NUR 430 QUIZ 2 | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which of the following nursing actions may increase the risk of professional negligence?
A. Follow physician's orders without question
B. Teach clients about procedures before performing them
C. Document teaching in the client's record
D. Ask clients if there are any questions about their plan of care - ✔✔A. Follow physician's orders
without question
Which of the following may result in legal action against a nurse? Select all that apply.
A. Feeding an infant without a parent at bedside
B. Placing restraints on the patient immediately after surgery for protection without a doctor order
C. Administering the correct medication, but at the wrong route of administration
D. Assessment and frequent reassessment of a patient - ✔✔B. Placing restraints on the patient
immediately after surgery for protection without a doctor order
C. Administering the correct medication, but at the wrong route of administration
A client who is a Jehovah's Witness has consented to receive a blood transfusion. The family members of
the client are upset that the client has consented to the transfusion. The nurse manager on the unit
supports the client's decision to receive the transfusion. What ethical principle is the manager
supporting with the client's decision to receive the transfusion?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice - ✔✔A. Autonomy
Which of the following might be an infraction of the privacy rules of HIPAA?
A. Reviewing the chart of a client assigned to you
B. Answering questions voiced by the family about a client's care
C. Making a copy of the client's lab values to share with the client's physician
D. Discussing the client's care over the hospital phone with the client's physical therapist
E. Participating in client rounds at the conference room where it is unlikely that others can overhear
information - ✔✔B. Answering questions voiced by the family about a client's care
Which of the below nurses are more likely to experience moral distress?
A. Religious Nurse
B. International Nurse
C. Novice Nurse
D. Experienced Nurse - ✔✔A. Religious Nurse
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which of the following nursing actions may increase the risk of professional negligence?
A. Follow physician's orders without question
B. Teach clients about procedures before performing them
C. Document teaching in the client's record
D. Ask clients if there are any questions about their plan of care - ✔✔A. Follow physician's orders
without question
Which of the following may result in legal action against a nurse? Select all that apply.
A. Feeding an infant without a parent at bedside
B. Placing restraints on the patient immediately after surgery for protection without a doctor order
C. Administering the correct medication, but at the wrong route of administration
D. Assessment and frequent reassessment of a patient - ✔✔B. Placing restraints on the patient
immediately after surgery for protection without a doctor order
C. Administering the correct medication, but at the wrong route of administration
A client who is a Jehovah's Witness has consented to receive a blood transfusion. The family members of
the client are upset that the client has consented to the transfusion. The nurse manager on the unit
supports the client's decision to receive the transfusion. What ethical principle is the manager
supporting with the client's decision to receive the transfusion?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice - ✔✔A. Autonomy
Which of the following might be an infraction of the privacy rules of HIPAA?
A. Reviewing the chart of a client assigned to you
B. Answering questions voiced by the family about a client's care
C. Making a copy of the client's lab values to share with the client's physician
D. Discussing the client's care over the hospital phone with the client's physical therapist
E. Participating in client rounds at the conference room where it is unlikely that others can overhear
information - ✔✔B. Answering questions voiced by the family about a client's care
Which of the below nurses are more likely to experience moral distress?
A. Religious Nurse
B. International Nurse
C. Novice Nurse
D. Experienced Nurse - ✔✔A. Religious Nurse
