LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 2025
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.
1 of 41
Definition
Inadvertent Action (slip, lapse, mistake)
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Type 2 Error Type 1 Error
Human Error Equipment Failure
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2 of 41
Term
What are the 5 ways to protect yourself legally when you
are a nurse
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False Positive saying you dont have disease but test says that you do
(eg Prgnancy Test)
RN Credentialing
-Licensure
*Need license to practice nursing
*Specific education requirements and NCLEX Exam
*License may be revoked w/ due process
-Certification
*State and national certification programs
-Specialty or advanced practice practioner
1. Understand the state's laws impacting nursing practice.
2.Follow the rules and regulations in your stat's nurse practice act.
3. Deliver safe, competent nursing care.
4. Develop and use critical thinking skills.
5. Education.
nurses moral obligation to insure pt gives voluntary permission for
procedure based on information given by doctor. RN verifies consent
was given
, Don't know?
3 of 41
Definition
terminal illness determines which procedure is ok
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Human Error Invasion of Privacy
Living Will Type 1 Error
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4 of 41
Definition
failure to use a degree of care that a prudent, ordinary
person would use under the same/similar circumstances
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negligence fidelity
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.
1 of 41
Definition
Inadvertent Action (slip, lapse, mistake)
Give this one a try later!
Type 2 Error Type 1 Error
Human Error Equipment Failure
, Don't know?
2 of 41
Term
What are the 5 ways to protect yourself legally when you
are a nurse
Give this one a try later!
False Positive saying you dont have disease but test says that you do
(eg Prgnancy Test)
RN Credentialing
-Licensure
*Need license to practice nursing
*Specific education requirements and NCLEX Exam
*License may be revoked w/ due process
-Certification
*State and national certification programs
-Specialty or advanced practice practioner
1. Understand the state's laws impacting nursing practice.
2.Follow the rules and regulations in your stat's nurse practice act.
3. Deliver safe, competent nursing care.
4. Develop and use critical thinking skills.
5. Education.
nurses moral obligation to insure pt gives voluntary permission for
procedure based on information given by doctor. RN verifies consent
was given
, Don't know?
3 of 41
Definition
terminal illness determines which procedure is ok
Give this one a try later!
Human Error Invasion of Privacy
Living Will Type 1 Error
Don't know?
4 of 41
Definition
failure to use a degree of care that a prudent, ordinary
person would use under the same/similar circumstances
Give this one a try later!
negligence fidelity
