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NPD Final exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
· This person is responsible for obtaining consent signatures
Ans: The nurse
· This type of law established from previous court decisions
Ans: Common law/case law
Type of care a reasonably prudent nurse would use in a similar circumstance
Ans: o Reasonable standard of care
· Releasing privileged information without permission from the patient
Ans: o Breach of confidentiality
Group of people have power to grant licenses
Ans: o State board of nursing
· A nurse notifies a friend that her ex-bf has hepatitis C
Ans: o Breach of confidentiality
· These things are required to be covered during informed consent
Ans: o Explain procedure, risk factors, alternatives, benefits, who will do it,
consequences if they don't do it
· This person is responsible for appointing members to state board of nursing
Ans: governor
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· Violation of personal liberty of another person through unlawful restraint
Ans: o False imprisonment
· This person is responsible for providing the information required for informed
consent
Ans: o Physician or provider
· Type of law protects society from harmful acts of others
Ans: o Criminal law
· This type of law involves relationships between individuals or individuals and the
government
Ans: o Civil law
· This law enacted in 1996 protects patient's privacy
Ans: HIPAA
· The threat of bodily harm to another
Ans: Assault
· The nurse gives a medication that the patient has a known allergy to
Ans: malpractice
· Most common types of legal cases experienced by nurses
Ans: negligence and malpractice
· Universal exam passed before becoming a nurse
NPD Final exam Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
· This person is responsible for obtaining consent signatures
Ans: The nurse
· This type of law established from previous court decisions
Ans: Common law/case law
Type of care a reasonably prudent nurse would use in a similar circumstance
Ans: o Reasonable standard of care
· Releasing privileged information without permission from the patient
Ans: o Breach of confidentiality
Group of people have power to grant licenses
Ans: o State board of nursing
· A nurse notifies a friend that her ex-bf has hepatitis C
Ans: o Breach of confidentiality
· These things are required to be covered during informed consent
Ans: o Explain procedure, risk factors, alternatives, benefits, who will do it,
consequences if they don't do it
· This person is responsible for appointing members to state board of nursing
Ans: governor
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· Violation of personal liberty of another person through unlawful restraint
Ans: o False imprisonment
· This person is responsible for providing the information required for informed
consent
Ans: o Physician or provider
· Type of law protects society from harmful acts of others
Ans: o Criminal law
· This type of law involves relationships between individuals or individuals and the
government
Ans: o Civil law
· This law enacted in 1996 protects patient's privacy
Ans: HIPAA
· The threat of bodily harm to another
Ans: Assault
· The nurse gives a medication that the patient has a known allergy to
Ans: malpractice
· Most common types of legal cases experienced by nurses
Ans: negligence and malpractice
· Universal exam passed before becoming a nurse
