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Nursing 180 Exam 1 | Verified Questions and
Answers | 100% Correct | Updated 2025 Edition
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - ANSWER A federal statute aimed at
reducing health care costs and expanding health insurance coverage.
2. Controlled Substance Act - ANSWER A federal law that regulates the manufacture and
distribution of narcotics and other drugs.
3. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law Act of 1986 (EMTALA) -
ANSWER A federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment
to individuals regardless of their insurance status.
4. Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER State laws that regulate the practice of nursing and define
the scope of nursing practice.
5. Medical Negligence - ANSWER The omission or commission of an act that a reasonable
and prudent person would (or would not) do.
6. Malpractice - ANSWER The failure to exercise an accepted degree of professional skill
that results in injury, loss, or damage.
7. Duty of Care - ANSWER The obligation of health care professionals to provide care that
meets established standards.
8. Breach of Duty - ANSWER A violation of the standard of care that a health care
professional is required to provide.
9. Causation - ANSWER The establishment of a direct link between the breach of duty and
the injury or harm suffered by the patient.
10. Injury or Harm - ANSWER The physical or emotional damage suffered by a patient as a
result of negligence or malpractice.
11. Slander - ANSWER A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
12. Malpractice - ANSWER The failure of a health care professional to use an accepted
degree of professional skill, resulting in injury, loss, or damage.
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13. Negligence - ANSWER A failure to take proper care in doing something, which can lead
to harm.
14. Assault - ANSWER An act that threatens a client.
15. Duty of care - ANSWER A legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others.
16. Breach of duty - ANSWER A violation of the duty of care that results in harm.
17. Causation - ANSWER The action of causing something, particularly in a legal context.
18. Injury or harm - ANSWER Physical or psychological damage suffered by a client.
19. Consent for treatment - ANSWER The agreement by a patient to undergo a medical
procedure after being informed of the risks and benefits.
20. Competence and capacity - ANSWER The ability of a client to understand the
information relevant to a decision and to appreciate the consequences of that decision.
21. Edgar Dale's Learning Retention - ANSWER 10% of what we read, 20% of what we
hear, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we see and hear, 70% of what we discuss with
others, 80% of what we personally experience, and 95% of what we teach others.
22. Therapeutic Communication - ANSWER One of the most important techniques that is
used in Mental Health Nursing.
23. Therapeutic Environment - ANSWER An environment that promotes healing and well-
being.
24. Effective Communication - ANSWER Includes intrapersonal, interpersonal, verbal, non-
verbal, and intercultural communication.
25. Components of the Communication Process - ANSWER Elements that contribute to
effective communication.
26. Factors Influencing Communication - ANSWER Various elements that can affect the
communication process.
27. Principles of Therapeutic Communication - ANSWER Guidelines that enhance the
effectiveness of communication in a therapeutic setting.
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28. Therapeutic Listening Skills - ANSWER Skills that enhance understanding and empathy
in communication.
29. Therapeutic Communication Techniques - ANSWER Specific methods used to facilitate
effective communication in a therapeutic context.
30. Non-therapeutic Communications - ANSWER Communication methods that hinder
effective interaction.
31. Speech Patterns Associated with Psychiatric Problems - ANSWER Patterns of speech
that may indicate underlying psychiatric issues.
32. Voicing Doubt - ANSWER A therapeutic communication technique that questions the
validity of a client's statement.
33. Loose Associations - ANSWER A speech pattern where ideas are not logically
connected.
34. Verbigeration - ANSWER The repetition of words or phrases.
35. Flight of Ideas - ANSWER A rapid flow of thought that jumps from one idea to another.
36. Circumstantiality - ANSWER A communication pattern where the speaker provides
excessive detail before getting to the main point.
37. Nonverbal communication - ANSWER More than half of all messages communicated are
nonverbal.
38. Social space context - ANSWER All communication is best accomplished in a 'social'
space context.
39. Touch in communication - ANSWER Touch is always a positive form of communication
to convey warmth and caring.
40. Physical space - ANSWER Physical space between two individuals can affect the
communication process.
41. Silence across cultures - ANSWER The use of silence never varies across cultures.
42. Rejecting - ANSWER A nurse tells a client not to talk about her history of sexual abuse,
which is an example of rejecting.
