes
the ethical standard for the profession and provides a guide for nurses to use in ethical
analysis and decision-making.
6. A nurse observes a colleague taking a photograph of a patient’s wound with a
personal cell phone. This action is a violation of which legal and ethical
mandate?
A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
B. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
C. The Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
D. The Nurse Practice Act (NPA)
Answer: A
Rationale: HIPAA mandates the protection of patient privacy and confidentiality. Using a
personal device to take patient photos without authorization is a direct violation of HIPAA.
7. A nurse threatens to insert a nasogastric tube in a patient who refuses to eat.
This is an example of which intentional tort?
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. False Imprisonment
D. Libel
Answer: B
Rationale: Assault is an intentional threat toward another person that places the person in
reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact. No actual contact is required.
