NUR 155 Exam 3 Questions and 100% Correct Answers Latest 2025/2026 Update
- Galen
1. A client was given the wrong dose of medication and died. The case is being tried in court
and similar cases are used by the court in comparison to arrive at a decision. Which
doctrine should the nurse’s attorney explain is applied to this situation?
1. Common law
2. Public law
3. Administrative law
4. Stare decisis
2. The nurse is notified about new state practice act regulations. Which type of law should the
nurse expect to implement and enforce the nurse practice act regulations?
1. Statutory law
2. Administrative law
3. Common law
4. Public law
3. The admitting nurse explains the process of signing forms to allow for the client's insurance
company to be billed for services. If the insurance fails to pay for services, the client is
responsible for payment. Which type of law did the nurse explain to the client?
1. Contract law
2. Tort law
3. Statutory law
4. Administrative law
4. The nurse forgets to put the call light within the client's reach and then leaves the room.
The client reaches for it
and falls out of bed. With what should the nurse expect to be charged?
1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Negligence
4. Criminal intent
5. A client is suing the hospital for malpractice. Before the case goes to court, the attorney meets
with staff and reads the medical record. The nurse realizes that the attorney is performing
which activity?
1. Burden of proof
2. Complaint
3. Discovery
4. Civil action
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, 6. Before applying for re-licensure, the nurse attends continuing education programs. Which
action is the nurse performing to adhere to the state board of nursing expectation?
1. Licensure
2. Competency
3. Credentialing
4. Certification
7. The high school graduate desiring to attend nursing school reviews the schools for
accreditation. Which regulatory body’s actions is the student analyzing?
1. State board of nursing
2. NLNAC
3. CCNE
4. ANA
8. MCSA The nurse carries out a medication order, incorrectly written by the physician and
subsequently filled by the pharmacist. Who, in this situation, is legally liable for the action?
1. Physician
2. Pharmacist
3. Hospital
4. Nurse
9. A hospital receives notice of being sued for an action performed by a nurse. The nurse realizes
that which doctrine is being implemented in this c
1. Contractual relationship
2. Stare decisis
3. Respondent superior
4. Res Ipas loquitur
10. A client being prepared for an invasive procedure questions some of the terminology in the
consent form. Which response should the nurse make?
1. "Just sign the form, and I'll make sure your physician talks to you before he begins the
procedure."
2. "I'll explain whatever you don't understand."
3. "You should have asked your physician when he was in here."
4. "I'll call your physician back in the room to answer your questions."
response.
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, 11. The client presents her hand when the nurse makes this statement: "I need to start an IV so you
can get your antibiotics." Which behavior did the client demonstrate?
1. Informed consent
2. Express consent
3. Implied consent
4. Compliance
12. An adult client who cannot read needs surgery and is competent to make his own
decisions. What is the best action that the nurse should take?
1. Tell the client in the nurse's own words what the surgical procedure involves.
2. Read the consent form to the client and have the client state understanding.
3. Make sure the physician explains the procedure to the client.
4. Have a family member who can read sign the consent form.
13. An older adult fell at home and fractured a hip, which requires surgical repair. After
admittance to the emergency department, the client was given sedation for pain before a
surgical permit was signed. What should be done to obtain consent?
1. The physician should have the client's wife sign the consent form.
2. The physician should wait until the effects of the medication wear off and have the client
sign the form.
3. Because the client has been medicated, the nurse should thoroughly explain the
consent form to the client.
4. This would be considered an emergency situation and consent would be implied.
14. A client is brought to the emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Although the client is conscious, her condition is critical and will require emergency
surgery. The client does not speak English. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Read the consent form and have the client sign it anyway.
2. Explain the form to the best of the nurse’s ability using pictures and gestures.
3. Have the hospital interpreter explain the procedure.
4. Proceed with surgery, as implied consent would be the case in this situation.
15. The nurse manager learns that vital signs delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) were not recorded accurately. With which care provider should the manager discuss
this finding?
1. The UAP
2. The nurse
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, 3. Both the UAP and the nurse
4. The team leader
16. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED) who was brought in by her
adult child for vague, flu-like symptoms. While helping the client to change into a gown, the
nurse notices numerous bruises on the client's back and arms. When questioned, the client is
distracted and ambiguous with her answers. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Report the situation to law enforcement.
