LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS %
CORRECT.
A nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident. The injured
party files a suit, and the nurse's employing institution insurance does not cover
the nurse. What would probably cover the nurse in this situation?
1. The nurse's automobile insurance
2.The nurse's homeowner's insurance
3. The Good Samaritan law, which grants immunity from
suit if there is no gross negligence
4. The Patient Care Partnership, which may grant immunity from suit if the injured
party consents answer >>>> [3] The Good Samaritan law, which grants immunity
from suit if there is no gross negligence
The Good Samaritan law holds the health care provider immune from liability as
long as he or she functions within the scope of his or her expertise.
A nurse is planning care for a patient going to surgery. Who is responsible for
informing the patient about the surgery along with possible risks, complications,
and benefits?
A. Family member
B. Surgeon Correct
C. Nurse
, LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
D. Nurse manager answer >>>> [B] Surgeon
The person performing the procedure is responsible for informing the patient
about the procedure and its risks, benefits, and possible complications.
A woman has severe life-threatening injuries and is hemorrhaging following a car
accident. The health care provider ordered 2 units of packed red blood cells to
treat the woman's anemia. The woman's husband refuses to allow the nurse to
give his wife the blood for religious reasons. What is the nurse's responsibility?
A. Obtain a court order to give the blood
B. Coerce the husband into giving the blood
C. Call security and have the husband removed from the hospital
D. More information is needed about the wife's preference and if the husband
has her medical power of attorney answer >>>> [D] More information is needed
about the wife's preference and if the husband has her medical power of
attorney.
Adult patients such as those with specific religious objection are able to refuse
treatment for personal religious reasons, but there need to be clear directions on
who can make the decision.
A nurse notes that an advance directive is on a patient's medical record. Which
statement represents the best description of an advance directive guideline that
the nurse will follow?
A. A living will allow an appointed person to make health care decisions when the
patient is in an incapacitated state.
B. A living will be invoked only when the patient has a terminal condition or is in a
persistent vegetative state.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS %
CORRECT.
A nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident. The injured
party files a suit, and the nurse's employing institution insurance does not cover
the nurse. What would probably cover the nurse in this situation?
1. The nurse's automobile insurance
2.The nurse's homeowner's insurance
3. The Good Samaritan law, which grants immunity from
suit if there is no gross negligence
4. The Patient Care Partnership, which may grant immunity from suit if the injured
party consents answer >>>> [3] The Good Samaritan law, which grants immunity
from suit if there is no gross negligence
The Good Samaritan law holds the health care provider immune from liability as
long as he or she functions within the scope of his or her expertise.
A nurse is planning care for a patient going to surgery. Who is responsible for
informing the patient about the surgery along with possible risks, complications,
and benefits?
A. Family member
B. Surgeon Correct
C. Nurse
, LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
D. Nurse manager answer >>>> [B] Surgeon
The person performing the procedure is responsible for informing the patient
about the procedure and its risks, benefits, and possible complications.
A woman has severe life-threatening injuries and is hemorrhaging following a car
accident. The health care provider ordered 2 units of packed red blood cells to
treat the woman's anemia. The woman's husband refuses to allow the nurse to
give his wife the blood for religious reasons. What is the nurse's responsibility?
A. Obtain a court order to give the blood
B. Coerce the husband into giving the blood
C. Call security and have the husband removed from the hospital
D. More information is needed about the wife's preference and if the husband
has her medical power of attorney answer >>>> [D] More information is needed
about the wife's preference and if the husband has her medical power of
attorney.
Adult patients such as those with specific religious objection are able to refuse
treatment for personal religious reasons, but there need to be clear directions on
who can make the decision.
A nurse notes that an advance directive is on a patient's medical record. Which
statement represents the best description of an advance directive guideline that
the nurse will follow?
A. A living will allow an appointed person to make health care decisions when the
patient is in an incapacitated state.
B. A living will be invoked only when the patient has a terminal condition or is in a
persistent vegetative state.
