CHERRY AND JACOB 7E CHAPTER 8
REVISION EXAM
Chapter 08: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
Management, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE - CORRECT ANSWER-
1. A client arrives in active labor and exhibits toxemia with
irregular fetal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is
uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being
transferred to another facility?
a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act -
CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: A
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law is a
federal statute that was enacted in 1986 to prohibit the transfer
of unstable clients, including women in labor, from one facility
to another. This law also prohibits refusal of care for indigent
and uninsured clients who seek medical assistance in the
emergency department.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 123
2. A nurse is caring for a client with malignant hypertension
whose blood pressure has increased by 40 mm Hg during the
past hour. The nurse goes to lunch and fails to report the
, change to the physician. The nurse is at risk for being charged
with:
a. negligence.
b. assault.
c. defamation of character.
d. tort. - CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: A
Negligence is defined as failure to act in a reasonable and
prudent manner. The most frequent allegations of nursing
negligence include failure to ensure client safety, improper
treatment, failure to monitor the client and report significant
findings, medication errors, and failure to follow the agency's
policies and procedures.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 120|p. 132
3. A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is
medicated for pain. The nurse completes the following
interventions: places the client on the examining table,
completes a thorough history and physical, covers the client
with a sheet, places the call button within reach, and goes out
in the hall to speak with the client's physician. The client tries to
get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a
hematoma on the head and a broken hip. The nurse's actions
reflect:
a. invasion of privacy.
b. libel.
c. slander.
d. negligence. - CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: D
The nurse is failing to ensure client safety after medication
administration; this is defined as negligence.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 120|p. 132
4. A nursing student planning to apply for licensure knows that
being charged with which offense would result in a minor
criminal offense?
a. Solicitation of illegal drugs
REVISION EXAM
Chapter 08: Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care
Cherry & Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and
Management, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE - CORRECT ANSWER-
1. A client arrives in active labor and exhibits toxemia with
irregular fetal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is
uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being
transferred to another facility?
a. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law
b. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
c. Patient Self-Determination Act
d. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act -
CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: A
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law is a
federal statute that was enacted in 1986 to prohibit the transfer
of unstable clients, including women in labor, from one facility
to another. This law also prohibits refusal of care for indigent
and uninsured clients who seek medical assistance in the
emergency department.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 123
2. A nurse is caring for a client with malignant hypertension
whose blood pressure has increased by 40 mm Hg during the
past hour. The nurse goes to lunch and fails to report the
, change to the physician. The nurse is at risk for being charged
with:
a. negligence.
b. assault.
c. defamation of character.
d. tort. - CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: A
Negligence is defined as failure to act in a reasonable and
prudent manner. The most frequent allegations of nursing
negligence include failure to ensure client safety, improper
treatment, failure to monitor the client and report significant
findings, medication errors, and failure to follow the agency's
policies and procedures.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 120|p. 132
3. A nurse is caring for a client who just suffered a stroke and is
medicated for pain. The nurse completes the following
interventions: places the client on the examining table,
completes a thorough history and physical, covers the client
with a sheet, places the call button within reach, and goes out
in the hall to speak with the client's physician. The client tries to
get up to speak with his family and falls, sustaining a
hematoma on the head and a broken hip. The nurse's actions
reflect:
a. invasion of privacy.
b. libel.
c. slander.
d. negligence. - CORRECT ANSWER-ANS: D
The nurse is failing to ensure client safety after medication
administration; this is defined as negligence.
DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 120|p. 132
4. A nursing student planning to apply for licensure knows that
being charged with which offense would result in a minor
criminal offense?
a. Solicitation of illegal drugs
