NUR 155 EXAM 3 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED |ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
laws enacted by any legislative body - (ANSWER)legislation/statutory law
laws evolving from court decisions - (ANSWER)common law
state boards of nursing is an example of which kind of law? -
(ANSWER)administrative law
process of determining and maintaining competence in nursing -
(ANSWER)credentialing
standards that include the nurse's job description, education, expertise, institutional
policies and procedures - (ANSWER)internal standards
,standards that include nurse practice acts, professional organizations, nursing
specialty organizations, and federal organizations and guidelines -
(ANSWER)external standards
an agreement by a client to accept course of treatment - (ANSWER)informed
consent
what are the two types of informed consent? - (ANSWER)implied and express
oral or written agreement - (ANSWER)express consent
non-verbal behavior that indicates consent - (ANSWER)implied consent
what does the nurse's signature verify? - (ANSWER)voluntary consent, signature is
authentic, client was of age, client had mental capacity and competence to give
consent, client was given enough information
,T or F? the client can change the advanced directives at any time - (ANSWER)true
provides specific instructions about what medical treatment the client chooses to
omit or refuse in the event that the client is unable to make those decisions -
(ANSWER)living will
durable power of attorney for health care; notarized or witness statement
appointing someone else to manage health care treatment when client is unable to
do so - (ANSWER)health care proxy
post-mortem examination of the body - (ANSWER)autopsy
civil wrong doing - (ANSWER)tort
torts that do not require intent but require the element of harm -
(ANSWER)unintentional tort
, what are the 3 types of unintentional torts? - (ANSWER)negligence, gross
negligence, malpractice
misconduct to practice below the standard expected of a person -
(ANSWER)negligence
professional negligence - (ANSWER)malpractice
extreme lack of knowledge, skill, or decision making that the person clearly should
have known would put others at risk for harm - (ANSWER)gross negligence
what are the types of intention torts? - (ANSWER)assault/battery, false
imprisonment, invasion of privacy, defamation
protects health care providers providing assistance at an emergency scene against
claims of malpractice - (ANSWER)good samaritan act
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED SOLTIONS | ALREADY GRADED A+
laws enacted by any legislative body - (ANSWER)legislation/statutory law
laws evolving from court decisions - (ANSWER)common law
state boards of nursing is an example of which kind of law? -
(ANSWER)administrative law
process of determining and maintaining competence in nursing -
(ANSWER)credentialing
standards that include the nurse's job description, education, expertise, institutional
policies and procedures - (ANSWER)internal standards
,standards that include nurse practice acts, professional organizations, nursing
specialty organizations, and federal organizations and guidelines -
(ANSWER)external standards
an agreement by a client to accept course of treatment - (ANSWER)informed
consent
what are the two types of informed consent? - (ANSWER)implied and express
oral or written agreement - (ANSWER)express consent
non-verbal behavior that indicates consent - (ANSWER)implied consent
what does the nurse's signature verify? - (ANSWER)voluntary consent, signature is
authentic, client was of age, client had mental capacity and competence to give
consent, client was given enough information
,T or F? the client can change the advanced directives at any time - (ANSWER)true
provides specific instructions about what medical treatment the client chooses to
omit or refuse in the event that the client is unable to make those decisions -
(ANSWER)living will
durable power of attorney for health care; notarized or witness statement
appointing someone else to manage health care treatment when client is unable to
do so - (ANSWER)health care proxy
post-mortem examination of the body - (ANSWER)autopsy
civil wrong doing - (ANSWER)tort
torts that do not require intent but require the element of harm -
(ANSWER)unintentional tort
, what are the 3 types of unintentional torts? - (ANSWER)negligence, gross
negligence, malpractice
misconduct to practice below the standard expected of a person -
(ANSWER)negligence
professional negligence - (ANSWER)malpractice
extreme lack of knowledge, skill, or decision making that the person clearly should
have known would put others at risk for harm - (ANSWER)gross negligence
what are the types of intention torts? - (ANSWER)assault/battery, false
imprisonment, invasion of privacy, defamation
protects health care providers providing assistance at an emergency scene against
claims of malpractice - (ANSWER)good samaritan act
