LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
TEST BANK
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Tablewqofwqcontents
Partwq1:w q IntroductionwqtowqthewqLawwqandwqthewqJudicialwqProcess
Chapterwq1:w q LegalwqConceptswqandwqthewqJudicialwqProcess
Chapterwq2:w q AnatomywqofwqawqLawsuit
Partwq2:w q Ethics
Chapterwq3:w q IntroductionwqtowqEthics
Chapterwq4:w q ApplicationwqofwqEthicswqinwqNursingwqPracticewqSettings
Partwq3:w q LiabilitywqIssues
Chapterwq5:w q StandardswqofwqCare
Chapterwq6:w q TortwqLaw
Chapterwq7:w q NursingwqLiability:w q Defenses
Chapterwq8:w q InformedwqConsentwqandwqPatientwqSelf-Determination
Chapterwq9:w q DocumentationwqandwqConfidentiality
Chapterwq10:w q ProfessionalwqLiabilitywqInsurance
Partwq4:w q ImpactwqofwqthewqLawwqonwqthewqProfessionalwqPracticewqofwqNursing
Chapterwq11:w q NursewqPracticewqActs,wqLicensure,wqandwqthewqScopewqofwqPractice
Chapterwq12:w q AdvancedwqNursingwqPracticewqRoles
Chapterwq13:w q CorporatewqLiabilitywqIssueswqandwqEmploymentwqLaws
Chapterwq14:w q FederalwqLaws:w q ThewqAmericanswqwithwqDisabilitieswqActwqofwq1990wqandwqthewq
CivilwqRightswqActwqofwq1991
Chapterwq15:w q NursingwqManagementwqandwqthewqNurse-Managers
Chapterwq16:w q DelegationwqandwqSupervision
Partwq5:w q ImpactwqofwqthewqLawwqonwqNursingwqinwqSelectedwqPracticewqSettings
Chapterwq17:w q NursingwqinwqAcutewqCarewqSettings
Chapterwq18:w q NursingwqinwqAmbulatorywqandwqManagedwqCarewqSettings
Chapterwq19:w q PublicwqandwqCommunitywqHealthwqCare
Chapterwq20:w q NursingwqinwqLong-TermwqCarewqSettings
,Chapterwq01:wqLegalwqConceptswqandwqthewqJudicialwqProcess
Guido:wqLegalwqandwqEthicalwqIssueswqinwqNursing,wq6thwqEdition,wqTestwqBank
Questionwq1wq
Type:wqMCSA
Awqnursewqwouldwqlikewqtowqadvocatewqforwqawqmodificationwqofwqthewqstate’swqnursingwqpracticewqactwqandwqbelieveswqth
ewqbestwqstrategywqiswqtowqcontactwqthewqpersonswqwithwqauthoritywqtowqwritewqandwqchangewqthiswqstatutorywqlaw.wqWho
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1. Statewqboardwqofwqnursing
2. Statewqgovernor
3. Statewqlegislature
4. Statewqnursingwqassociation
CorrectwqAnswer:wq3
Rationalewq1:wqStatewqboardswqofwqnursingwqarewqinvolvedwqinwqthewqimplementationwqandwqenforcementwqofwqthewqnurs
ewqpracticewqactwqbutwqnotwqchargedwqwithwqwritingwqthewqlaw.
Rationalewq2:wqGovernorswqmaywqappointwqmemberswqofwqthosewqonwqthewqstatewqboardwqofwqnursing,wqbutwqarewqnotwqin
volvedwqinwqwritingwqnursingwqpracticewqacts.
Rationalewq3:wqStatewqlegislativewqbodieswqcreatewqandwqpasswqthewqindividualwqnursingwqpracticewqactswq(statutorywqla
ws)wqandwqcreatewqstatewqboardswqofwqnursingwqorwqstatewqboardswqofwqnursewqexaminerswq(statewqadministrativewqagenci
es)wqtowqimplementwqandwqenforcewqthosewqacts.
Rationalewq4:wqStatewqnursingwqassociationswqmaywqpromotewqorwqseekwqtowqchangewqnursewqpracticewqacts,wqbutwqtheywqcann
qdowqsowqindependently.
