LEADING AND MANAGING IN NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Two types of negligence. Answer: 1.Ordinary negligence
2.Professional negligence (also called malpractice)
◉ Malpractice. Answer: The failure of a person with professional
training to act in a reasonable and prudent manner—also is called
professional negligence.
◉ Five Components Necessary for Professional Negligence #1.
Answer: 1.A standard of care is in place.
2.There is a failure to meet the standard of care.
3.Foreseeability of harm must exist.
4.There must be a provable correlation between care and harm.
5.Actual patient injury must occur.
,◉ Stare Decisis. Answer: Means "to let the decision stand" (use
precedents)
◉ Respondeat Superior. Answer: Means "the master is responsible
for the acts of his servants"
◉ Res Ipsa Loquitur. Answer: Latin term meaning "the thing speaks
for itself"
Harm is obviously the result of negligence.
◉ Intentional Torts #1. Answer: Assault and battery
False imprisonment
Invasion of privacy
Defamation of character
◉ Intentional Torts #2. Answer: The use of physical restraints has
led to claims of false imprisonment.
, ◉ Frequent Causes of Claims Against Nurses #1. Answer:
Inadequate charting
Inadequate communication with physician or supervisors about
changes in patient conditions
Leaving potentially harmful items within patient reach
◉ Frequent Causes of Claims Against Nurses #2. Answer:
Unattended patient falls
Inaccurate counting of operative instruments and sponges
Misidentifying patients for medications, surgeries, tests
◉ Nurse Practice Act. Answer: The Nurse Practice Act is a legal
instrument that defines what the functions of nursing shall be and
sets standards for licensure.
It grants a nurse the authority to carry out those functions.
Each state has its own Nurse Practice Act, but all must be consistent
with provisions or statutes established at the federal level.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 FULL SOLUTION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Two types of negligence. Answer: 1.Ordinary negligence
2.Professional negligence (also called malpractice)
◉ Malpractice. Answer: The failure of a person with professional
training to act in a reasonable and prudent manner—also is called
professional negligence.
◉ Five Components Necessary for Professional Negligence #1.
Answer: 1.A standard of care is in place.
2.There is a failure to meet the standard of care.
3.Foreseeability of harm must exist.
4.There must be a provable correlation between care and harm.
5.Actual patient injury must occur.
,◉ Stare Decisis. Answer: Means "to let the decision stand" (use
precedents)
◉ Respondeat Superior. Answer: Means "the master is responsible
for the acts of his servants"
◉ Res Ipsa Loquitur. Answer: Latin term meaning "the thing speaks
for itself"
Harm is obviously the result of negligence.
◉ Intentional Torts #1. Answer: Assault and battery
False imprisonment
Invasion of privacy
Defamation of character
◉ Intentional Torts #2. Answer: The use of physical restraints has
led to claims of false imprisonment.
, ◉ Frequent Causes of Claims Against Nurses #1. Answer:
Inadequate charting
Inadequate communication with physician or supervisors about
changes in patient conditions
Leaving potentially harmful items within patient reach
◉ Frequent Causes of Claims Against Nurses #2. Answer:
Unattended patient falls
Inaccurate counting of operative instruments and sponges
Misidentifying patients for medications, surgeries, tests
◉ Nurse Practice Act. Answer: The Nurse Practice Act is a legal
instrument that defines what the functions of nursing shall be and
sets standards for licensure.
It grants a nurse the authority to carry out those functions.
Each state has its own Nurse Practice Act, but all must be consistent
with provisions or statutes established at the federal level.
