BSN 465 Week 4 Ethical and Legal Domains
for Professional Nursing Exam Questions
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Law The employer can terminate the nurse
Question 1 of 4 without
When a nursing contract is giving a reason.
described "At will" is a contract clause that means the
as "at will," which statement about employer can terminate the employee, or
this is true? nurse, at
Correct Answer any time and without giving a reason; and
Exactly! the nurse
The nurse has to give 24-hour has the right to quit without giving a
notice reason.
before quitting.
The employer can terminate the
nurse without giving a reason.
The nurse agrees not to quit and
the
employer agrees not to terminate
the nurse.
The contract between the
employer
and the nurse is oral and based on
mutual agreement.
,Question 2 of 4 Negotiating with employers as a group of
Which describes collective nurses
bargaining? Collective bargaining means that nurses
Acting as a labor organization band
Advocating for right to work laws together as a group and negotiate with
Negotiating with employers as a employers
group of nurses to come to an agreement on wages, hours
Forming nursing unions to protect worked,
nurses' rights and workplace safety.
Question 3 of 4 Someone who reports wrongdoings in the
Which statement defines a workplace
whistleblower? Whistleblowing is the act of reporting
Someone who leads a nursing immoral,
union unethical, and illegal behaviors in the
Someone who does something workplace.
illegal at work The person who does this reporting is
Someone who participates in known as the
collective bargaining whistleblower
Someone who reports
wrongdoings
in the workplace
Question 4 of 4 State nurses associations
Which group, besides unions, is State nurses associations are qualified to
qualified to act as a labor act as
organization? labor organizations. By joining a state
State nurses associations association,
Open shop policy members nurses have the power for collective
Closed shop policy members bargaining.
Collective bargaining groups
, There are many legal and safety -When RNs delegate other RNs to take a
implications surrounding patient's
delegation: vital signs, the second RN assumes the
-Registered Nurses (RNs) can responsibilities. Therefore, the second RN
delegate nursing tasks. is
-Licensed Practical responsible for interpreting and following
Nurses/Licensed through
Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs) with abnormal vital signs.
cannot delegate nursing tasks. -RNs must follow the organization's
-RNs are accountable for the acts policies and
that are delegated. procedures on supervision for specific
-RNs are responsible for tasks and
determining how to report problems with delegations.
whether the person is competent -RNs must remember that legal
to requirements are
perform the delegated nursing more important than organizational policy.
task.
-When RNs delegate the act of
taking vital signs to a certified
nursing assistant (CNA), the RN is
accountable and responsible for
interpreting and following up with
any abnormal results.
for Professional Nursing Exam Questions
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Law The employer can terminate the nurse
Question 1 of 4 without
When a nursing contract is giving a reason.
described "At will" is a contract clause that means the
as "at will," which statement about employer can terminate the employee, or
this is true? nurse, at
Correct Answer any time and without giving a reason; and
Exactly! the nurse
The nurse has to give 24-hour has the right to quit without giving a
notice reason.
before quitting.
The employer can terminate the
nurse without giving a reason.
The nurse agrees not to quit and
the
employer agrees not to terminate
the nurse.
The contract between the
employer
and the nurse is oral and based on
mutual agreement.
,Question 2 of 4 Negotiating with employers as a group of
Which describes collective nurses
bargaining? Collective bargaining means that nurses
Acting as a labor organization band
Advocating for right to work laws together as a group and negotiate with
Negotiating with employers as a employers
group of nurses to come to an agreement on wages, hours
Forming nursing unions to protect worked,
nurses' rights and workplace safety.
Question 3 of 4 Someone who reports wrongdoings in the
Which statement defines a workplace
whistleblower? Whistleblowing is the act of reporting
Someone who leads a nursing immoral,
union unethical, and illegal behaviors in the
Someone who does something workplace.
illegal at work The person who does this reporting is
Someone who participates in known as the
collective bargaining whistleblower
Someone who reports
wrongdoings
in the workplace
Question 4 of 4 State nurses associations
Which group, besides unions, is State nurses associations are qualified to
qualified to act as a labor act as
organization? labor organizations. By joining a state
State nurses associations association,
Open shop policy members nurses have the power for collective
Closed shop policy members bargaining.
Collective bargaining groups
, There are many legal and safety -When RNs delegate other RNs to take a
implications surrounding patient's
delegation: vital signs, the second RN assumes the
-Registered Nurses (RNs) can responsibilities. Therefore, the second RN
delegate nursing tasks. is
-Licensed Practical responsible for interpreting and following
Nurses/Licensed through
Vocational Nurses (LPNs/LVNs) with abnormal vital signs.
cannot delegate nursing tasks. -RNs must follow the organization's
-RNs are accountable for the acts policies and
that are delegated. procedures on supervision for specific
-RNs are responsible for tasks and
determining how to report problems with delegations.
whether the person is competent -RNs must remember that legal
to requirements are
perform the delegated nursing more important than organizational policy.
task.
-When RNs delegate the act of
taking vital signs to a certified
nursing assistant (CNA), the RN is
accountable and responsible for
interpreting and following up with
any abnormal results.