GlobalwqRationale:
CognitivewqLevel:wqApplying
ClientwqNeed:wqSafewqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
ClientwqNeedwqSub:wqManagementwqofwqCare
Nursing/IntegratedwqConcepts:wqNursingwqProcess:wqImplementation
LearningwqOutcome:wq1.1wqDefinewqthewqtermwqlawwqandwqdescribewqfourwqsourceswqfromwqwhichwqlawwqiswqderived,wqinclud
gwqconstitutional,wqstatutory,wqadministrative,wqandwqjudicialwq(decisional)wqlaw.
Questionwq2wq
Type:wqMCSA
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, Awqpatientwqbroughtwqsuitwqagainstwqawqhospitalwqforwqinjurieswqsustainedwqinwqawqfall.wqThewqcasewqwentwqtowqtrialwqan
dwqthewqjurywqfoundwqforwqthewqhospital.wqCanwqthewqpatientwqtakewqthiswqsamewqsuitwqandwqevidencewqtowqanotherwqtri
alwqcourtwqinwqhopeswqofwqawqdifferentwqdecision?
1. No,wqbecausewqofwqthewqdoctrinewqofwqreswqjudicata
2. Yes,wqstarewqdecisiswqallowswqretrial
3. Yes,wqbecausewqofwqthewqdoctrinewqofwqprecedent
4. No,wqthiswqiswqawqlandmarkwqdecision
CorrectwqAnswer:wq1
Rationalewq1:wqReswqjudicatawqmeanswq“awqthingwqorwqmatterwqsettledwqbywqjudgment”wqandwqapplieswqwhenwqawqlegalw
qdisputewqhaswqbeenwqdecidedwqbywqawqcompetentwqcourtwqofwqjurisdiction.wqThiswqdoctrinewqpreventswqthewqsamewqparti
eswqinwqthewqoriginalwqlawsuitwqfromwqretryingwqthewqsamewqissueswqinvolvedwqinwqthewqfirstwqlawsuit.
Rationalewq2:wqStarewqdecisiswqmeanswqtowq“letwqthewqdecisionwqstand”wqandwqiswqappliedwqbywqcourtswqofwqlawwqinwqcase
swqwithwqsimilarwqfactwqpatternswqthatwqhavewqbeenwqpreviouslywqdecidedwqbywqthewqcourtwqsystem.
Rationalewq3:wqThewqdoctrinewqofwqprecedentwqmeanswqtowq“letwqthewqdecisionwqstand”wqandwqiswqappliedwqbywqcourtswq
ofwqlawwqinwqcaseswqwithwqsimilarwqfactwqpatternswqthatwqhavewqbeenwqpreviouslywqdecidedwqbywqthewqcourtwqsystem.wqL
andmarkwqdecisionswqsignifywqthatwqprecedentwqiswqchangedwqbywqthewqcurrentwqcourtwqdecision.
Rationalewq4:wqLandmarkwqdecisionswqsignifywqthatwqprecedentwqiswqchangedwqbywqthewqcurrentwqcourtwqdecision.
GlobalwqRationale:
CognitivewqLevel:wqAnalyzing
ClientwqNeed:wqSafewqEffectivewqCarewqEnvironment
ClientwqNeedwqSub:wqManagementwqofwqCare
Nursing/IntegratedwqConcepts:wqNursingwqProcess:wqAssessment
LearningwqOutcome:wq1.2wqComparewqandwqcontrastwqthewqdoctrineswqofwqprecedentwq(starewqdecisis)wqandwqreswqjudicata.
Questionwq3wq
Type:wqMCSA
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swqcase,wqthewqnursewqexpectswqthatwqwhichwqcourtwqwillwqhavewqthewqgreatestwqpersonalwqjurisdiction?
1. FederalwqSupremewqCourt
2. Federalwqdistrictwqcourt
3. Statewqsupremewqcourt
4. Statewqtrialwqcourt
Guido,wqLegalwqandwqEthicalwqIssueswqinwqNursing,wq6wqedition
,wqTestwqBank