NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
Chapter 01:
Legal and Ethical Issues
Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The
manager!!in!!the!!coronary!!care!!unit!!believes!!an!!important!!ethical!!con
sideration!!in!!performance!!evaluations!!is!!to!!include!!the!!employee’s!!g
ood!!qualities!!and!!give!!positive!direction!!for!!professional!!growth.!!Wh
at!!ethical!!principle!!does!!this!!represent?
a. Justice
b. Fidelity
c. Beneficence
d. Nonmaleficence
ANS:! ! D
Nonmaleficence!!refers!!to!!“doing!!no!!harm.”!!For!!a!!nurse!!manager!!follow
ing!!this!!principle,!performance!!evaluation!!should!!emphasize!!an!!employe
e’s!!good!!qualities!!and!!give!!positive!direction!!for!!growth.!!Destroying!!the!!
employee’s!!self-esteem!!and!!self-
worth!!would!!be!!considered!!doing!!harm!!under!!this!!principle.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
,NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
2. A!!staff!!nurse!!in!!the!!area!!that!!you!!manage!!has!!excelled!!in!!the!!delivery!!of!!p
atient!!education.!!You!!are!!considering!!implementing!!a!!new!!job!!description!
! that!!would!!broaden!!her!!opportunity!to!!teach!!patients!!and!!orient!!new!!staff!
! members!!to!!the!!value!!of!!patient!!education.!!What!!ethical!principle!!is!!being!!
reinforced?
a. Justice
b. Fidelity
c. Paternalism
d. Respect!!for!!others
ANS:! ! C
The!!principle!!of!!paternalism!!allows!!one!!person!!to!!make!!pa
rtial!!decisions!!for!!another!!and!!is!!most!!frequently!!deemed
to!!be!!a!!negative!!or!!undesirable!!principle.!!Paternalism,!!
!!
however,!!may!!be!!used!!to!!assist!!persons!!to!!make!!decisions!!
when!!they!!do!!not!!have!!sufficient!!data!!or!!expertise.!!Patern
alism!!becomes!!undesirable!!when!!the!!entire!!decision!!is!!tak
en!!away!!from!!the!!employee.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
3. A!!patient!!refuses!!a!!simple!!procedure!!that!!you!!believe!!is!!in!!the!!patient’s!!best!!
interest.!!What!!two
ethical!!principles!!are!!in!!conflict!!in!!this!!situation?
a. Fidelity!!and!!justice
b. Veracity!!and!!fidelity
c. Autonomy!!and!!beneficence
d. Paternalism!!and!!respect!!for!!others
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
,NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
ANS:! ! C
Autonomy!!refers!!to!!the!!freedom!!to!!make!!a!!choice!!(e.g.,!!refuse!!a!!procedure
),!!and!!beneficence!to!!doing!!good!!(performing!!a!!procedure!!that!!will!!benefit!!
the!!patient).
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
4. An!!individual!!in!!a!!wheelchair!!is!!applying!!for!!the!!position!!of!!receptionist
!! in!!an!!outpatient!!clinic.!!What!!does!!the!!nurse!!manager!!understand!!based
!! on!!The!!Americans!!with!!Disabilities!Act!!of!!1990!!requirements!!for!!emplo
yers?
a. Make!!reasonable!!accommodations!!for!!persons!!who!!are!!disabled.
b. Allow!!modified!!job!!expectations!!for!!persons!!recovering!!from!!alcoholism.
c. Hire!!disabled!!individuals!!before!!hiring!!other!!qualified,!!non-
disabled!!persons.
d. Treat,!!for!!purposes!!of!!employment,!!homosexuals!!and!!bisexuals!!as!!disable
d.
ANS:! ! A
The!!purposes!!of!!the!!ADA!!are!!to!!eliminate!!discrimination!!against!!persons!!
with!!disabilities!!and!to!!provide!!consistent,!!enforceable!!standards!!to!!address
discrimination!!in!!the!!workplace.
!!
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Business!!Skills
5. A!!staff!!nurse,!!who!!was!!fired!!for!!reporting!!patient!!abuse!!to!!the!!appropriate
!! state!!agency,!!files!!a!whistleblower!!lawsuit!!against!!the!!former!!employer.!!W
hat!!reason!!would!!the!!court!!provide!!to!!uphold!!a!!valid!!whistleblower!!suit!!cl
aiming!!retaliation!!by!!the!!nurse?
a. Previously!!reported!!the!!complaint,!!in!!writing,!!to!!hospital!!administration.
