Nurs 2500 Ethics/Values + Legal Implications Practice Quiz
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You are a nurse that has a neighbor who needs a procedure done.
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Your neighbor came to have a biopsy of a suspicious lump on the
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left breast at the hospital in which you work. You are worried abo
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ut the patient. You check your neighbor's chart in the hospital's co
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mputer on a daily basis to see if the results of the biopsy are back
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yet.
What legal issues, if any, exist in this case?
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A. Defamation of character
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B. Fraud
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C. Invasion of privacy
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D. No legal issues exist in this case - correct answer ✔ ✔
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C. Invasion of privacy
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A patient was involved in a car accident last night. They suffered i
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nternal injuries and their spleen had to be removed. The patient's
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blood counts are dangerously low and the medical staff is afraid t
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he patient will have a myocardial infarction (heart attack) unless t
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hey receive a blood transfusion. The patient and their family are p
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racticing Jehovah's Witnesses and they are refusing to receive the
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blood. One of the nurses states that "we should just give the blood
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anyway while he is asleep." ., ., ., .,
, If the nurses give the blood, what intention torts, if any, will have
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been committed? Select all that apply.
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A. Assault .,
B. Defamation of character
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C. Battery ., .,
D. No intentional torts will have been committed - correct answer
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✔ ✔ A&C ., .,
Assault & Battery ., .,
A nurse is shopping at a busy mall. They see a person clutch their
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chest and fall to the ground. The nurse has 2 young children with t
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hem and does not stop. Can this nurse be charged with malpractic
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e?
A. Yes, the nurse failed to help a person in need
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B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who f
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ell
C. Yes, the nurse breached his/her duty to the individual who coll
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apsed
D. No, there was no actual damage to the individual who fell -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual wh
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o fell
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You are a nurse that has a neighbor who needs a procedure done.
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
Your neighbor came to have a biopsy of a suspicious lump on the
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
left breast at the hospital in which you work. You are worried abo
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
ut the patient. You check your neighbor's chart in the hospital's co
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
mputer on a daily basis to see if the results of the biopsy are back
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
yet.
What legal issues, if any, exist in this case?
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A. Defamation of character
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B. Fraud
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C. Invasion of privacy
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D. No legal issues exist in this case - correct answer ✔ ✔
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C. Invasion of privacy
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A patient was involved in a car accident last night. They suffered i
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
nternal injuries and their spleen had to be removed. The patient's
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
blood counts are dangerously low and the medical staff is afraid t
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
he patient will have a myocardial infarction (heart attack) unless t
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
hey receive a blood transfusion. The patient and their family are p
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
racticing Jehovah's Witnesses and they are refusing to receive the
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
blood. One of the nurses states that "we should just give the blood
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anyway while he is asleep." ., ., ., .,
, If the nurses give the blood, what intention torts, if any, will have
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been committed? Select all that apply.
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A. Assault .,
B. Defamation of character
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C. Battery ., .,
D. No intentional torts will have been committed - correct answer
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✔ ✔ A&C ., .,
Assault & Battery ., .,
A nurse is shopping at a busy mall. They see a person clutch their
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
chest and fall to the ground. The nurse has 2 young children with t
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
hem and does not stop. Can this nurse be charged with malpractic
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
e?
A. Yes, the nurse failed to help a person in need
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B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who f
., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., .,
ell
C. Yes, the nurse breached his/her duty to the individual who coll
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apsed
D. No, there was no actual damage to the individual who fell -
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correct answer ✔ ✔
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B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual wh
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o fell
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