Test Bank for Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 7th Edition, Ginny Wacker Guido.

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LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUE
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S IN NURSING
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6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
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Tablegofgcontents
Partg1:g IntroductiongtogthegLawgandgthegJudicialgProcess
Chapterg1:g LegalgConceptsgandgthegJudicialgProcess
Chapterg2:g AnatomygofgagLawsuit
Partg2:g Ethics
Chapterg3:g IntroductiongtogEthics
Chapterg4:g ApplicationgofgEthicsgingNursinggPracticegSettings
Partg3:g LiabilitygIssues
Chapterg5:g StandardsgofgCare
Chapterg6:g TortgLaw
Chapterg7:g NursinggLiability:g Defenses
Chapterg8:g InformedgConsentgandgPatientgSelf-Determination
Chapterg9:g DocumentationgandgConfidentiality
Chapterg10:g ProfessionalgLiabilitygInsurance
Partg4:g ImpactgofgthegLawgongthegProfessionalgPracticegofgNursing
Chapterg11:g NursegPracticegActs,gLicensure,gandgthegScopegofgPractice
Chapterg12:g AdvancedgNursinggPracticegRoles
Chapterg13:g CorporategLiabilitygIssuesgandgEmploymentgLaws
Chapterg14:g FederalgLaws:g ThegAmericansgwithgDisabilitiesgActgofg1990gandgthegCivil
RightsgActgofg1991
Chapterg15:g NursinggManagementgandgthegNurse-Managers
Chapterg16:g DelegationgandgSupervision
Partg5:g ImpactgofgthegLawgongNursinggingSelectedgPracticegSettings
Chapterg17:g NursinggingAcutegCaregSettings
Chapterg18:g NursinggingAmbulatorygandgManagedgCaregSettings
Chapterg19:g PublicgandgCommunitygHealthgCare
Chapterg20:g NursinggingLong-TermgCaregSettings

,Chapterg01:gLegalgConceptsgandgthegJudicialgProcess
Guido:gLegalgandgEthicalgIssuesgingNursing,g6thg Edition,gTestgBank


Questiong1gT
ype:gMCSA

Agnursegwouldglikegtogadvocategforgagmodificationgofgthegstate’sgnursinggpracticegactgandgbelievesgthegbestgstrateg
ygisgtogcontactgthegpersonsgwithgauthoritygtogwritegandgchangegthisgstatutoryglaw.gWhomgshouldgthegnursegcontact
?

1. Stategboardgofgnursing

2. Stateggovernor

3. Stateglegislature

4. Stategnursinggassociation

CorrectgAnswer:g3

Rationaleg1:gStategboardsgofgnursinggareginvolvedgingthegimplementationgandgenforcementgofgthegnursegpracticega
ctgbutgnotgchargedgwithgwritinggtheglaw.

Rationaleg2:gGovernorsgmaygappointgmembersgofgthosegongthegstategboardgofgnursing,gbutgaregnotginvolvedgingwri
tinggnursinggpracticegacts.

Rationaleg3:gStateglegislativegbodiesgcreategandgpassgthegindividualgnursinggpracticegactsg(statutoryglaws)gandgcre
ategstategboardsgofgnursinggorgstategboardsgofgnursegexaminersg(stategadministrativegagencies)gtogimplementgandge
nforcegthosegacts.

Rationaleg4:gStategnursinggassociationsgmaygpromotegorgseekgtogchangegnursegpracticegacts,gbutgtheygcannotgdogsogin
dependently.

GlobalgRationale:

CognitivegLevel:gApplying
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/IntegratedgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gImplementation
LearninggOutcome:g1.1gDefinegthegtermglawgandgdescribegfourgsourcesgfromgwhichglawgisgderived,gincludinggconsti
tutional,gstatutory,gadministrative,gandgjudicialg(decisional)glaw.

Questiong2gT
ype:gMCSA



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Bank


, Agpatientgbroughtgsuitgagainstgaghospitalgforginjuriesgsustainedgingagfall.gThegcasegwentgtogtrialgandgthegjurygfoun
dgforgtheghospital.gCangthegpatientgtakegthisgsamegsuitgandgevidencegtoganothergtrialgcourtginghopesgofgagdifferentg
decision?

1. No,gbecausegofgthegdoctrinegofgresgjudicata

2. Yes,gstaregdecisisgallowsgretrial

3. Yes,gbecausegofgthegdoctrinegofgprecedent

4. No,gthisgisgaglandmarkgdecision

CorrectgAnswer:g1

Rationaleg1:gResgjudicatagmeansg“agthinggorgmattergsettledgbygjudgment”gandgappliesgwhengaglegalgdisputeghasgb
eengdecidedgbygagcompetentgcourtgofgjurisdiction.gThisgdoctrinegpreventsgthegsamegpartiesgingthegoriginalglawsuitgf
romgretryinggthegsamegissuesginvolvedgingthegfirstglawsuit.

Rationaleg2:gStaregdecisisgmeansgtog“letgthegdecisiongstand”gandgisgappliedgbygcourtsgofglawgingcasesgwithgsimilar
gfactgpatternsgthatghavegbeengpreviouslygdecidedgbygthegcourtgsystem.



Rationaleg3:gThegdoctrinegofgprecedentgmeansgtog“letgthegdecisiongstand”gandgisgappliedgbygcourtsgofglawgingcas
esgwithgsimilargfactgpatternsgthatghavegbeengpreviouslygdecidedgbygthegcourtgsystem.gLandmarkgdecisionsgsignify
gthatgprecedentgisgchangedgbygthegcurrentgcourtgdecision.


Rationaleg4:gLandmarkgdecisionsgsignifygthatgprecedentgisgchangedgbygthegcurrentgcourtgdecision.

GlobalgRationale:

CognitivegLevel:gAnalyzing
ClientgNeed:gSafegEffectivegCaregEnvironment
ClientgNeedgSub:gManagementgofgCare
Nursing/IntegratedgConcepts:gNursinggProcess:gAssessment
LearninggOutcome:g1.2gComparegandgcontrastgthegdoctrinesgofgprecedentg(staregdecisis)gandgresgjudicata.

Questiong3gT
ype:gMCSA

Thegcircumstancesgofgaglawsuitgcausegitgtogbegundergthegjurisdictiongofgmoregthangonegcourt.gIngthisgcase,gthegnur
segexpectsgthatgwhichgcourtgwillghavegtheggreatestgpersonalgjurisdiction?

1. FederalgSupremegCourt

2. Federalgdistrictgcourt

3. Stategsupremegcourt

4. Stategtrialgcourt

Guido,gLegalgandgEthicalgIssuesgingNursing,g6gedition,gTestg
Bank