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B B B B B B B B
MULTIPLE B CHOICE. B Choose B the B one B alternative B that B best B completes B the B statement B or Banswers
B the B question.
1) B
1) A Bnurse Bwould Blike Bto Badvocate Bfor Ba Bmodification Bof Bthe Bstate's Bnursing Bpractice Bact
Band Bbelieves Bthe Bbest Bstrategy Bis Bto Bcontact Bthe Bpersons Bwith Bauthority Bto Bwrite Band
Bchange Bthis Bstatutory Blaw. BWhom Bshould Bthe Bnurse Bcontact?
A) State B nursing B association B) B State Bboard Bof Bnursing
C) B State Bgovernor D) B State B legislature
2) B
2) A B group B of B nurses B are B reviewing B the B decision B of B legal B action B in B which B a B patient
B brought B suit B against Ba Bhospital Bfor Binjuries Bsustained Bin Ba Bfall. BThe Bcase Bwent Bto Btrial
Band Bthe Bjury Bfound Bfor Bthe Bhospital. BWhich B legal B precedent B would B the B nurses B select
B if B the B patient B were B to B take B this B same B suit B and Bevidence Bto Banother Btrial Bcourt Bin
Bhopes Bof Ba Bdifferent Bdecision?
A) Stare B decisis
B) Res Bjudicata
C) Doctrine Bof B precedent
D) None B needed B as B this B is B an B example B of B a B landmark B decision. 3) B
3) The Bcircumstances Bof Ba Blawsuit Bcause Bit Bto Bbe Bunder Bthe Bjurisdiction Bof Bmore Bthan
Bone Bcourt. BIn Bthis Bcase, Bthe Bnurse Bexpects Bthat Bwhich Bcourt Bwill Bhave Bthe Bgreatest
Bpersonal Bjurisdiction?
A) State B trial B court B) B Federal B Supreme B Court 4) B
C) B State B Supreme BCourt D) B Federal B district B court
4) Several Bstate Bnursing Bassociations Bare Bworking Btogether Bin Ban Battempt Bto Bchange Ba
Bconstitutional Blaw. BThese Bnursing Bassociations Bshould Bask Bfor Bwhich Baction Bon Bthis 5) B
Blaw?
A) Amendment B) B Redefinition C) B Repeal D) B Expansion
5) An Bemergency Bdepartment Bpatient Bwas Binjured Bwhile Battacking Bhis Bneighbor Bwith Ba
Bknife. BAfter Btreatment B the B patient B was B arrested B and B charged B with B battery B and
B assault. B The B nurse B in B reviewing Bthis Binformation Bwould Bidentify Bwhich Bclassification
Bor Btype Bof Blaw Bto Bbe Bapplied Bin Bthe Bcase Bagainst Bthis Bdefendant? 6) B
A) Constitutional B law B) B Criminal B law
C) B Private B law D) B Civil Blaw
6) A Bnurse Bis Breviewing Blegal Blaw Bconcepts. BA Bperson Bwho Bwas Binjured Bin Ba Bmotor
Bvehicle Baccident Bsued Bthe Bdriver Bto Brecover Bhospital Bcosts. BWhich Btype Bof Blaw
Bwould Bthe Bnurse Bidentify Bas Bbeing Benforced Bin Bthis Bsituation? 7) B
A) Tort B law B) B Constitutional B law
C) B Public Blaw D) B Procedural B law
7) An Bemergency Bdepartment Bnurse Bhas Bagreed Bto Btestify Bas Ban Bexpert Bwitness Bin Ba Blawsuit
Binvolving Ba Bchild. BThe Bopposing Battorney Bquestions Bthe Bnurse's Bqualifications Bas Ba
Bpediatric Bnurse. BWhich Btype Bof Blaw Bdoes Bthis Bscenario Breflect?
