ATI: Ethical and Legal
Considerations questions
with 100% correct answers
already graded A+ 2025-
2026
6 ethical principles of the nursing profession - answer Autonomy,
beneficence, nonmaleficence, veracity, fidelity, and justice
Five professional values of nursing - answer altruism, human
dignity, integrity, autonomy, and social justice
The process the nurse must complete to identify, assess, and
develop their own personal value system - answer value clarification
The first step of the ethical decision making process - answer
Identify if any ethical dilemma exists
The federal law that protects an individual's identifying private and
personal health information - answer HIPAA
The two types of unintentional torts - answer malpractice and
negligence
the types of intentional torts - answer invasion of privacy,
defamation, assault, and battery
The nurse's role when obtaining informed consent - answer witness
the client's signature
, the two types of advance directives - answer living will and durable
power of attorney for health care
the five rights of delegation - answer right task, right circumstance,
right person, right directions and communication, right supervision
and Evaluation
The ANA document that addresses the expected values and ethical
principles of the nursing profession - answer The Code of Ethics for
Nurses with Interpretive Statements
The act requiring emergency departments to provide equal care for
clients regardless of their insurance status - answer EMTALA
The physical and mental exhaustion that can cause the nurse to be
unable to function safely - answer nurse fatigue
The process of documentation that is inaccurate, incomplete, or
misleading - answer Falsification of health records
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? - answer A nurse keeps a promise to a client not
to tell their family about their diagnosis
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? - answer EMTALA
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. Before
the client has signed the informed consent form, the client states, "I
didn't really understand what that doctor said." Which of the
Considerations questions
with 100% correct answers
already graded A+ 2025-
2026
6 ethical principles of the nursing profession - answer Autonomy,
beneficence, nonmaleficence, veracity, fidelity, and justice
Five professional values of nursing - answer altruism, human
dignity, integrity, autonomy, and social justice
The process the nurse must complete to identify, assess, and
develop their own personal value system - answer value clarification
The first step of the ethical decision making process - answer
Identify if any ethical dilemma exists
The federal law that protects an individual's identifying private and
personal health information - answer HIPAA
The two types of unintentional torts - answer malpractice and
negligence
the types of intentional torts - answer invasion of privacy,
defamation, assault, and battery
The nurse's role when obtaining informed consent - answer witness
the client's signature
, the two types of advance directives - answer living will and durable
power of attorney for health care
the five rights of delegation - answer right task, right circumstance,
right person, right directions and communication, right supervision
and Evaluation
The ANA document that addresses the expected values and ethical
principles of the nursing profession - answer The Code of Ethics for
Nurses with Interpretive Statements
The act requiring emergency departments to provide equal care for
clients regardless of their insurance status - answer EMTALA
The physical and mental exhaustion that can cause the nurse to be
unable to function safely - answer nurse fatigue
The process of documentation that is inaccurate, incomplete, or
misleading - answer Falsification of health records
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? - answer A nurse keeps a promise to a client not
to tell their family about their diagnosis
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? - answer EMTALA
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. Before
the client has signed the informed consent form, the client states, "I
didn't really understand what that doctor said." Which of the
