WISCONSIN NURSING JURISPRUDENCE
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
◉ Sources of Law
Answer: - Constitutional Law
Federal
State
- Statutory Law
Federal
State
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
◉ Criminal Law
Answer: Federal or state government is attempting to deprive an
individual of life or liberty for something the law considers an
offense against society in general.
,◉ Civil Law
Answer: Seeks to resolve disputes between private parties, which
often results in the payment of money.
◉ Different Burden of Proof
Answer: Beyond a reasonable doubt
A preponderance of the evidence
◉ Tort Law
Answer: A civil wrong that causes someone else to suffer loss or
harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the
tortious act.
◉ Types of Torts
Answer: - Negligence
- Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
- Quasi-Intentional Torts
Defamaiton
Libel
,Slander
◉ Malpractice
Answer: Negligence committed by a person in his or her
professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as professional
negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse fails
to do that which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse would do
under the same or similar circumstances, or does that which a
reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would not do under the same
or similar circumstances.
◉ Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit
Answer: Duty - the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a
patient, to conform to a recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the
nurse's act or omission
◉ Intentional Tort: Assault
Answer: Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that
they will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
, ◉ Intentional Tort: Battery
Answer: Intentional contact that is harmful or offensive, or creating
the apprehension that such contact is imminent.
◉ Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment
Answer: Willful detention without consent and without authority of
law.
◉ Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation
Answer: A communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to
hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be shunned or
avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone.
◉ Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation Types
Answer: Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
◉ Nurse Practice Act
Answer: The practice of nursing is a right granted by a state to
protect those who need nursing care. The guidelines of the NPA and
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
◉ Sources of Law
Answer: - Constitutional Law
Federal
State
- Statutory Law
Federal
State
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
◉ Criminal Law
Answer: Federal or state government is attempting to deprive an
individual of life or liberty for something the law considers an
offense against society in general.
,◉ Civil Law
Answer: Seeks to resolve disputes between private parties, which
often results in the payment of money.
◉ Different Burden of Proof
Answer: Beyond a reasonable doubt
A preponderance of the evidence
◉ Tort Law
Answer: A civil wrong that causes someone else to suffer loss or
harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the
tortious act.
◉ Types of Torts
Answer: - Negligence
- Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
- Quasi-Intentional Torts
Defamaiton
Libel
,Slander
◉ Malpractice
Answer: Negligence committed by a person in his or her
professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as professional
negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse fails
to do that which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse would do
under the same or similar circumstances, or does that which a
reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would not do under the same
or similar circumstances.
◉ Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit
Answer: Duty - the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a
patient, to conform to a recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the
nurse's act or omission
◉ Intentional Tort: Assault
Answer: Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that
they will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
, ◉ Intentional Tort: Battery
Answer: Intentional contact that is harmful or offensive, or creating
the apprehension that such contact is imminent.
◉ Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment
Answer: Willful detention without consent and without authority of
law.
◉ Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation
Answer: A communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to
hatred, contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be shunned or
avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone.
◉ Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation Types
Answer: Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
◉ Nurse Practice Act
Answer: The practice of nursing is a right granted by a state to
protect those who need nursing care. The guidelines of the NPA and