A) Procedural B law B) B Due Bprocess Bof Blaw
C) B Substantive B law D) B Private B law
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8) A Bnurse Bis Bscheduled Bto Bappear Bbefore Bthe Bstate Bboard Bof Bnursing Bin Bregard Bto 8) B
Baction Bagainst Bthe Bnurse's Blicense. BWhich Boccurrences Bwould Bviolate Bthe Bnurse's Bdue
Bprocess Bof Blaw?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) The B nurse B was B suspended B by B her B private B employer B pending B outcome B of B this B action.
B) A B snow B storm B forced B postponement B of B the B board B meeting B until B next B month.
C) The B time B of B the B hearing B was B changed B without B adequate B notice B to B the B nurse.
D) The Bnurse Bwas Btold Bthe Bmeeting Bwas Bin Bregard Bto Ba Bcomplaint Babout Bthe
Bagency Bwhere Bthe Bnurse Bwas Bemployed.
E) Other Bnurses Binvolved Bin Bthe Bsituation Bleading Bto Bthe Baction Bwere Bnot Bsimilarly
Bsummoned Bbefore Bthe Bboard.
9) B
9) A B group B of B nurses Bare Bpart B of B an B interdisciplinary B team B at B a B local B county B hospital. B This
county-supported Bhospital Belects Bto Blimit Bsurgical Bprocedures Bfor Bmorbid Bobesity Bto Bmale
Bpatients. B Female Bpatients Breceive Bpharmacologic Btherapy, Bcounseling, Band Binstruction
Bfor Bdiet Band Bexercise, B but Bare Bexcluded Bfrom Boperative Bprocedures. BWhich Blegal
Bconcept Bwould Bthe Bnurses Bidentify Bas B being Billegal Bbased Bon Bthe Bhospital's Baction?
A) Stare B decisis B) B Due Bprocess Bof Blaw
C) B Res Bjudicata D) B Equal B protection B under B the B law
10) B
10) Nurses Bare Bdiscussing Bthe Brole Bof Bthe Bjudge Bin Bjudicial Bproceedings. BIn Bwhich
Bsituation Bwould Bthe Bnurses Bidentify Ba Bjudge Bto Bserve Bboth Bas Ba Bfact-finder Band
Bdeterminer Bof Bquestions Bof Blaw?
A) The Bjury Basks Bthe Bjudge Bto B address Bboth Btypes Bof Bquestions.
B) The Battorneys Bfor Bthe Bplaintiff Bagree Bto Bsuch Ba Bcondition.
C) The B case B is B so Bcomplex Bthat Bthe B jury B is B unable Bto B decide Bthe B question.
D) Trial Bby B jury B is B waived Bby Bboth Bsides. 11) B
11) During Ba Bjury Btrial, Bthe Bpresence Bof Ba Bnurse-patient Brelationship Bis Bquestioned.
BWhat Bkind Bof Bquestion Bis Bthis Band Bwho Bwould Bdetermine Bit?
A) Law B to B be B determined Bby B the B jury B) B Fact B to Bbe B determined B by B the B jury
C) B Fact B to B be B determined B by B the B judge D) B Law Bto B be B determined Bby B the B judge 12) B
12) A Bpatient Bsays, B"I Bwas Btold Bmy Bback Bpain Bis Bthe Bresult Bof Bcare Bthat B I Breceived Bwhen BI
Bwas Bin Bthe B hospital Ba Byear Bago. BHow Blong Bdo BI Bhave Bto Bfile Ba Blawsuit?" BWhich
Bstatements Bmade Bby Bthe Bnurse Bare Bappropriate?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) "A B general B rule B is B 2 B years B from B the B time B you B knew B what B caused B your B injury."
B) "In Bsome Bcases Bit Bdepends Bif Bthe B injury Bwas Bdue Bto Btrauma Bor B disease."
C) "State B laws B differ B on B the B statute B of B limitation B for B personal B injury."
D) "You B should B move B to B Washington B because B their B statute B of B limitation B is B longer."
E) "It Bis Btoo Blate Bif Byou Bknew Byou Bhad Bback Bpain Bright Bafter Bthe Bfall."
