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ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY GINNY WACKER
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
1. Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
2. Anatomy of a Lawsuit
PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
3. Introduction to Ethics
4. Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
PART 3: LIABILITY ISSUES
5. Standards of Care
6. Tort Law
7. Nursing Liability: Defenses
8. Informed Consent
9. Patient Self-Determination
10. Documentation and Confidentiality
11. Professional Liability Insurance
PART 4: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSING
12. Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
13. Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
14. Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
15. Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of
1991
16. Nursing Management and the Nurse-Manager
17. Delegation, Supervision, and Patient Advocacy Issues
PART 5: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON NURSING IN SELECTED PRACTICE SETTINGS
18. Nursing in Acute Care Settings
19. Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
20. Public and Community Health Care
21. Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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,Chapter 1 Legal Concepts And The Judicial Process
M ULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answers The Question.
1) A Nurse Would Like To Advocate For A Modification Of The State's Nursing Practice Act And Believes The Best 1)
Strategy Is To Contact The Persons With Authority To Write And Change This Statutory Law. Whom Should The
Nurse Contact?
A) State Nursing Association B) State Board Of Nursing
C) State Governor D) State Legislature
2)
2) A Group Of Nurses Are Reviewing The Decision Of Legal Action In Which A Patient Brought Suit Against A Hospital
For Injuries Sustained In A Fall. The Case Went To Trial And The Jury Found For The Hospital. Which Legal
Precedent Would The Nurses Select If The Patient Were To Take This Same Suit And Evidence To Another Trial
Court In Hopes Of A Different Decision?
A) Stare Decisis
B) Res Judicata
C) Doctrine Of Precedent
D) None Needed As This Is An Example Of A Landmark Decision.
3)
3) The Circumstances Of A Lawsuit Cause It To Be Under The Jurisdiction Of More Than One Court. In This Case,
The Nurse Expects That Which Court Will Have The Greatest Personal Jurisdiction?
A) State Trial Court B) Federal Supreme Court
C) State Supreme Court D) Federal District Court
4)
4) Several State Nursing Associations Are Working Together In An Attempt To Change A Constitutional Law.
These Nursing Associations Should Ask For Which Action On This Law?
A) Amendment B) Redefinition C) Repeal D) Expansion
5)
5) An Emergency Department Patient Was Injured While Attacking His Neighbor With A Knife. After Treatment The
Patient Was Arrested And Charged With Battery And Assault. The Nurse In Reviewing This Information Would
Identify Which Classification Or Type Of Law To Be Applied In The Case Against This Defendant?
A) Constitutional Law B) Criminal Law
C) Private Law D) Civil Law
6)
6) A Nurse Is Reviewing Legal Law Concepts. A Person Who Was Injured In A Motor Vehicle Accident Sued The
Driver To Recover Hospital Costs. Which Type Of Law Would The Nurse Identify As Being Enforced In This
Situation?
A) Tort Law B) Constitutional Law
C) Public Law D) Procedural Law
7)
7) An Emergency Department Nurse Has Agreed To Testify As An Expert Witness In A Lawsuit Involving A Child. The
Opposing Attorney Questions The Nurse's Qualifications As A Pediatric Nurse. Which Type Of Law Does This
Scenario Reflect?
A) Procedural Law B) Due Process Of Law
C) Substantive Law D) Private Law
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8) A Nurse Is Scheduled To Appear Before The State Board Of Nursing In Regard To Action Against The Nurse's 8)
License. Which Occurrences Would Violate The Nurse's Due Process Of Law?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Only If All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Select All That Apply.
A) The Nurse Was Suspended By Her Private Employer Pending Outcome Of This Action.
B) A Snow Storm Forced Postponement Of The Board Meeting Until Next Month.
C) The Time Of The Hearing Was Changed Without Adequate Notice To The Nurse.
D) The Nurse Was Told The Meeting Was In Regard To A Complaint About The Agency Where The Nurse
Was Employed.
E) Other Nurses Involved In The Situation Leading To The Action Were Not Similarly Summoned Before
The Board.
