NURSING ETHICS CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's medical record. The nurse notes the
presence of an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that the purpose of this
documentation is to:
A. Help every person exercise the right to die with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of autonomy
D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment - ✔✔B. Encourage a person to
determine how he or she will die
✔✔11. The nurse knows that all patients have the right to nursing interventions
regardless of their race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that best describes this
concept is:
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - ✔✔B. Justice
✔✔12. An alert adult patient has refused an intramuscular injection. The nurse waits
until the patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway. The nurse could be charged
with:
A. Civil battery
B. Malicious homicide
C. Criminal assault
D. Invasion of privacy - ✔✔A. Civil battery
✔✔13. The nurse loves photography and brings his camera to work at the nursing
home. He takes a picture of one of his coworkers walking a patient. What best
describes the actions take by the nurse?
,A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
B. He failed to get proper medical clearance
C. He performed an act of nursing malpractice
D. He legally obtained a realistic picture - ✔✔A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
✔✔14. The nurse gets a report, puts his patient assignment notebook in his pocket, and
goes on break. His notebook has vary specific information about his patients and is
missing from his pocket when he returns to the unit. The book is found later on the floor
in the cafeteria by a visitor and is returned to the information desk. The nurse:
A. May have breached the patient -self determination
B. Is guilty of criminal misconduct
C. Could be fired for malpractice
D. Has violated the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 (HIPPA) -
✔✔D. Has violated the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
(HIPPA)
✔✔15. The newly licensed nurse is assigned a patient who needs catheterization. The
nurse has not performed the procedure before. What would be the best action for the
nurse?
A. Contact the nursing supervisor and explain the the procedure will need to be done by
another nurse
B.. Review the agency procedure for catheterization in the unit's resource area and see
the assistance of another experienced nurse for help during the procedure
C. Immediately advise the charge that someone else will need to assume care of this
patient
D. Promptly notify the staff development office that an instructor needs to do this
procedure. - ✔✔B.. Review the agency procedure for catheterization in the unit's
resource area and see the assistance of another experienced nurse for help during the
procedure
✔✔16. A nurse who has recently been promoted to unit manager questions her
immediate supervisor if there is any potential liability for her as a result of the actions of
her nursing staff member. What information included in the supervisor's response would
be appropriate (select all that apply)
A. "An individual nurse is solely responsible for their actions"
B. "As long as you are working in good faith you cannot be found liable"
C" As a supervisor there is some liability if measures are not followed to ensure staff
understand how to utilize the care equipment"
D. "A supervisor is required tho assess the performance of their staff to ensure
competency"
, E. "Employer liability is limited to cases in which a death occurs" - ✔✔C. As a supervisor
there is some liability if measures are not followed to ensure staff understand how to
utilize the care equipment"
D. "A supervisor is required tho assess the performance of their staff to ensure
competency"
✔✔17. Social media use can have positive benefits including which outcomes? (Select
all that apply)
A. Networking between professionals
B. Reduction in the amount of lateral violence between staff members
C. Provides readily available education opportunities
D. Access to mentoring answer
E. Use of social media is an inexpensive answer - ✔✔A. Networking between
professionals
C. Provides readily available education opportunities
D. Access to mentoring answer
✔✔18. A nurse reported that she did a post on a social media site about her clinical
experiences. The nurse reports she did not use the patient's name. Which information
should be given to the nurse? (Select all that apply)
A. "Names are the only identifiers that are a concern when considering patient privacy"
B. "Any patient information that can aid in the identification of the patient's identity can
be a problematic and a violation
C. "As long as the information is erased there is not a problem"
D. "Any distribution of information regarding the patient or clinical assignment is a
violation of confidentiality "
E. "Personal emails are lesser violations than posting on large websites" - ✔✔B. "Any
patient information that can aid in the identification of the patient's identity can be a
problematic and a violation
D. "Any distribution of information regarding the patient or clinical assignment is a
violation of confidentiality "
✔✔19. Which statement characterizes criminal law?
A. Criminal law applies to conduct that violates a person's rights.
B. Criminal law involves an offense against an individual.
C. Criminal law applies to conduct that is detrimental to society.
D. The purpose of criminal law is to restitute the victim. - ✔✔C. Criminal law applies to
conduct that is detrimental to society.
