TEST BANK FOR ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN
CANADIAN NURSING 4TH BY MARGARET
KEATINGS & PAMELA ADAMS EDITION LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1: Introduction To Nursing Law And Ethics
2. Chapter 2: Ethical Theoretical Perspectives
3. Chapter 3: Ethics Resources For Nurses
4. Chapter 4: The Canadian Legal System
5. Chapter 5: Regulation Of The Nursing Profession
6. Chapter 6: Consent To Treatment
7. Chapter 7: The Nurse’s Legal Accountabilities: Professional Competence, Misconduct, Malpractice,
And Nursing Documentation
8. Chapter 8: End Of Life
9. Chapter 9: Ethical And Legal Issues Related To Advancing Science And Technologies
10. Chapter 10: Patient Rights
11. Chapter 11:Caregiver Rights
12. Chapter 12: Ethical Issues In Leadership, The Organization, And Care
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Chapter 1 legal concepts and the judicial process multiplechoice.
Choosetheone alternativethat best completes thestatement or answers the question.
1) Anurse would like to advocate for amodification of the state's nursing practice act and believes the 1) best strategy
is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom should the nurse contact?
A) State nursing association b) state board of nursing c) state governor d) state
legislature
2) Agroup of nurses arereviewingthedecision of legal action in which apatient brought suit against
2) Ahospital for injuries sustained in afall. Thecase went to trial and the jury found for the hospital. Which
legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit and evidence to another trial court
in hopes of a different decision?
A) Stare decisis
B) Res judicata
C) Doctrine ofprecedent
D) Noneneeded as this is an example of alandmark decision.
3) The circumstances of alawsuitcause it to be under thejurisdiction ofmore than onecourt. In this
3) Case, thenurse expectsthat whichcourt will have the greatestpersonal jurisdiction?
A) State trial court b) federal supremecourt
C) state supremecourt d) federal district court
4) Several statenursing associations are workingtogether in an attempt tochangeaconstitutional
4) Law. These nursingassociations should ask for which action onthislaw?
A) Amendment b) redefinition c) repeal d) expansion
5) An emergencydepartmentpatient wasinjured whileattackinghis neighbor with aknife. After
5) Treatment thepatient wasarrested andcharged withbatteryand assault. Thenursein reviewing this
information would identify which classification or type of law tobe applied in the case against this
defendant?
A) Constitutional law b) criminal law c) private law d) civil
law
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6) Anurse is reviewing legal lawconcepts. Aperson whowasinjured in amotor vehicle accident
6) Sued the driver to recover hospital costs. Which type of law would thenurse identify as being
enforced in this situation?
A) Tort law b) constitutional law
C) public law d) procedural law
7) An emergencydepartmentnurse has agreed to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving a 7)
Child. The opposing attorney questions the nurse's qualifications as apediatric nurse. Which type of law does
this scenario reflect?
A) Procedural law b) due process of law
C) substantivelaw d) privatelaw
8) Anurse is scheduled to appearbeforethe stateboard of nursing in regard to action against the
8) nurse's license. Which occurrences would violatethenurse's dueprocess of law? Note: credit
will be given onlyif all correct choices andno incorrect choices areselected. Select all that apply.
A) Thenurse was suspended byher private employer pendingoutcomeof this action.
B) Asnowstormforced postponement of theboard meeting until nextmonth.
C) The time of the hearing waschanged without adequate notice to thenurse.
D) The nurse was told themeeting was in regard to acomplaint about the agency where the nurse was
employed.
E) Other nurses involved in the situation leading to the action were not similarly summoned before the
board.
9) A group of nurses are part of an interdisciplinary team at a local county hospital. This 9) county- supported
hospital elects to limit surgical procedures for morbid obesity to male patients. Female patients receive
pharmacologic therapy, counseling, and instruction for diet and exercise, but are excluded fromoperative
procedures. Which legal concept would the nurses identify as being illegal based on the hospital's action?
A) Staredecisis b) due process of law
C) res judicata d) equal protection under thelaw
10) Nurses arediscussingtheroleof the judge in judicial proceedings. In which situation would the
10) nurses identify ajudge to serve both as a fact- finder and determiner of questions of law?
A) The jury asks the judge to address both types of questions.
B) The attorneys for theplaintiff agreeto such acondition.
C) The case is so complex that thejury is unable todecide the question.
D) Trial byjury is waivedby both sides.
11) During a jury trial, the presence of a nurse- patient relationship is questioned. What kind of
11
) question is this and who would determine it?
