LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN NURSING 2026
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ the assignment of duties to another person.
Answer: delegation
◉ LPN may supervise who.
Answer: nursing assistants, technicians, or other LPNs
◉ provide a way of judging the quality and effectiveness of patient
care and in legal cases determine whether a nurse acted correctly.
Answer: standards of care
◉ state boards of nursing are responsible for.
Answer: discipline within the profession
◉ most common charges brought against nurses include.
Answer: substance abuse, incompetence, and negligence
◉ many states have laws that require evidence of ______ after a nurse
has passed liscensing exam.
, Answer: continuing education
◉ nurses must continue their education to keep abreast of _____
practice, pharmacology, and technology in order to practice safely..
Answer: changes
◉ what does CAPTA stand for.
Answer: child abuse prevention and treatment act
◉ What does OSHA stand for.
Answer: occupational safety and health act
◉ what does HIPAA stand for?.
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
◉ OSHA regulates on handling what?.
Answer: infectious /toxic materials, radiation safeguards, and
electrical equipment
◉ OSHA requires what.
Answer: orientation and education in topics such as blood borne
pathogens, exposure, fire, bomb threats, lifting and evacuation
procedures
PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED PASS
◉ the assignment of duties to another person.
Answer: delegation
◉ LPN may supervise who.
Answer: nursing assistants, technicians, or other LPNs
◉ provide a way of judging the quality and effectiveness of patient
care and in legal cases determine whether a nurse acted correctly.
Answer: standards of care
◉ state boards of nursing are responsible for.
Answer: discipline within the profession
◉ most common charges brought against nurses include.
Answer: substance abuse, incompetence, and negligence
◉ many states have laws that require evidence of ______ after a nurse
has passed liscensing exam.
, Answer: continuing education
◉ nurses must continue their education to keep abreast of _____
practice, pharmacology, and technology in order to practice safely..
Answer: changes
◉ what does CAPTA stand for.
Answer: child abuse prevention and treatment act
◉ What does OSHA stand for.
Answer: occupational safety and health act
◉ what does HIPAA stand for?.
Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
◉ OSHA regulates on handling what?.
Answer: infectious /toxic materials, radiation safeguards, and
electrical equipment
◉ OSHA requires what.
Answer: orientation and education in topics such as blood borne
pathogens, exposure, fire, bomb threats, lifting and evacuation
procedures