Criminal law is concerned with offenses against society in general and applies to
conduct that is detrimental to society as a whole. Civil law deals with personal rights and
applies to conduct that is detrimental to an individual. The purpose of criminal law is to
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's medical record. The nurse notes the
presence of an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that the purpose of this
documentation is to:
A. Help every person exercise the right to die with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of autonomy
D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment - ✔✔B. Encourage a person to
determine how he or she will die
✔✔11. The nurse knows that all patients have the right to nursing interventions
regardless of their race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that best describes this
concept is:
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - ✔✔B. Justice
✔✔12. An alert adult patient has refused an intramuscular injection. The nurse waits
until the patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway. The nurse could be charged
with:
A. Civil battery
B. Malicious homicide
C. Criminal assault
D. Invasion of privacy - ✔✔A. Civil battery
✔✔13. The nurse loves photography and brings his camera to work at the nursing
home. He takes a picture of one of his coworkers walking a patient. What best
describes the actions take by the nurse?
,A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
B. He failed to get proper medical clearance
C. He performed an act of nursing malpractice
D. He legally obtained a realistic picture - ✔✔A. He violated the patient's right to privacy
✔✔14. The nurse gets a report, puts his patient assignment notebook in his pocket, and
goes on break. His notebook has vary specific information about his patients and is
missing from his pocket when he returns to the unit. The book is found later on the floor
in the cafeteria by a visitor and is returned to the information desk. The nurse:
A. May have breached the patient -self determination
B. Is guilty of criminal misconduct
C. Could be fired for malpractice
D. Has violated the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 (HIPPA) -
✔✔D. Has violated the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996
(HIPPA)
✔✔15. The newly licensed nurse is assigned a patient who needs catheterization. The
nurse has not performed the procedure before. What would be the best action for the
nurse?
A. Contact the nursing supervisor and explain the the procedure will need to be done by
another nurse
B.. Review the agency procedure for catheterization in the unit's resource area and see
the assistance of another experienced nurse for help during the procedure
C. Immediately advise the charge that someone else will need to assume care of this
patient
D. Promptly notify the staff development office that an instructor needs to do this
procedure. - ✔✔B.. Review the agency procedure for catheterization in the unit's
resource area and see the assistance of another experienced nurse for help during the
procedure
✔✔16. A nurse who has recently been promoted to unit manager questions her
immediate supervisor if there is any potential liability for her as a result of the actions of
her nursing staff member. What information included in the supervisor's response would
be appropriate (select all that apply)
A. "An individual nurse is solely responsible for their actions"
B. "As long as you are working in good faith you cannot be found liable"
C" As a supervisor there is some liability if measures are not followed to ensure staff
understand how to utilize the care equipment"
D. "A supervisor is required tho assess the performance of their staff to ensure
competency"
, E. "Employer liability is limited to cases in which a death occurs" - ✔✔C. As a supervisor
there is some liability if measures are not followed to ensure staff understand how to
utilize the care equipment"
D. "A supervisor is required tho assess the performance of their staff to ensure
competency"
✔✔17. Social media use can have positive benefits including which outcomes? (Select
all that apply)
A. Networking between professionals
B. Reduction in the amount of lateral violence between staff members
C. Provides readily available education opportunities
D. Access to mentoring answer
E. Use of social media is an inexpensive answer - ✔✔A. Networking between
professionals
C. Provides readily available education opportunities
D. Access to mentoring answer
✔✔18. A nurse reported that she did a post on a social media site about her clinical
experiences. The nurse reports she did not use the patient's name. Which information
should be given to the nurse? (Select all that apply)
A. "Names are the only identifiers that are a concern when considering patient privacy"
B. "Any patient information that can aid in the identification of the patient's identity can
be a problematic and a violation
C. "As long as the information is erased there is not a problem"
D. "Any distribution of information regarding the patient or clinical assignment is a
violation of confidentiality "
E. "Personal emails are lesser violations than posting on large websites" - ✔✔B. "Any
patient information that can aid in the identification of the patient's identity can be a
problematic and a violation
D. "Any distribution of information regarding the patient or clinical assignment is a
violation of confidentiality "
✔✔19. Which statement characterizes criminal law?
A. Criminal law applies to conduct that violates a person's rights.
B. Criminal law involves an offense against an individual.
C. Criminal law applies to conduct that is detrimental to society.
D. The purpose of criminal law is to restitute the victim. - ✔✔C. Criminal law applies to
conduct that is detrimental to society.
Criminal law is concerned with offenses against society in general and applies to
conduct that is detrimental to society as a whole. Civil law deals with personal rights and
applies to conduct that is detrimental to an individual. The purpose of criminal law is to
