NUR2513 MATERNAL VEST 2 EXAM SCRIPT
300 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED
A+
⩥ Intentional torts.
Answer: Assault- behavior that makes a person fearful and produces
reasonable apprehension of harm.
Battery- wrongful physical contact- may cause injury or be offensive
touching.
False imprisonment- the restraint of a person's liberty of movement by
another person who lacks the legal authority to do so.
Defamation- communicating to a third party false information that
injures a person's reputation.
Slander- spoken
Libel- written
⩥ Avoiding malpractice claims.
Answer: Studies have shown that despite competence, nurses who have
difficulty establishing positive interpersonal relationships with patients
and families are more likely to be sued.
Joint Commission has outlined three areas of focus in preventing patient
injury/improving medical liability:
,Pursue patient safety initiatives that prevent medical injury
Promote open communication between patients and healthcare providers
Create an injury compensation system that is patient centered and serves
the common good
Liability insurance
⩥ Good samaritan laws.
Answer: Healthcare providers are protected from liability under Good
Samaritan laws when they volunteer their services outside of the
workplace.
Limited to emergencies only. Volunteering at camps or clinics is not
covered.
Laws vary from state to state.
Laws will only apply as long as healthcare worker does not exceed
his/her training and scope of practice in performing the services.
⩥ NC Good samaritan law.
Answer: Unpaid
Emergency
Within scope of practice
Overdose prevention
Individual cannot be prosecuted for underage drinking/posession or
found in violation of parole/probation
Must seek help for this to apply
,Protection for doctors, pharmacists and those who administer naloxone
⩥ Ethics.
Answer: branch of philosophy that deals with values of human conduct
related to the rightness or wrongness of actions
⩥ Utilitarianism.
Answer: theory that bases decisions on "the greatest good for the
greatest number.
⩥ Deontology.
Answer: theory that says decisions should be based on whether or not an
action is morally right with no regard for the result or consequences
⩥ Autonomy.
Answer: refers to the person's right to self-determination and
independence
⩥ Beneficence.
Answer: one's duty to benefit or to promote the good of others
⩥ Nonmaleficence.
, Answer: requirement to do no harm to others either intentionally or
unintentionally
⩥ Justice.
Answer: refers to fairness; that is, treating all people fairly and equally
without regard for social or economic status, race, sex, marital status,
religion, ethnicity, or cultural beliefs
⩥ Veracity.
Answer: duty to be honest or truthful
⩥ Fidelity.
Answer: obligation to honor commitments and contracts
⩥ Review of Values.
Answer: What are values?
Values: Personal principles acquired from life experiences, family and
peer relationships, religion, culture and law
How do values tie to ethics?
Values, beliefs and individual interpretations are part of ethical decision
making.
⩥ ANA code of ethics.
300 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS PRACTICE SOLUTION GRADED
A+
⩥ Intentional torts.
Answer: Assault- behavior that makes a person fearful and produces
reasonable apprehension of harm.
Battery- wrongful physical contact- may cause injury or be offensive
touching.
False imprisonment- the restraint of a person's liberty of movement by
another person who lacks the legal authority to do so.
Defamation- communicating to a third party false information that
injures a person's reputation.
Slander- spoken
Libel- written
⩥ Avoiding malpractice claims.
Answer: Studies have shown that despite competence, nurses who have
difficulty establishing positive interpersonal relationships with patients
and families are more likely to be sued.
Joint Commission has outlined three areas of focus in preventing patient
injury/improving medical liability:
,Pursue patient safety initiatives that prevent medical injury
Promote open communication between patients and healthcare providers
Create an injury compensation system that is patient centered and serves
the common good
Liability insurance
⩥ Good samaritan laws.
Answer: Healthcare providers are protected from liability under Good
Samaritan laws when they volunteer their services outside of the
workplace.
Limited to emergencies only. Volunteering at camps or clinics is not
covered.
Laws vary from state to state.
Laws will only apply as long as healthcare worker does not exceed
his/her training and scope of practice in performing the services.
⩥ NC Good samaritan law.
Answer: Unpaid
Emergency
Within scope of practice
Overdose prevention
Individual cannot be prosecuted for underage drinking/posession or
found in violation of parole/probation
Must seek help for this to apply
,Protection for doctors, pharmacists and those who administer naloxone
⩥ Ethics.
Answer: branch of philosophy that deals with values of human conduct
related to the rightness or wrongness of actions
⩥ Utilitarianism.
Answer: theory that bases decisions on "the greatest good for the
greatest number.
⩥ Deontology.
Answer: theory that says decisions should be based on whether or not an
action is morally right with no regard for the result or consequences
⩥ Autonomy.
Answer: refers to the person's right to self-determination and
independence
⩥ Beneficence.
Answer: one's duty to benefit or to promote the good of others
⩥ Nonmaleficence.
, Answer: requirement to do no harm to others either intentionally or
unintentionally
⩥ Justice.
Answer: refers to fairness; that is, treating all people fairly and equally
without regard for social or economic status, race, sex, marital status,
religion, ethnicity, or cultural beliefs
⩥ Veracity.
Answer: duty to be honest or truthful
⩥ Fidelity.
Answer: obligation to honor commitments and contracts
⩥ Review of Values.
Answer: What are values?
Values: Personal principles acquired from life experiences, family and
peer relationships, religion, culture and law
How do values tie to ethics?
Values, beliefs and individual interpretations are part of ethical decision
making.
⩥ ANA code of ethics.
