PNVN 1521 LATEST EVALUATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ________ program provides medical assistance for eligible families and
individuals with low incomes and resources. - ✔✔Medicaid
✔✔_________ is a federally sponsored entitlement program and public health
insurance plan that helps finance health care for all persons older than age 65 and
certain younger persons with disabilities and persons with end-stage renal disease -
✔✔Medicare
✔✔___________ provides service to meet the healthcare needs of the United States
military. This is inclusive of hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing home care units, and
domiciliaries. - ✔✔Veterans Health Administration
✔✔When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step to occur is that a
document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called? - ✔✔Complaint
✔✔The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for
patient care. What is the legally binding situation? - ✔✔Nurse-patient relationship
, ✔✔An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer IV chemotherapeutic agent to a
patient in the acute care setting. What law should this nurse refer to before initiating the
intervention? - ✔✔Nurse practice act
✔✔A nurse fails to verify a patient's identity before giving the patient their medication.
This led to the patient receiving the wrong medication which resulted in harm to the
patient. The nurse may be cited for __________, also referred to as professional
negligence - ✔✔Malpractice
✔✔patients have expectations regarding the health care services they receive. To
protect these expectations, the American Hospital Association (AHA) developed the
__________. This also promotes the public's understanding of their rights and
responsibilities as consumers of healthcare. - ✔✔Patients Bills of rights
✔✔The nurse is preparing the patient for a thoracentesis. What must be obtained and
completed by the provider performing the thoracentesis before the procedure may
begin? - ✔✔Informed consent
✔✔An older adult is admitted to the hospital with numerous bodily bruises, and the
nurse suspects elder abuse. What is the best nursing action? - ✔✔Report the bruises to
the charge nurse/manager
✔✔What is the best way for a nurse to avoid a lawsuit? - ✔✔Provide compassionate,
competent care
✔✔What roles is the nurse who safeguard their patient's interests and defends or
pleads a cause or issue on their behalf? - ✔✔Advocate
✔✔Which nursing care error is violating HIPAA? - ✔✔Leaving a copy of the patient's
history and physical in the public photocopier
✔✔A lumbar puncture was performed on a patient without a signed informed consent
form. This patient might sue for: - ✔✔civil battery
✔✔What is true about nurse practice acts? - ✔✔The nurse must know the nurse
practice act within his or her state
✔✔The nurse is caring for a patient with a legal/authentic do-not-resuscitate (DNR)
order. Although the nurse may disagree with this order, what is the nurse's legal
obligation - ✔✔To follow the order
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ________ program provides medical assistance for eligible families and
individuals with low incomes and resources. - ✔✔Medicaid
✔✔_________ is a federally sponsored entitlement program and public health
insurance plan that helps finance health care for all persons older than age 65 and
certain younger persons with disabilities and persons with end-stage renal disease -
✔✔Medicare
✔✔___________ provides service to meet the healthcare needs of the United States
military. This is inclusive of hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing home care units, and
domiciliaries. - ✔✔Veterans Health Administration
✔✔When a nurse becomes involved in a legal action, the first step to occur is that a
document is filed in an appropriate court. What is this document called? - ✔✔Complaint
✔✔The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for
patient care. What is the legally binding situation? - ✔✔Nurse-patient relationship
, ✔✔An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer IV chemotherapeutic agent to a
patient in the acute care setting. What law should this nurse refer to before initiating the
intervention? - ✔✔Nurse practice act
✔✔A nurse fails to verify a patient's identity before giving the patient their medication.
This led to the patient receiving the wrong medication which resulted in harm to the
patient. The nurse may be cited for __________, also referred to as professional
negligence - ✔✔Malpractice
✔✔patients have expectations regarding the health care services they receive. To
protect these expectations, the American Hospital Association (AHA) developed the
__________. This also promotes the public's understanding of their rights and
responsibilities as consumers of healthcare. - ✔✔Patients Bills of rights
✔✔The nurse is preparing the patient for a thoracentesis. What must be obtained and
completed by the provider performing the thoracentesis before the procedure may
begin? - ✔✔Informed consent
✔✔An older adult is admitted to the hospital with numerous bodily bruises, and the
nurse suspects elder abuse. What is the best nursing action? - ✔✔Report the bruises to
the charge nurse/manager
✔✔What is the best way for a nurse to avoid a lawsuit? - ✔✔Provide compassionate,
competent care
✔✔What roles is the nurse who safeguard their patient's interests and defends or
pleads a cause or issue on their behalf? - ✔✔Advocate
✔✔Which nursing care error is violating HIPAA? - ✔✔Leaving a copy of the patient's
history and physical in the public photocopier
✔✔A lumbar puncture was performed on a patient without a signed informed consent
form. This patient might sue for: - ✔✔civil battery
✔✔What is true about nurse practice acts? - ✔✔The nurse must know the nurse
practice act within his or her state
✔✔The nurse is caring for a patient with a legal/authentic do-not-resuscitate (DNR)
order. Although the nurse may disagree with this order, what is the nurse's legal
obligation - ✔✔To follow the order