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13) An Bemployee Basks Bfor Btime Boff Bto Bbe Ba Bjuror Bin Ba Bcase Bbefore Bthe Bstate Bappellate 13) B
Bcourt. BThe Bunit Bis B very Bbusy Band Bthis Bemployee's Babsence Bwould Baffect Bpatient Bcare.
BHow Bshould Bthe Bnurse Bmanager Brespond Bto Bthis Brequest?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) Ask B the B employee B more B questions B about B the B request.
B) Tell Bthe B employee B that B service B as B a B juror Bfor B this B case B is B not B required.
C) Give B the B employee B the B time B off B because B jury B service B is B required B upon B subpoena.
D) Insist B that Bthe B employee B contact B the B county B clerk B to B request B release B from B jury B duty.
E) Refuse Bthe Brequest Band Brefer Bthe Bemployee Bto Bthe Bpersonnel Bdepartment Bfor
Breview Bof Bthe Bemployee Bmanual.
14) A Bnurse Bhas Bbeen Bcalled Bto Btestify Bin Ba Bcase Bthat Bwill Bbe Btried Bin Bfamily Bcourt. BWhich 14) B
Bsituations Bdoes Bthe Bnurse Banticipate Bwill Bbe Binvolved Bas Brelated Bto Bthis Bcase?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) Divorce
B) Child B custody
C) Adoption
D) Estate Bdivision
E) Child B abuse
15) A Bnurse Breads Bthat Ba Bcase Binvolving Bthe Bcare Bprovided Bin Ba Bhospital Bwill Bbe Breviewed 15) B
Bby Bthe BUnited BStates BSupreme BCourt. BWhich Bsituations Bdoes Bthe Bnurse Bsuspect Bto Bhave
Boccurred?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) The B case B involves B a B constitutional B issue.
B) The B care B in B question B included B the B suspicion B of B premeditated B homicide.
C) The B patient B involved B in B the B case B was B an B undocumented B alien.
D) The B hospital B involved B is B a B military B hospital.
E) Two B lower B federal B courts B have B reached B different B conclusions B in B the B case.
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Chapter 1 Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
B B B B B B B B
MULTIPLE B CHOICE. B Choose B the B one B alternative B that B best B completes B the B statement B or Banswers
B the B question.
1) B
1) A Bnurse Bwould Blike Bto Badvocate Bfor Ba Bmodification Bof Bthe Bstate's Bnursing Bpractice Bact
Band Bbelieves Bthe Bbest Bstrategy Bis Bto Bcontact Bthe Bpersons Bwith Bauthority Bto Bwrite Band
Bchange Bthis Bstatutory Blaw. BWhom Bshould Bthe Bnurse Bcontact?
A) State B nursing B association B) B State Bboard Bof Bnursing
C) B State Bgovernor D) B State B legislature
2) B
2) A B group B of B nurses B are B reviewing B the B decision B of B legal B action B in B which B a B patient
B brought B suit B against Ba Bhospital Bfor Binjuries Bsustained Bin Ba Bfall. BThe Bcase Bwent Bto Btrial
Band Bthe Bjury Bfound Bfor Bthe Bhospital. BWhich B legal B precedent B would B the B nurses B select
B if B the B patient B were B to B take B this B same B suit B and Bevidence Bto Banother Btrial Bcourt Bin
Bhopes Bof Ba Bdifferent Bdecision?
A) Stare B decisis
B) Res Bjudicata
C) Doctrine Bof B precedent
D) None B needed B as B this B is B an B example B of B a B landmark B decision. 3) B
3) The Bcircumstances Bof Ba Blawsuit Bcause Bit Bto Bbe Bunder Bthe Bjurisdiction Bof Bmore Bthan
Bone Bcourt. BIn Bthis Bcase, Bthe Bnurse Bexpects Bthat Bwhich Bcourt Bwill Bhave Bthe Bgreatest
Bpersonal Bjurisdiction?
A) State B trial B court B) B Federal B Supreme B Court 4) B
C) B State B Supreme BCourt D) B Federal B district B court
4) Several Bstate Bnursing Bassociations Bare Bworking Btogether Bin Ban Battempt Bto Bchange Ba
Bconstitutional Blaw. BThese Bnursing Bassociations Bshould Bask Bfor Bwhich Baction Bon Bthis 5) B
Blaw?