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
, NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
b. Threatened!!to!!give!!full!!details!!of!!the!!patient!!abuse!!to!!local!!media!!sources.
c. Was!!discharged!!after!!three!!unsuccessful!!attempts!!at!!progressiv
e!!discipline!!had!failed.
d. Had!!organized,!!before!!filing!!the!!complaint,!!a!!work!!stoppage!!a
ction!!by!!fellow!employees.
ANS:! ! A
An!!employer!!is!!unable!!to!!fire!!an!!employee!!who,!!in!!good!!faith,!!reports!!what
!! is!!believed!!to!!be!!a!violation!!of!!a!!law,!!rule,!!or!!staNteUoRr!S deNraGl!T
feI w.
laB .!!!!COM
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Knowledge!!of!!the!!Health!!Care!!Environment
6. In!!keeping!!with!!standards!!of!!The!!Joint!!Commission!!(TJC),!!the!!nurse!!ma
nager!!organizes!!an!!orientation!!for!!new!!staff!!members.!!As!!part!!of!!the!!orie
ntation,!!the!!nurse!!manager!!reviews!!the!employee!!handbook.!!What!!is!!the!!
basis!!that!!binds!!employers!!to!!statements!!in!!the!!employee!!handbook?
a. Under!!the!!doctrine!!of!!apparent!!agency
b. Under!!the!!doctrine!!of!!respondent!!agency
c. Based!!on!!the!!employee’s!!or!!the!!employer’s!!expectations
d. Based!!on!!the!!theory!!that!!the!!handbook!!creates!!an!!explicit!!contract
ANS:! ! C
The!!handbook!!is!!an!!implied!!contract!!and!!frames!!the!!employment!!contract.
!! This!!contract!!binds!the!!employer!!to!!meeting!!the!!handbook!!statements.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Knowledge!!of!!the!!Health!!Care!!Environment
7. To!!reduce!!the!!incidence!!of!!falls!!in!!a!!skilled!!nursing!!unit,!!the!!nurse!!manag
er!!contacts!!the!!risk!manager.!!Risk!!management!!is!!a!!process!!that!!attempts!
!to!!identify!!potential!!hazards!!and:
a. compensate!!for!!previous!!injuries.
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
Chapter 01:
Legal and Ethical Issues
Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE
CHOICE
1. The
manager!!in!!the!!coronary!!care!!unit!!believes!!an!!important!!ethical!!con
sideration!!in!!performance!!evaluations!!is!!to!!include!!the!!employee’s!!g
ood!!qualities!!and!!give!!positive!direction!!for!!professional!!growth.!!Wh
at!!ethical!!principle!!does!!this!!represent?
a. Justice
b. Fidelity
c. Beneficence
d. Nonmaleficence
ANS:! ! D
Nonmaleficence!!refers!!to!!“doing!!no!!harm.”!!For!!a!!nurse!!manager!!follow
ing!!this!!principle,!performance!!evaluation!!should!!emphasize!!an!!employe
e’s!!good!!qualities!!and!!give!!positive!direction!!for!!growth.!!Destroying!!the!!
employee’s!!self-esteem!!and!!self-
worth!!would!!be!!considered!!doing!!harm!!under!!this!!principle.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
,NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
2. A!!staff!!nurse!!in!!the!!area!!that!!you!!manage!!has!!excelled!!in!!the!!delivery!!of!!p
atient!!education.!!You!!are!!considering!!implementing!!a!!new!!job!!description!
! that!!would!!broaden!!her!!opportunity!to!!teach!!patients!!and!!orient!!new!!staff!
! members!!to!!the!!value!!of!!patient!!education.!!What!!ethical!principle!!is!!being!!
reinforced?
a. Justice
b. Fidelity
c. Paternalism
d. Respect!!for!!others
ANS:! ! C
The!!principle!!of!!paternalism!!allows!!one!!person!!to!!make!!pa
rtial!!decisions!!for!!another!!and!!is!!most!!frequently!!deemed
to!!be!!a!!negative!!or!!undesirable!!principle.!!Paternalism,!!
!!
however,!!may!!be!!used!!to!!assist!!persons!!to!!make!!decisions!!
when!!they!!do!!not!!have!!sufficient!!data!!or!!expertise.!!Patern
alism!!becomes!!undesirable!!when!!the!!entire!!decision!!is!!tak
en!!away!!from!!the!!employee.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
3. A!!patient!!refuses!!a!!simple!!procedure!!that!!you!!believe!!is!!in!!the!!patient’s!!best!!
interest.!!What!!two
ethical!!principles!!are!!in!!conflict!!in!!this!!situation?
a. Fidelity!!and!!justice
b. Veracity!!and!!fidelity
c. Autonomy!!and!!beneficence
d. Paternalism!!and!!respect!!for!!others
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
,NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
ANS:! ! C
Autonomy!!refers!!to!!the!!freedom!!to!!make!!a!!choice!!(e.g.,!!refuse!!a!!procedure
),!!and!!beneficence!to!!doing!!good!!(performing!!a!!procedure!!that!!will!!benefit!!
the!!patient).