9)
9) A Group Of Nurses Are Part Of An Interdisciplinary Team At A Local County Hospital. This
County-Supported Hospital Elects To Limit Surgical Procedures For Morbid Obesity To Male Patients. Female
Patients Receive Pharmacologic Therapy, Counseling, And Instruction For Diet And Exercise, But Are Excluded
From Operative Procedures. Which Legal Concept Would The Nurses Identify As Being Illegal Based On The
Hospital's Action?
A) Stare Decisis B) Due Process Of Law
C) Res Judicata D) Equal Protection Under The Law
10)
10) Nurses Are Discussing The Role Of The Judge In Judicial Proceedings. In Which Situation Would The Nurses
Identify A Judge To Serve Both As A Fact-Finder And Determiner Of Questions Of Law?
A) The Jury Asks The Judge To Address Both Types Of Questions.
B) The Attorneys For The Plaintiff Agree To Such A Condition.
C) The Case Is So Complex That The Jury Is Unable To Decide The Question.
D) Trial By Jury Is Waived By Both Sides.
11)
11) During A Jury Trial, The Presence Of A Nurse-Patient Relationship Is Questioned. What Kind Of Question
Is This And Who Would Determine It?
A) Law To Be Determined By The Jury B) Fact To Be Determined By The Jury
C) Fact To Be Determined By The Judge D) Law To Be Determined By The Judge 12)
12) A Patient Says, "I Was Told My Back Pain Is The Result Of Care That I Received When I Was In The Hospital A
Year Ago. How Long Do I Have To File A Lawsuit?" Which Statements Made By The Nurse Are Appropriate?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Only If All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Select All That Apply.
A) "A General Rule Is 2 Years From The Time You Knew What Caused Your Injury."
B) "In Some Cases It Depends If The Injury Was Due To Trauma Or Disease."
C) "State Laws Differ On The Statute Of Limitation For Personal Injury."
D) "You Should Move To Washington Because Their Statute Of Limitation Is Longer."
E) "It Is Too Late If You Knew You Had Back Pain Right After The Fall."
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 7TH
EDITION BY GINNY WACKER
GUIDO LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 A+
egal & Ethical Issues In
1
, Stuvia.Com - The Marketplace To Buy And Sell Your Study Material
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
1. Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
2. Anatomy of a Lawsuit
PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
3. Introduction to Ethics
4. Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
PART 3: LIABILITY ISSUES
5. Standards of Care
6. Tort Law
7. Nursing Liability: Defenses
8. Informed Consent
9. Patient Self-Determination
10. Documentation and Confidentiality
11. Professional Liability Insurance
PART 4: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE OF NURSING
12. Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
13. Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
14. Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
15. Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of
1991
16. Nursing Management and the Nurse-Manager
17. Delegation, Supervision, and Patient Advocacy Issues
PART 5: IMPACT OF THE LAW ON NURSING IN SELECTED PRACTICE SETTINGS
18. Nursing in Acute Care Settings
19. Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
20. Public and Community Health Care
21. Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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,Chapter 1 Legal Concepts And The Judicial Process
M ULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose The One Alternative That Best Completes The Statement Or Answers The Question.
1) A Nurse Would Like To Advocate For A Modification Of The State's Nursing Practice Act And Believes The Best 1)
Strategy Is To Contact The Persons With Authority To Write And Change This Statutory Law. Whom Should The
Nurse Contact?
A) State Nursing Association B) State Board Of Nursing
C) State Governor D) State Legislature
2)
2) A Group Of Nurses Are Reviewing The Decision Of Legal Action In Which A Patient Brought Suit Against A Hospital
For Injuries Sustained In A Fall. The Case Went To Trial And The Jury Found For The Hospital. Which Legal
Precedent Would The Nurses Select If The Patient Were To Take This Same Suit And Evidence To Another Trial
Court In Hopes Of A Different Decision?
A) Stare Decisis
B) Res Judicata
C) Doctrine Of Precedent
D) None Needed As This Is An Example Of A Landmark Decision.
3)
3) The Circumstances Of A Lawsuit Cause It To Be Under The Jurisdiction Of More Than One Court. In This Case,
The Nurse Expects That Which Court Will Have The Greatest Personal Jurisdiction?
