Chapter 2- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
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1. The newly licensed C. Define the scope of nursing practice
practical/vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse
practice act (NPA) of the state of
licensure. What is the purpose of
this documentation?
A. Determine the quality of nursing
care
B. Enforce the standards of nursing
care
C. Define the scope of nursing
practice
D. Set the nurse's educational
requirements
,2. The nurse working in a nursing C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
home correctly recognizes that
duties include patient advocacy.
Which role is considered a primary
duty of patient advocacy?
A. To complete all nursing
responsibilities on time
B. To maintain the patient's right to
privacy
C. To safeguard the well-being of
every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal
representative
3. Th health care provider's order B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence
read "assist the patient with
walking." The nurse allowed the
patient to walk alone. The patient
fell, fracturing the humerus. Which
verdict is the most likely
occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of
malpractice
B. The nurse will be guilty of
negligence
C. The nurse will be charged with
technical battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable
for any harm
, 4. The patient refused to take the D. The patient self - determination act
medication his doctor ordered for
relief of pain. The LPN/LVN knows
this is a patient right established by:
A. The principle of beneficence
B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
D. The patient self - determination
act
5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
the best defenses against a lawsuit
is for a nurse to:
A. Work only in a large hospital or
nursing home
B. Provide for every patient's needs
a quickly as possible
C. Promote a positive nurse-patient
relationship
D. Carry individual professional
liability insurance
6. The nurse believes that all D. Respect for people
patients should be treated as
individuals. The ethical principle
that this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for people
| COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE | Q&A | 2026
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Terms in this set (84)
1. The newly licensed C. Define the scope of nursing practice
practical/vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse
practice act (NPA) of the state of
licensure. What is the purpose of
this documentation?
A. Determine the quality of nursing
care
B. Enforce the standards of nursing
care
C. Define the scope of nursing
practice
D. Set the nurse's educational
requirements
,2. The nurse working in a nursing C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
home correctly recognizes that
duties include patient advocacy.
Which role is considered a primary
duty of patient advocacy?
A. To complete all nursing
responsibilities on time
B. To maintain the patient's right to
privacy
C. To safeguard the well-being of
every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal
representative
3. Th health care provider's order B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence
read "assist the patient with
walking." The nurse allowed the
patient to walk alone. The patient
fell, fracturing the humerus. Which
verdict is the most likely
occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of
malpractice
B. The nurse will be guilty of
negligence
C. The nurse will be charged with
technical battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable
for any harm
, 4. The patient refused to take the D. The patient self - determination act
medication his doctor ordered for
relief of pain. The LPN/LVN knows
this is a patient right established by:
A. The principle of beneficence
B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
D. The patient self - determination
act
5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
the best defenses against a lawsuit
is for a nurse to:
A. Work only in a large hospital or
nursing home
B. Provide for every patient's needs
a quickly as possible
C. Promote a positive nurse-patient
relationship
D. Carry individual professional
liability insurance
6. The nurse believes that all D. Respect for people
patients should be treated as
individuals. The ethical principle
that this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for people
