NCLEX-RN REVIEW - LEGAL ASPECTS
OF NURSING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatOtypesOofOproceduresOshouldObeOassignedOtoOprofessionalOnurses?O-
OANSWEROSterileOorOinvasiveOprocedures.
NegligenceOisOmeasuredObyOreasonableness.OWhatOquestionOmightOtheOnurseOaskOwhenOdeterminingOsuc
hOreasonableness?O-
OANSWEROWouldOaOreasonableOandOprudentOnurseOactOinOtheOsameOmannerOunderOtheOsameOcircumstan
ces?
ListOtheOfourOelementsOthatOareOnecessaryOtoOproveOnegligence.O-
OANSWERODUTY:OFailureOtoOprotectOclientOagainstOunreasonableOrisk.OBREACHOOFODUTY:OFAilureOtoOperfor
mOaccordingOtoOestablishedOstandards.OCAUSATION:OAOconnectionOexistsObetweenOconductOofOtheOnurseO
andOtheOresultingOdamage.ODAMAGES:ODamageOisOdoneOtoOtheOclient,OphysicalOorOmental.
DefineOanOintentionalOtort,OandOgiveOoneOexample.O-
OANSWEROConductOcausingOdamageOtoOanotherOpersonOinOaOwillfulOorOintentionalOwayOwithoutOjustOcause
.OExample:OHittingOaOclientOoutOofOanger,OnotOinOaOmannerOofOself-protection.
DifferentiateObetweenOvoluntaryOandOinvoluntaryOadmission.O-
OANSWEROVOLUNTARY:OClientOadmitsOselfOtoOanOinstitutionOforOtreatmentOandOretainsOhisOorOherOcivilOrigh
ts;OheOorOsheOmayOleaveOatOanyOtime.OINVOLUNTARY:OSomeoneOotherOthanOclientOappliesOforOtheOclient'sO
admissionOtoOanOinstitutionO(aOrelative,OaOfriend,OorOtheOstate);OrequiresOcertificationObyOoneOorOtwoOhealt
hOcareOprovidersOorOphysiciansOthatOtheOpersonOisOaOdangerOtoOselfOorOothers;OtheOpersonOhasOaOrightOtoOa
OlegalOhearingO(habeasOcorpus)OtoOtryOtoObeOreleased,OandOtheOcourtOdeterminesOtheOjustificationOforOhol
dingOtheOperson.
ListOfiveOactivitiesOaOpersonOwhoOisOdeclaredOincompetentOcannotOperform.O-
OANSWEROVote,OMakeOcontractsOorOwills,ODriveOaOcar,OSueOorObeOsued,OHoldOaOprofessionalOlicense
NameOthreeOlegalOrequirementsOofOaOsurgicalOpermit.O-
OANSWEROVoluntary,OinformedO(explainedOtoOtheOclient),Owritten
OF NURSING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
WhatOtypesOofOproceduresOshouldObeOassignedOtoOprofessionalOnurses?O-
OANSWEROSterileOorOinvasiveOprocedures.
NegligenceOisOmeasuredObyOreasonableness.OWhatOquestionOmightOtheOnurseOaskOwhenOdeterminingOsuc
hOreasonableness?O-
OANSWEROWouldOaOreasonableOandOprudentOnurseOactOinOtheOsameOmannerOunderOtheOsameOcircumstan
ces?
ListOtheOfourOelementsOthatOareOnecessaryOtoOproveOnegligence.O-
OANSWERODUTY:OFailureOtoOprotectOclientOagainstOunreasonableOrisk.OBREACHOOFODUTY:OFAilureOtoOperfor
mOaccordingOtoOestablishedOstandards.OCAUSATION:OAOconnectionOexistsObetweenOconductOofOtheOnurseO
andOtheOresultingOdamage.ODAMAGES:ODamageOisOdoneOtoOtheOclient,OphysicalOorOmental.
DefineOanOintentionalOtort,OandOgiveOoneOexample.O-
OANSWEROConductOcausingOdamageOtoOanotherOpersonOinOaOwillfulOorOintentionalOwayOwithoutOjustOcause
.OExample:OHittingOaOclientOoutOofOanger,OnotOinOaOmannerOofOself-protection.
DifferentiateObetweenOvoluntaryOandOinvoluntaryOadmission.O-
OANSWEROVOLUNTARY:OClientOadmitsOselfOtoOanOinstitutionOforOtreatmentOandOretainsOhisOorOherOcivilOrigh
ts;OheOorOsheOmayOleaveOatOanyOtime.OINVOLUNTARY:OSomeoneOotherOthanOclientOappliesOforOtheOclient'sO
admissionOtoOanOinstitutionO(aOrelative,OaOfriend,OorOtheOstate);OrequiresOcertificationObyOoneOorOtwoOhealt
hOcareOprovidersOorOphysiciansOthatOtheOpersonOisOaOdangerOtoOselfOorOothers;OtheOpersonOhasOaOrightOtoOa
OlegalOhearingO(habeasOcorpus)OtoOtryOtoObeOreleased,OandOtheOcourtOdeterminesOtheOjustificationOforOhol
dingOtheOperson.
ListOfiveOactivitiesOaOpersonOwhoOisOdeclaredOincompetentOcannotOperform.O-
OANSWEROVote,OMakeOcontractsOorOwills,ODriveOaOcar,OSueOorObeOsued,OHoldOaOprofessionalOlicense
NameOthreeOlegalOrequirementsOofOaOsurgicalOpermit.O-
OANSWEROVoluntary,OinformedO(explainedOtoOtheOclient),Owritten