A) State Trial Court B) Federal Supreme Court
C) State Supreme Court D) Federal District Court
4)
4) Several State Nursing Associations Are Working Together In An Attempt To Change A Constitutional Law.
These Nursing Associations Should Ask For Which Action On This Law?
A) Amendment B) Redefinition C) Repeal D) Expansion
5)
5) An Emergency Department Patient Was Injured While Attacking His Neighbor With A Knife. After Treatment The
Patient Was Arrested And Charged With Battery And Assault. The Nurse In Reviewing This Information Would
Identify Which Classification Or Type Of Law To Be Applied In The Case Against This Defendant?
A) Constitutional Law B) Criminal Law
C) Private Law D) Civil Law
6)
6) A Nurse Is Reviewing Legal Law Concepts. A Person Who Was Injured In A Motor Vehicle Accident Sued The
Driver To Recover Hospital Costs. Which Type Of Law Would The Nurse Identify As Being Enforced In This
Situation?
A) Tort Law B) Constitutional Law
C) Public Law D) Procedural Law
7)
7) An Emergency Department Nurse Has Agreed To Testify As An Expert Witness In A Lawsuit Involving A Child. The
Opposing Attorney Questions The Nurse's Qualifications As A Pediatric Nurse. Which Type Of Law Does This
Scenario Reflect?
A) Procedural Law B) Due Process Of Law
C) Substantive Law D) Private Law
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8) A Nurse Is Scheduled To Appear Before The State Board Of Nursing In Regard To Action Against The Nurse's 8)
License. Which Occurrences Would Violate The Nurse's Due Process Of Law?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Only If All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Select All That Apply.
A) The Nurse Was Suspended By Her Private Employer Pending Outcome Of This Action.
B) A Snow Storm Forced Postponement Of The Board Meeting Until Next Month.
C) The Time Of The Hearing Was Changed Without Adequate Notice To The Nurse.
D) The Nurse Was Told The Meeting Was In Regard To A Complaint About The Agency Where The Nurse
Was Employed.
E) Other Nurses Involved In The Situation Leading To The Action Were Not Similarly Summoned Before
The Board.
9)
9) A Group Of Nurses Are Part Of An Interdisciplinary Team At A Local County Hospital. This
County-Supported Hospital Elects To Limit Surgical Procedures For Morbid Obesity To Male Patients. Female
Patients Receive Pharmacologic Therapy, Counseling, And Instruction For Diet And Exercise, But Are Excluded
From Operative Procedures. Which Legal Concept Would The Nurses Identify As Being Illegal Based On The
Hospital's Action?
A) Stare Decisis B) Due Process Of Law
C) Res Judicata D) Equal Protection Under The Law
10)
10) Nurses Are Discussing The Role Of The Judge In Judicial Proceedings. In Which Situation Would The Nurses
Identify A Judge To Serve Both As A Fact-Finder And Determiner Of Questions Of Law?
A) The Jury Asks The Judge To Address Both Types Of Questions.
B) The Attorneys For The Plaintiff Agree To Such A Condition.
C) The Case Is So Complex That The Jury Is Unable To Decide The Question.
D) Trial By Jury Is Waived By Both Sides.
11)
11) During A Jury Trial, The Presence Of A Nurse-Patient Relationship Is Questioned. What Kind Of Question
Is This And Who Would Determine It?
A) Law To Be Determined By The Jury B) Fact To Be Determined By The Jury
C) Fact To Be Determined By The Judge D) Law To Be Determined By The Judge 12)
12) A Patient Says, "I Was Told My Back Pain Is The Result Of Care That I Received When I Was In The Hospital A
Year Ago. How Long Do I Have To File A Lawsuit?" Which Statements Made By The Nurse Are Appropriate?
Note: Credit Will Be Given Only If All Correct Choices And No Incorrect Choices Are Selected.
Select All That Apply.
A) "A General Rule Is 2 Years From The Time You Knew What Caused Your Injury."
B) "In Some Cases It Depends If The Injury Was Due To Trauma Or Disease."
C) "State Laws Differ On The Statute Of Limitation For Personal Injury."
D) "You Should Move To Washington Because Their Statute Of Limitation Is Longer."
E) "It Is Too Late If You Knew You Had Back Pain Right After The Fall."
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