NURSING ETHICS TEST EVALUATION ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔criminal action - ✔✔a lawsuit brought by the state (also known as "the people")
against a person accused of a crime
✔✔damages - ✔✔patient must be able to show that the nurse's negligent act injured
him or her in some way
✔✔defamation - ✔✔the action of damaging the reputation of someone; slander or libel.
✔✔delegated medical act - ✔✔a physicians order is given to an RN or LPN by a
physician, dentist or podiatrist.
✔✔depositions - ✔✔questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath, recorded by
a court reporter
✔✔direct supervision - ✔✔supervisor is continuously present to coordinate, direct, or
inspect nursing care, and supervisor is in building
✔✔do not resuscitate (DNR) - ✔✔a type of advance directive that instructs medical
professionals not to perform CPR if a person's heartbeat or breathing stops
✔✔durable medical power of attorney - ✔✔names a health care proxy, anyone at least
18 years old, to make medical decisions, if that person is no longer able to speak for
him or herself
✔✔duty - ✔✔moral or legal obligation; a responsibility to provide care in an acceptable
way
✔✔end-of-life principles - ✔✔support core principles for end-of-life care
✔✔euthanasia - ✔✔physician acts directly to end a patient's life
, ✔✔felony - ✔✔a serious crime, usually carrying a prison sentence of one or more years
✔✔general (implied) consent - ✔✔By entering a health facility voluntarily, a patient
gives permission for treatment with noninvasive procedures.
✔✔Good Samaritan Act - ✔✔a person who gives emergent care in good faith at the
scene of an accident is immune from civil liability
✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ✔✔regulates
portability of insurance for employees from one job to the next and patient privacy
protection
✔✔informed consent - ✔✔permission granted with full knowledge of the possible risks
and benefits
✔✔institutional liability - ✔✔Form of vicarious liability. Health setting sued for negligence
of employee.
✔✔intentional tort - ✔✔wrongful act - intended to cause harm
✔✔interstate endorsement - ✔✔agreement among states that licensed nurses do not
have to repeat NCLEX-PN exam if they meet criteria for working in the state
✔✔liability - ✔✔legally responsible for your own actions
✔✔libel - ✔✔written defamation
✔✔law - ✔✔regulations that control the practice of nursing, prescribe proper behavior in
society
✔✔living will - ✔✔legal document that describes the kind of medical treatments that the
person would want if seriously or terminally ill
✔✔malpractice - ✔✔professional negligence
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor
misbehavior or misconduct
✔✔multistate licensure - ✔✔mutual recognition of licensure between states with
agreements.
✔✔negligence - ✔✔conduct that falls below the standards established by the law
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔criminal action - ✔✔a lawsuit brought by the state (also known as "the people")
against a person accused of a crime
✔✔damages - ✔✔patient must be able to show that the nurse's negligent act injured
him or her in some way
✔✔defamation - ✔✔the action of damaging the reputation of someone; slander or libel.
✔✔delegated medical act - ✔✔a physicians order is given to an RN or LPN by a
physician, dentist or podiatrist.
✔✔depositions - ✔✔questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath, recorded by
a court reporter
✔✔direct supervision - ✔✔supervisor is continuously present to coordinate, direct, or
inspect nursing care, and supervisor is in building
✔✔do not resuscitate (DNR) - ✔✔a type of advance directive that instructs medical
professionals not to perform CPR if a person's heartbeat or breathing stops
✔✔durable medical power of attorney - ✔✔names a health care proxy, anyone at least
18 years old, to make medical decisions, if that person is no longer able to speak for
him or herself
✔✔duty - ✔✔moral or legal obligation; a responsibility to provide care in an acceptable
way
✔✔end-of-life principles - ✔✔support core principles for end-of-life care
✔✔euthanasia - ✔✔physician acts directly to end a patient's life
, ✔✔felony - ✔✔a serious crime, usually carrying a prison sentence of one or more years
✔✔general (implied) consent - ✔✔By entering a health facility voluntarily, a patient
gives permission for treatment with noninvasive procedures.
✔✔Good Samaritan Act - ✔✔a person who gives emergent care in good faith at the
scene of an accident is immune from civil liability
✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - ✔✔regulates
portability of insurance for employees from one job to the next and patient privacy
protection
✔✔informed consent - ✔✔permission granted with full knowledge of the possible risks
and benefits
✔✔institutional liability - ✔✔Form of vicarious liability. Health setting sued for negligence
of employee.
✔✔intentional tort - ✔✔wrongful act - intended to cause harm
✔✔interstate endorsement - ✔✔agreement among states that licensed nurses do not
have to repeat NCLEX-PN exam if they meet criteria for working in the state
✔✔liability - ✔✔legally responsible for your own actions
✔✔libel - ✔✔written defamation
✔✔law - ✔✔regulations that control the practice of nursing, prescribe proper behavior in
society
✔✔living will - ✔✔legal document that describes the kind of medical treatments that the
person would want if seriously or terminally ill
✔✔malpractice - ✔✔professional negligence
✔✔misdemeanor - ✔✔a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor
misbehavior or misconduct
✔✔multistate licensure - ✔✔mutual recognition of licensure between states with
agreements.
✔✔negligence - ✔✔conduct that falls below the standards established by the law