A) Amendment B) B Redefinition C) B Repeal D) B Expansion
5) An Bemergency Bdepartment Bpatient Bwas Binjured Bwhile Battacking Bhis Bneighbor Bwith Ba
Bknife. BAfter Btreatment B the B patient B was B arrested B and B charged B with B battery B and
B assault. B The B nurse B in B reviewing Bthis Binformation Bwould Bidentify Bwhich Bclassification
Bor Btype Bof Blaw Bto Bbe Bapplied Bin Bthe Bcase Bagainst Bthis Bdefendant? 6) B
A) Constitutional B law B) B Criminal B law
C) B Private B law D) B Civil Blaw
6) A Bnurse Bis Breviewing Blegal Blaw Bconcepts. BA Bperson Bwho Bwas Binjured Bin Ba Bmotor
Bvehicle Baccident Bsued Bthe Bdriver Bto Brecover Bhospital Bcosts. BWhich Btype Bof Blaw
Bwould Bthe Bnurse Bidentify Bas Bbeing Benforced Bin Bthis Bsituation? 7) B
A) Tort B law B) B Constitutional B law
C) B Public Blaw D) B Procedural B law
7) An Bemergency Bdepartment Bnurse Bhas Bagreed Bto Btestify Bas Ban Bexpert Bwitness Bin Ba Blawsuit
Binvolving Ba Bchild. BThe Bopposing Battorney Bquestions Bthe Bnurse's Bqualifications Bas Ba
Bpediatric Bnurse. BWhich Btype Bof Blaw Bdoes Bthis Bscenario Breflect?
A) Procedural B law B) B Due Bprocess Bof Blaw
C) B Substantive B law D) B Private B law
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8) A Bnurse Bis Bscheduled Bto Bappear Bbefore Bthe Bstate Bboard Bof Bnursing Bin Bregard Bto 8) B
Baction Bagainst Bthe Bnurse's Blicense. BWhich Boccurrences Bwould Bviolate Bthe Bnurse's Bdue
Bprocess Bof Blaw?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) The B nurse B was B suspended B by B her B private B employer B pending B outcome B of B this B action.
B) A B snow B storm B forced B postponement B of B the B board B meeting B until B next B month.
C) The B time B of B the B hearing B was B changed B without B adequate B notice B to B the B nurse.
D) The Bnurse Bwas Btold Bthe Bmeeting Bwas Bin Bregard Bto Ba Bcomplaint Babout Bthe
Bagency Bwhere Bthe Bnurse Bwas Bemployed.
E) Other Bnurses Binvolved Bin Bthe Bsituation Bleading Bto Bthe Baction Bwere Bnot Bsimilarly
Bsummoned Bbefore Bthe Bboard.
9) B
9) A B group B of B nurses Bare Bpart B of B an B interdisciplinary B team B at B a B local B county B hospital. B This
county-supported Bhospital Belects Bto Blimit Bsurgical Bprocedures Bfor Bmorbid Bobesity Bto Bmale
Bpatients. B Female Bpatients Breceive Bpharmacologic Btherapy, Bcounseling, Band Binstruction
Bfor Bdiet Band Bexercise, B but Bare Bexcluded Bfrom Boperative Bprocedures. BWhich Blegal
Bconcept Bwould Bthe Bnurses Bidentify Bas B being Billegal Bbased Bon Bthe Bhospital's Baction?
A) Stare B decisis B) B Due Bprocess Bof Blaw
C) B Res Bjudicata D) B Equal B protection B under B the B law
10) B
10) Nurses Bare Bdiscussing Bthe Brole Bof Bthe Bjudge Bin Bjudicial Bproceedings. BIn Bwhich
Bsituation Bwould Bthe Bnurses Bidentify Ba Bjudge Bto Bserve Bboth Bas Ba Bfact-finder Band
Bdeterminer Bof Bquestions Bof Blaw?
