NUR 1020 TEST 3 FSCJ |123 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What are some different Federal statutory laws associated with health care -
ANSWERS-Patient self determination act of 1981
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Social Security Act of 1965 and 1983
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA)
What are a few State statutory laws? - ANSWERS-Licensing boards/practice
acts
Immunizations
Public health and safety—disease surveillance, sanitation
Consent/statutory surrogates
Advance directives
Death with dignity or aid-in-dying
Good Samaritan acts
CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
Practice acts
Scope of practice
What is Tort in relation to health care laws? - ANSWERS-The area of law
under which cases of negligence are argued.
,Negligence is??? - ANSWERS-The failure to use reasonably prudent care in
the same or similar circumstances. Also referred to as malpractice,
negligence is the most common tort holding nurses, physicians, and other
health care providers liable to patients for damages.
For tort liability to attach to negligent conduct, the individual actor must? -
ANSWERS-have done more than simply act in a negligent manner.
The four elements that must be satisfied to establish liability are? -
ANSWERS-1. duty
2. breach (Dereliction)
3. injury (Damages)
4. causation (Direct cause)
P = Provocation/Palliation - ANSWERS-What were you doing when the pain
started? What caused it? What makes it better? Worse? What seems to
trigger it? Stress? Position? Certain activities?
What relieves it? Medications, massage, heat/cold, changing position, being
active, resting?
What aggravates it? Movement, bending, lying down, walking, standing?
Q = Quality/Quantity - ANSWERS-What does it feel like? Use words to
describe the pain such as sharp, dull, stabbing, burning, crushing, throbbing,
nauseating, shooting, twisting, or stretching.
R = Region/Radiation - ANSWERS-Where is the pain located? Does it radiate?
Where? Does it feel as if it travels/moves around? Did it start elsewhere and
is now localized to one spot?
, S = Severity Scale - ANSWERS-How severe is the pain on a scale of 0 to 10,
with zero being no pain and 10 being the worst pain ever? Does it interfere
with activities? How bad is it at its worst? Does it force you to sit down, lie
down, slow down? How long does an episode last?
T = Timing - ANSWERS-When/at what time did the pain start? How long did it
last? How often does it occur: hourly? daily? weekly? monthly? Is it sudden or
gradual? What were you doing when you first experienced it? When do you
usually experience it: daytime? night? early morning? Are you ever
awakened by it? Does it lead to anything else? Is it accompanied by other
signs and symptoms? Does it ever occur before, during, or after meals? Does
it occur seasonally?
PQRST - ANSWERS-P = Provocation/Palliation
Q = Quality/Quantity
R = Region/Radiation
S = Severity Scale
T = Timing
The standard of care for nurses is?? - ANSWERS-the degree of care that
would be exercised by a "reasonably prudent nurse" acting under the same
or similar circumstances.
Duty - ANSWERS-When negligence is alleged the evidence must establish
that the nurse owed a professional duty to the person harmed beyond the
duty to exercise ordinary care. The evidence must also establish the
standard of care, which refers to an approved behavior or conduct
established by the profession. Nurses are held to a different standard due to
their ability to become specialized.
AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
What are some different Federal statutory laws associated with health care -
ANSWERS-Patient self determination act of 1981
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Social Security Act of 1965 and 1983
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA)
What are a few State statutory laws? - ANSWERS-Licensing boards/practice
acts
Immunizations
Public health and safety—disease surveillance, sanitation
Consent/statutory surrogates
Advance directives
Death with dignity or aid-in-dying
Good Samaritan acts
CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals
Practice acts
Scope of practice
What is Tort in relation to health care laws? - ANSWERS-The area of law
under which cases of negligence are argued.
,Negligence is??? - ANSWERS-The failure to use reasonably prudent care in
the same or similar circumstances. Also referred to as malpractice,
negligence is the most common tort holding nurses, physicians, and other
health care providers liable to patients for damages.
For tort liability to attach to negligent conduct, the individual actor must? -
ANSWERS-have done more than simply act in a negligent manner.
The four elements that must be satisfied to establish liability are? -
ANSWERS-1. duty
2. breach (Dereliction)
3. injury (Damages)
4. causation (Direct cause)
P = Provocation/Palliation - ANSWERS-What were you doing when the pain
started? What caused it? What makes it better? Worse? What seems to
trigger it? Stress? Position? Certain activities?
What relieves it? Medications, massage, heat/cold, changing position, being
active, resting?
What aggravates it? Movement, bending, lying down, walking, standing?
Q = Quality/Quantity - ANSWERS-What does it feel like? Use words to
describe the pain such as sharp, dull, stabbing, burning, crushing, throbbing,
nauseating, shooting, twisting, or stretching.
R = Region/Radiation - ANSWERS-Where is the pain located? Does it radiate?
Where? Does it feel as if it travels/moves around? Did it start elsewhere and
is now localized to one spot?
, S = Severity Scale - ANSWERS-How severe is the pain on a scale of 0 to 10,
with zero being no pain and 10 being the worst pain ever? Does it interfere
with activities? How bad is it at its worst? Does it force you to sit down, lie
down, slow down? How long does an episode last?
T = Timing - ANSWERS-When/at what time did the pain start? How long did it
last? How often does it occur: hourly? daily? weekly? monthly? Is it sudden or
gradual? What were you doing when you first experienced it? When do you
usually experience it: daytime? night? early morning? Are you ever
awakened by it? Does it lead to anything else? Is it accompanied by other
signs and symptoms? Does it ever occur before, during, or after meals? Does
it occur seasonally?
PQRST - ANSWERS-P = Provocation/Palliation
Q = Quality/Quantity
R = Region/Radiation
S = Severity Scale
T = Timing
The standard of care for nurses is?? - ANSWERS-the degree of care that
would be exercised by a "reasonably prudent nurse" acting under the same
or similar circumstances.
Duty - ANSWERS-When negligence is alleged the evidence must establish
that the nurse owed a professional duty to the person harmed beyond the
duty to exercise ordinary care. The evidence must also establish the
standard of care, which refers to an approved behavior or conduct
established by the profession. Nurses are held to a different standard due to
their ability to become specialized.
