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ATI Ethical and Legal Considerations Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
A nurse truthfully answers a client's questions about their laboratory results. The nurse is
demonstrating which of the following ethical principles?
a. justice
b. nonmaleficence
c. fidelity
d. veracity - answer✔d. veracity
A nurse in an emergency department overhears a provider say they will not accept any more
clients who do not have health insurance. Which of the following is the provider violating?
a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
b. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
c. Tort law
d. Good Samaritan laws - answer✔a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA)
A nurse is caring for a client who asks why they chose the nursing profession. The nurse states
that it was because they wanted to help others. The nurse is referring to which of the following
professional values?
a. Integrity
b. Human dignity
c. Altruism
d. Social justice - answer✔c. Altruism
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about professional values. The nurse should include
that which of the following is an example of autonomy?
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a. A nurse provides the same quality care for every client.
b. A nurse maintains client confidentiality.
c. A nurse admits they forgot to change a client's dressing.
d. A nurse respects a client's wish to discontinue a treatment. - answer✔d. A nurse respects a
client's wish to discontinue a treatment.
A nurse is providing privacy for a client who has incontinence. The nurse is demonstrating which
of the following professional values?
a. Human dignity
b. Altruism
c. Social justice
d. Autonomy - answer✔a. Human dignity
A nurse stops at the side of the road to provide care to a person involved in a motor-vehicle
crash. Which of the following protects the nurse from liability when administering care at the
scene of an accident?
a. Whistleblower protection
b. Good Samaritan laws
c. Torts
d. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - answer✔b. Good Samaritan laws
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about ethical principles. The nurse should include that
which of the following situations is an example of fidelity?
a. A nurse involves a client in making decisions about their care.
b. A nurse implements fall precautions for a client who is at risk for falling.
c. A nurse tells the truth about forgetting to perform a procedure for a client.
d. A nurse keeps a promise to a client not to tell their family about their diagnosis. - answer✔d.
A nurse keeps a promise to a client not to tell their family about their diagnosis.
A nurse notifies their supervisor that they accidentally administered the wrong medication to a
client. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following professional values?
a. Integrity
10/22/2024 19:29 PM
ATI Ethical and Legal Considerations Exam
Questions And Answers 100% Pass
A nurse truthfully answers a client's questions about their laboratory results. The nurse is
demonstrating which of the following ethical principles?
a. justice
b. nonmaleficence
c. fidelity
d. veracity - answer✔d. veracity
A nurse in an emergency department overhears a provider say they will not accept any more
clients who do not have health insurance. Which of the following is the provider violating?
a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
b. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
c. Tort law
d. Good Samaritan laws - answer✔a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA)
A nurse is caring for a client who asks why they chose the nursing profession. The nurse states
that it was because they wanted to help others. The nurse is referring to which of the following
professional values?
a. Integrity
b. Human dignity
c. Altruism
d. Social justice - answer✔c. Altruism
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about professional values. The nurse should include
that which of the following is an example of autonomy?
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a. A nurse provides the same quality care for every client.
b. A nurse maintains client confidentiality.
c. A nurse admits they forgot to change a client's dressing.
d. A nurse respects a client's wish to discontinue a treatment. - answer✔d. A nurse respects a
client's wish to discontinue a treatment.
A nurse is providing privacy for a client who has incontinence. The nurse is demonstrating which
of the following professional values?
a. Human dignity
b. Altruism
c. Social justice
d. Autonomy - answer✔a. Human dignity
A nurse stops at the side of the road to provide care to a person involved in a motor-vehicle
crash. Which of the following protects the nurse from liability when administering care at the
scene of an accident?
a. Whistleblower protection
b. Good Samaritan laws
c. Torts
d. Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - answer✔b. Good Samaritan laws
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about ethical principles. The nurse should include that
which of the following situations is an example of fidelity?
a. A nurse involves a client in making decisions about their care.
b. A nurse implements fall precautions for a client who is at risk for falling.
c. A nurse tells the truth about forgetting to perform a procedure for a client.
d. A nurse keeps a promise to a client not to tell their family about their diagnosis. - answer✔d.
A nurse keeps a promise to a client not to tell their family about their diagnosis.
A nurse notifies their supervisor that they accidentally administered the wrong medication to a
client. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following professional values?
a. Integrity