A) The Bjury Basks Bthe Bjudge Bto B address Bboth Btypes Bof Bquestions.
B) The Battorneys Bfor Bthe Bplaintiff Bagree Bto Bsuch Ba Bcondition.
C) The B case B is B so Bcomplex Bthat Bthe B jury B is B unable Bto B decide Bthe B question.
D) Trial Bby B jury B is B waived Bby Bboth Bsides. 11) B
11) During Ba Bjury Btrial, Bthe Bpresence Bof Ba Bnurse-patient Brelationship Bis Bquestioned.
BWhat Bkind Bof Bquestion Bis Bthis Band Bwho Bwould Bdetermine Bit?
A) Law B to B be B determined Bby B the B jury B) B Fact B to Bbe B determined B by B the B jury
C) B Fact B to B be B determined B by B the B judge D) B Law Bto B be B determined Bby B the B judge 12) B
12) A Bpatient Bsays, B"I Bwas Btold Bmy Bback Bpain Bis Bthe Bresult Bof Bcare Bthat B I Breceived Bwhen BI
Bwas Bin Bthe B hospital Ba Byear Bago. BHow Blong Bdo BI Bhave Bto Bfile Ba Blawsuit?" BWhich
Bstatements Bmade Bby Bthe Bnurse Bare Bappropriate?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) "A B general B rule B is B 2 B years B from B the B time B you B knew B what B caused B your B injury."
B) "In Bsome Bcases Bit Bdepends Bif Bthe B injury Bwas Bdue Bto Btrauma Bor B disease."
C) "State B laws B differ B on B the B statute B of B limitation B for B personal B injury."
D) "You B should B move B to B Washington B because B their B statute B of B limitation B is B longer."
E) "It Bis Btoo Blate Bif Byou Bknew Byou Bhad Bback Bpain Bright Bafter Bthe Bfall."
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13) An Bemployee Basks Bfor Btime Boff Bto Bbe Ba Bjuror Bin Ba Bcase Bbefore Bthe Bstate Bappellate 13) B
Bcourt. BThe Bunit Bis B very Bbusy Band Bthis Bemployee's Babsence Bwould Baffect Bpatient Bcare.
BHow Bshould Bthe Bnurse Bmanager Brespond Bto Bthis Brequest?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) Ask B the B employee B more B questions B about B the B request.
B) Tell Bthe B employee B that B service B as B a B juror Bfor B this B case B is B not B required.
C) Give B the B employee B the B time B off B because B jury B service B is B required B upon B subpoena.
D) Insist B that Bthe B employee B contact B the B county B clerk B to B request B release B from B jury B duty.
E) Refuse Bthe Brequest Band Brefer Bthe Bemployee Bto Bthe Bpersonnel Bdepartment Bfor
Breview Bof Bthe Bemployee Bmanual.
14) A Bnurse Bhas Bbeen Bcalled Bto Btestify Bin Ba Bcase Bthat Bwill Bbe Btried Bin Bfamily Bcourt. BWhich 14) B
Bsituations Bdoes Bthe Bnurse Banticipate Bwill Bbe Binvolved Bas Brelated Bto Bthis Bcase?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) Divorce
B) Child B custody
C) Adoption
D) Estate Bdivision
E) Child B abuse
15) A Bnurse Breads Bthat Ba Bcase Binvolving Bthe Bcare Bprovided Bin Ba Bhospital Bwill Bbe Breviewed 15) B
Bby Bthe BUnited BStates BSupreme BCourt. BWhich Bsituations Bdoes Bthe Bnurse Bsuspect Bto Bhave
Boccurred?
Note: B Credit B will B be B given B only B if B all B correct B choices B and B no B incorrect B choices B are B selected.
Select B all B that B apply.
A) The B case B involves B a B constitutional B issue.
B) The B care B in B question B included B the B suspicion B of B premeditated B homicide.
C) The B patient B involved B in B the B case B was B an B undocumented B alien.
D) The B hospital B involved B is B a B military B hospital.
E) Two B lower B federal B courts B have B reached B different B conclusions B in B the B case.
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