Nursing 180 Exam 1 | Verified Questions and
Answers | 100% Correct | Updated 2025 Edition
1. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - ANSWER A federal statute aimed at
reducing health care costs and expanding health insurance coverage.
2. Controlled Substance Act - ANSWER A federal law that regulates the manufacture and
distribution of narcotics and other drugs.
3. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law Act of 1986 (EMTALA) -
ANSWER A federal law that requires hospitals to provide emergency medical treatment
to individuals regardless of their insurance status.
4. Nurse Practice Act - ANSWER State laws that regulate the practice of nursing and define
the scope of nursing practice.
5. Medical Negligence - ANSWER The omission or commission of an act that a reasonable
and prudent person would (or would not) do.
6. Malpractice - ANSWER The failure to exercise an accepted degree of professional skill
that results in injury, loss, or damage.
7. Duty of Care - ANSWER The obligation of health care professionals to provide care that
meets established standards.
8. Breach of Duty - ANSWER A violation of the standard of care that a health care
professional is required to provide.
9. Causation - ANSWER The establishment of a direct link between the breach of duty and
the injury or harm suffered by the patient.
10. Injury or Harm - ANSWER The physical or emotional damage suffered by a patient as a
result of negligence or malpractice.
11. Slander - ANSWER A false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
12. Malpractice - ANSWER The failure of a health care professional to use an accepted
degree of professional skill, resulting in injury, loss, or damage.
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13. Negligence - ANSWER A failure to take proper care in doing something, which can lead
to harm.
14. Assault - ANSWER An act that threatens a client.
15. Duty of care - ANSWER A legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others.
16. Breach of duty - ANSWER A violation of the duty of care that results in harm.
17. Causation - ANSWER The action of causing something, particularly in a legal context.
18. Injury or harm - ANSWER Physical or psychological damage suffered by a client.
19. Consent for treatment - ANSWER The agreement by a patient to undergo a medical
procedure after being informed of the risks and benefits.
20. Competence and capacity - ANSWER The ability of a client to understand the
information relevant to a decision and to appreciate the consequences of that decision.
21. Edgar Dale's Learning Retention - ANSWER 10% of what we read, 20% of what we
hear, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we see and hear, 70% of what we discuss with
others, 80% of what we personally experience, and 95% of what we teach others.
22. Therapeutic Communication - ANSWER One of the most important techniques that is
used in Mental Health Nursing.
23. Therapeutic Environment - ANSWER An environment that promotes healing and well-
being.
24. Effective Communication - ANSWER Includes intrapersonal, interpersonal, verbal, non-
verbal, and intercultural communication.
25. Components of the Communication Process - ANSWER Elements that contribute to
effective communication.
26. Factors Influencing Communication - ANSWER Various elements that can affect the
communication process.
27. Principles of Therapeutic Communication - ANSWER Guidelines that enhance the
effectiveness of communication in a therapeutic setting.
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28. Therapeutic Listening Skills - ANSWER Skills that enhance understanding and empathy
in communication.
29. Therapeutic Communication Techniques - ANSWER Specific methods used to facilitate
effective communication in a therapeutic context.
30. Non-therapeutic Communications - ANSWER Communication methods that hinder
effective interaction.
31. Speech Patterns Associated with Psychiatric Problems - ANSWER Patterns of speech
that may indicate underlying psychiatric issues.
32. Voicing Doubt - ANSWER A therapeutic communication technique that questions the
validity of a client's statement.
33. Loose Associations - ANSWER A speech pattern where ideas are not logically
connected.
34. Verbigeration - ANSWER The repetition of words or phrases.
35. Flight of Ideas - ANSWER A rapid flow of thought that jumps from one idea to another.
36. Circumstantiality - ANSWER A communication pattern where the speaker provides
excessive detail before getting to the main point.
37. Nonverbal communication - ANSWER More than half of all messages communicated are
nonverbal.
38. Social space context - ANSWER All communication is best accomplished in a 'social'
space context.
39. Touch in communication - ANSWER Touch is always a positive form of communication
to convey warmth and caring.
40. Physical space - ANSWER Physical space between two individuals can affect the
communication process.
41. Silence across cultures - ANSWER The use of silence never varies across cultures.
42. Rejecting - ANSWER A nurse tells a client not to talk about her history of sexual abuse,
which is an example of rejecting.