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CANADIAN NURSING 4TH BY MARGARET
KEATINGS & PAMELA ADAMS EDITION LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 A+
, Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1: Introduction To Nursing Law And Ethics
2. Chapter 2: Ethical Theoretical Perspectives
3. Chapter 3: Ethics Resources For Nurses
4. Chapter 4: The Canadian Legal System
5. Chapter 5: Regulation Of The Nursing Profession
6. Chapter 6: Consent To Treatment
7. Chapter 7: The Nurse’s Legal Accountabilities: Professional Competence, Misconduct, Malpractice,
And Nursing Documentation
8. Chapter 8: End Of Life
9. Chapter 9: Ethical And Legal Issues Related To Advancing Science And Technologies
10. Chapter 10: Patient Rights
11. Chapter 11:Caregiver Rights
12. Chapter 12: Ethical Issues In Leadership, The Organization, And Care
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Chapter 1 legal concepts and the judicial process multiplechoice.
Choosetheone alternativethat best completes thestatement or answers the question.
1) Anurse would like to advocate for amodification of the state's nursing practice act and believes the 1) best strategy
is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom should the nurse contact?
A) State nursing association b) state board of nursing c) state governor d) state
legislature
2) Agroup of nurses arereviewingthedecision of legal action in which apatient brought suit against
2) Ahospital for injuries sustained in afall. Thecase went to trial and the jury found for the hospital. Which
legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit and evidence to another trial court
in hopes of a different decision?
A) Stare decisis
B) Res judicata
C) Doctrine ofprecedent
D) Noneneeded as this is an example of alandmark decision.
3) The circumstances of alawsuitcause it to be under thejurisdiction ofmore than onecourt. In this
3) Case, thenurse expectsthat whichcourt will have the greatestpersonal jurisdiction?
A) State trial court b) federal supremecourt
C) state supremecourt d) federal district court
4) Several statenursing associations are workingtogether in an attempt tochangeaconstitutional
4) Law. These nursingassociations should ask for which action onthislaw?
A) Amendment b) redefinition c) repeal d) expansion
5) An emergencydepartmentpatient wasinjured whileattackinghis neighbor with aknife. After
5) Treatment thepatient wasarrested andcharged withbatteryand assault. Thenursein reviewing this
information would identify which classification or type of law tobe applied in the case against this
defendant?
A) Constitutional law b) criminal law c) private law d) civil
law
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6) Anurse is reviewing legal lawconcepts. Aperson whowasinjured in amotor vehicle accident
6) Sued the driver to recover hospital costs. Which type of law would thenurse identify as being
enforced in this situation?
A) Tort law b) constitutional law
C) public law d) procedural law
7) An emergencydepartmentnurse has agreed to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving a 7)
Child. The opposing attorney questions the nurse's qualifications as apediatric nurse. Which type of law does
this scenario reflect?
A) Procedural law b) due process of law
C) substantivelaw d) privatelaw
8) Anurse is scheduled to appearbeforethe stateboard of nursing in regard to action against the
8) nurse's license. Which occurrences would violatethenurse's dueprocess of law? Note: credit
will be given onlyif all correct choices andno incorrect choices areselected. Select all that apply.
A) Thenurse was suspended byher private employer pendingoutcomeof this action.
B) Asnowstormforced postponement of theboard meeting until nextmonth.
C) The time of the hearing waschanged without adequate notice to thenurse.
D) The nurse was told themeeting was in regard to acomplaint about the agency where the nurse was
employed.
E) Other nurses involved in the situation leading to the action were not similarly summoned before the
board.
9) A group of nurses are part of an interdisciplinary team at a local county hospital. This 9) county- supported
hospital elects to limit surgical procedures for morbid obesity to male patients. Female patients receive
pharmacologic therapy, counseling, and instruction for diet and exercise, but are excluded fromoperative
procedures. Which legal concept would the nurses identify as being illegal based on the hospital's action?
A) Staredecisis b) due process of law
C) res judicata d) equal protection under thelaw
10) Nurses arediscussingtheroleof the judge in judicial proceedings. In which situation would the
10) nurses identify ajudge to serve both as a fact- finder and determiner of questions of law?
A) The jury asks the judge to address both types of questions.
B) The attorneys for theplaintiff agreeto such acondition.
C) The case is so complex that thejury is unable todecide the question.
D) Trial byjury is waivedby both sides.
11) During a jury trial, the presence of a nurse- patient relationship is questioned. What kind of
11
) question is this and who would determine it?
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