NSG 137 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● fidelity
Answer: obligation to others or to organizations (ANA code of ethics)
●● autonomy
Answer: right of individual to choose
●● beneficence
Answer: duty to promote good and prevent harm
●● nonmalificence
Answer: duty to cause no harm to others
●● justice
Answer: obligation to be fair
●● law
Answer: human-made rules designed to help people maintain order in
their society/settle their problems in a nondestructive manner
,●● statutory law
Answer: established through legislative process
●● common law
Answer: established by previous court decisions
●● public law
Answer: between government and individuals
(constitutional, administrative, criminal law)
●● private law
Answer: between individuals (contract, tort law)
●● administrative law in nursing
Answer: -Nurse Practice Acts
-state boards of nursing
-licensure and protection of health, safety, and welfare of citizens (entry
to practice, multistate license/telehealth, advanced practice nurses,
control over nursing practice, delegation in nursing practice)
●● regulatory power
Answer: rules and regulations for licensure, education and practice
, ●● adjudicatory power
Answer: investigate, hear and decide on outcomes of complaints
(Boards of Nursing can only limit/deny a nursing license)
●● Nurse Practice Acts (NPA)
Answer: -commonalities among states
-must know requirement for state (or incompact) you practice in and
obtain a copy
-boundaries, definition of practice, area for discipline on practice,
procedures in place to protect nurse for challenges for licensure)
-consumers depend on healthcare professionals
●● Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: -nurses with disabilities (confidentiality as long as consistent
with client safety; treatment; self-reporting)
-access to practice
●● contract law
Answer: a promissory agreement between or among two or more parties
that creates a legal relationship
-express contract written or verbally (implied contract)
-enforceable contract
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION REVIEW
MATERIAL
●● fidelity
Answer: obligation to others or to organizations (ANA code of ethics)
●● autonomy
Answer: right of individual to choose
●● beneficence
Answer: duty to promote good and prevent harm
●● nonmalificence
Answer: duty to cause no harm to others
●● justice
Answer: obligation to be fair
●● law
Answer: human-made rules designed to help people maintain order in
their society/settle their problems in a nondestructive manner
,●● statutory law
Answer: established through legislative process
●● common law
Answer: established by previous court decisions
●● public law
Answer: between government and individuals
(constitutional, administrative, criminal law)
●● private law
Answer: between individuals (contract, tort law)
●● administrative law in nursing
Answer: -Nurse Practice Acts
-state boards of nursing
-licensure and protection of health, safety, and welfare of citizens (entry
to practice, multistate license/telehealth, advanced practice nurses,
control over nursing practice, delegation in nursing practice)
●● regulatory power
Answer: rules and regulations for licensure, education and practice
, ●● adjudicatory power
Answer: investigate, hear and decide on outcomes of complaints
(Boards of Nursing can only limit/deny a nursing license)
●● Nurse Practice Acts (NPA)
Answer: -commonalities among states
-must know requirement for state (or incompact) you practice in and
obtain a copy
-boundaries, definition of practice, area for discipline on practice,
procedures in place to protect nurse for challenges for licensure)
-consumers depend on healthcare professionals
●● Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: -nurses with disabilities (confidentiality as long as consistent
with client safety; treatment; self-reporting)
-access to practice
●● contract law
Answer: a promissory agreement between or among two or more parties
that creates a legal relationship
-express contract written or verbally (implied contract)
-enforceable contract
