NUR 330 TEST 1 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
the aims of nursing as they interrelate to facilitate maximal health and quality of life for patients
- correct answer ✔✔a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
c. To restore health
d. To help with coping and death
Nursing Practice Acts - correct answer ✔✔Laws that regulate the practice of nursing. Different
in each state. Michigan has a Public Health Code
Standards of nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔Defines the activities of nurses that are
specific and unique to nursing. Allows nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the healthcare institution. Each nurse is accountable
for his or her own quality of practice and is responsible for the use of these standards to ensure
knowledgeable, safe, and comprehensive nursing care. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BREACH A
STANDARD OF CARE- liable for malpractice
The American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. - correct answer
✔✔These are not laws. Just standards that are followed throughout the U.S.
Discuss the concept of nursing advocacy, accountability, and responsibility. - correct answer
✔✔Nurses are the advocates for themselves and their patients. They are held accountable and
responsible to uphold the rules, standards, and laws
Describe the mechanisms that influence the professional and legal regulation of nursing
practice. - correct answer ✔✔a. Nursing Practice acts, Public Health Codes
b. CDC- Reporting diseases
c. Employee policy and procedure
, d. Educational programs
e. The nursing process
f. Accreditation and licensure
g. Other laws: OSHA, Controlled substance acts, Health care quality improvement act,
Americans with disabilities act, Good Samaritan laws, Civil rights laws, HIPPA
Tort - correct answer ✔✔a wrong committed by a person against another person or his/her
property
Intentional Tort - correct answer ✔✔you knew better
1.Fraud
2. Defamation
3. Assault and Battery
4. False imprisonment- restraints without orders
5. Invasion of privacy
Unintentional Tort - correct answer ✔✔1. Negligence-occurs when harm or injury is caused by
an act of either omission or commission by a layperson
2. Malpractice-an act of negligence by a professional person as compared to the actions of
another professional person in a similar circumstance. Four elements that must be established
to prove malpractice:
a. Duty- what a prudent nurse does.
b. Breach of duty- failure to meet standards of care. Call light on the other side of the room
c. Causation-what resulted due to the breach of duty? Asking for call light or fell out of bed
d. Damages- actual harm or injury
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔Patient has the right to be autonomous in their decision, nurse
cannot make that decision for them. They are independent in that decision
ANSWERS 2026/2027
the aims of nursing as they interrelate to facilitate maximal health and quality of life for patients
- correct answer ✔✔a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
c. To restore health
d. To help with coping and death
Nursing Practice Acts - correct answer ✔✔Laws that regulate the practice of nursing. Different
in each state. Michigan has a Public Health Code
Standards of nursing practice - correct answer ✔✔Defines the activities of nurses that are
specific and unique to nursing. Allows nurses to carry out professional roles, serving as
protection for the nurse, the patient, and the healthcare institution. Each nurse is accountable
for his or her own quality of practice and is responsible for the use of these standards to ensure
knowledgeable, safe, and comprehensive nursing care. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU BREACH A
STANDARD OF CARE- liable for malpractice
The American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. - correct answer
✔✔These are not laws. Just standards that are followed throughout the U.S.
Discuss the concept of nursing advocacy, accountability, and responsibility. - correct answer
✔✔Nurses are the advocates for themselves and their patients. They are held accountable and
responsible to uphold the rules, standards, and laws
Describe the mechanisms that influence the professional and legal regulation of nursing
practice. - correct answer ✔✔a. Nursing Practice acts, Public Health Codes
b. CDC- Reporting diseases
c. Employee policy and procedure
, d. Educational programs
e. The nursing process
f. Accreditation and licensure
g. Other laws: OSHA, Controlled substance acts, Health care quality improvement act,
Americans with disabilities act, Good Samaritan laws, Civil rights laws, HIPPA
Tort - correct answer ✔✔a wrong committed by a person against another person or his/her
property
Intentional Tort - correct answer ✔✔you knew better
1.Fraud
2. Defamation
3. Assault and Battery
4. False imprisonment- restraints without orders
5. Invasion of privacy
Unintentional Tort - correct answer ✔✔1. Negligence-occurs when harm or injury is caused by
an act of either omission or commission by a layperson
2. Malpractice-an act of negligence by a professional person as compared to the actions of
another professional person in a similar circumstance. Four elements that must be established
to prove malpractice:
a. Duty- what a prudent nurse does.
b. Breach of duty- failure to meet standards of care. Call light on the other side of the room
c. Causation-what resulted due to the breach of duty? Asking for call light or fell out of bed
d. Damages- actual harm or injury
Autonomy - correct answer ✔✔Patient has the right to be autonomous in their decision, nurse
cannot make that decision for them. They are independent in that decision