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Professionalism
4. An!!individual!!in!!a!!wheelchair!!is!!applying!!for!!the!!position!!of!!receptionist
!! in!!an!!outpatient!!clinic.!!What!!does!!the!!nurse!!manager!!understand!!based
!! on!!The!!Americans!!with!!Disabilities!Act!!of!!1990!!requirements!!for!!emplo
yers?
a. Make!!reasonable!!accommodations!!for!!persons!!who!!are!!disabled.
b. Allow!!modified!!job!!expectations!!for!!persons!!recovering!!from!!alcoholism.
c. Hire!!disabled!!individuals!!before!!hiring!!other!!qualified,!!non-
disabled!!persons.
d. Treat,!!for!!purposes!!of!!employment,!!homosexuals!!and!!bisexuals!!as!!disable
d.
ANS:! ! A
The!!purposes!!of!!the!!ADA!!are!!to!!eliminate!!discrimination!!against!!persons!!
with!!disabilities!!and!to!!provide!!consistent,!!enforceable!!standards!!to!!address
discrimination!!in!!the!!workplace.
!!
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Business!!Skills
5. A!!staff!!nurse,!!who!!was!!fired!!for!!reporting!!patient!!abuse!!to!!the!!appropriate
!! state!!agency,!!files!!a!whistleblower!!lawsuit!!against!!the!!former!!employer.!!W
hat!!reason!!would!!the!!court!!provide!!to!!uphold!!a!!valid!!whistleblower!!suit!!cl
aiming!!retaliation!!by!!the!!nurse?
a. Previously!!reported!!the!!complaint,!!in!!writing,!!to!!hospital!!administration.
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
, NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
b. Threatened!!to!!give!!full!!details!!of!!the!!patient!!abuse!!to!!local!!media!!sources.
c. Was!!discharged!!after!!three!!unsuccessful!!attempts!!at!!progressiv
e!!discipline!!had!failed.
d. Had!!organized,!!before!!filing!!the!!complaint,!!a!!work!!stoppage!!a
ction!!by!!fellow!employees.
ANS:! ! A
An!!employer!!is!!unable!!to!!fire!!an!!employee!!who,!!in!!good!!faith,!!reports!!what
!! is!!believed!!to!!be!!a!violation!!of!!a!!law,!!rule,!!or!!staNteUoRr!S deNraGl!T
feI w.
laB .!!!!COM
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Knowledge!!of!!the!!Health!!Care!!Environment
6. In!!keeping!!with!!standards!!of!!The!!Joint!!Commission!!(TJC),!!the!!nurse!!ma
nager!!organizes!!an!!orientation!!for!!new!!staff!!members.!!As!!part!!of!!the!!orie
ntation,!!the!!nurse!!manager!!reviews!!the!employee!!handbook.!!What!!is!!the!!
basis!!that!!binds!!employers!!to!!statements!!in!!the!!employee!!handbook?
a. Under!!the!!doctrine!!of!!apparent!!agency
b. Under!!the!!doctrine!!of!!respondent!!agency
c. Based!!on!!the!!employee’s!!or!!the!!employer’s!!expectations
d. Based!!on!!the!!theory!!that!!the!!handbook!!creates!!an!!explicit!!contract
ANS:! ! C
The!!handbook!!is!!an!!implied!!contract!!and!!frames!!the!!employment!!contract.
!! This!!contract!!binds!the!!employer!!to!!meeting!!the!!handbook!!statements.
TOP:! ! AONE!!competency:!!Knowledge!!of!!the!!Health!!Care!!Environment
7. To!!reduce!!the!!incidence!!of!!falls!!in!!a!!skilled!!nursing!!unit,!!the!!nurse!!manag
er!!contacts!!the!!risk!manager.!!Risk!!management!!is!!a!!process!!that!!attempts!
!to!!identify!!potential!!hazards!!and:
a. compensate!!for!!previous!!injuries.
NURS4803 TESTBANK Exam 1 new Leading, Managing, and Following Yoder-Wise: Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th
Edition(2021/2022 REVISED EXAM PRACTICE GUIDE) (CONTAINS COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS)