2. Report the situation to social services.
3. Question the adult child who brought the client to the ED.
4. File a written report in the client's chart.
17. A nurse who has been a longtime employee of a hospital, providing bedside care to clients,
was seriously injured and is paralyzed from the shoulders down, with limited use of the upper
arms. Through rehabilitation, the nurse is able to mobilize with a wheelchair and has no
cognitive or psychological deficits. The nurse wants to return to the same position held prior to
the injury. Under the guidelines of the ADA, what should the hospital do?
1. The hospital is required to accommodate the nurse.
2. The hospital must find another job for the nurse.
3. The hospital should claim undue hardship to accommodate this nurse.
4. The hospital terminate the nurse's employment.
18. A nurse on the unit notices that a co-worker exhibits a pattern of behavior suggestive of
drug abuse. What should the nurse do?
1. Report the situation to the unit charge nurse.
2. Send an anonymous letter to the director of nursing.
3. Let other co-workers know about the situation.
4. Report the situation, then let management take care of it.
19. A nurse's co-worker makes a practice of telling offensive jokes or stories with a sexual
undertone during the shift. Which action should the nurse take first?
1. Ignore the co-worker and walk away.
2. Report the incident to the nurse manager.
3. Tell the co-worker to stop the activity because the conduct is offensive.
4. Ask to be scheduled opposite this co-worker.
NUR 155 Exam 3
- Galen
1. A client was given the wrong dose of medication and died. The case is being tried in court
and similar cases are used by the court in comparison to arrive at a decision. Which
doctrine should the nurse’s attorney explain is applied to this situation?
1. Common law
2. Public law
3. Administrative law
4. Stare decisis
2. The nurse is notified about new state practice act regulations. Which type of law should the
nurse expect to implement and enforce the nurse practice act regulations?
1. Statutory law
2. Administrative law
3. Common law
4. Public law
3. The admitting nurse explains the process of signing forms to allow for the client's insurance
company to be billed for services. If the insurance fails to pay for services, the client is
responsible for payment. Which type of law did the nurse explain to the client?
1. Contract law
2. Tort law
3. Statutory law
4. Administrative law
4. The nurse forgets to put the call light within the client's reach and then leaves the room.
The client reaches for it
and falls out of bed. With what should the nurse expect to be charged?
1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Negligence
4. Criminal intent
5. A client is suing the hospital for malpractice. Before the case goes to court, the attorney meets
with staff and reads the medical record. The nurse realizes that the attorney is performing
which activity?
1. Burden of proof
2. Complaint
3. Discovery
4. Civil action
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, 6. Before applying for re-licensure, the nurse attends continuing education programs. Which
action is the nurse performing to adhere to the state board of nursing expectation?
1. Licensure
2. Competency
3. Credentialing
4. Certification
7. The high school graduate desiring to attend nursing school reviews the schools for
accreditation. Which regulatory body’s actions is the student analyzing?
1. State board of nursing
2. NLNAC
3. CCNE
4. ANA
8. MCSA The nurse carries out a medication order, incorrectly written by the physician and
subsequently filled by the pharmacist. Who, in this situation, is legally liable for the action?
1. Physician
2. Pharmacist
3. Hospital
4. Nurse
9. A hospital receives notice of being sued for an action performed by a nurse. The nurse realizes
that which doctrine is being implemented in this c
1. Contractual relationship
2. Stare decisis
3. Respondent superior
4. Res Ipas loquitur
10. A client being prepared for an invasive procedure questions some of the terminology in the
consent form. Which response should the nurse make?
1. "Just sign the form, and I'll make sure your physician talks to you before he begins the
procedure."
2. "I'll explain whatever you don't understand."
3. "You should have asked your physician when he was in here."
4. "I'll call your physician back in the room to answer your questions."
response.
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, 11. The client presents her hand when the nurse makes this statement: "I need to start an IV so you
can get your antibiotics." Which behavior did the client demonstrate?
1. Informed consent
2. Express consent
3. Implied consent
4. Compliance
12. An adult client who cannot read needs surgery and is competent to make his own
decisions. What is the best action that the nurse should take?
1. Tell the client in the nurse's own words what the surgical procedure involves.
2. Read the consent form to the client and have the client state understanding.
3. Make sure the physician explains the procedure to the client.
4. Have a family member who can read sign the consent form.
13. An older adult fell at home and fractured a hip, which requires surgical repair. After
admittance to the emergency department, the client was given sedation for pain before a
surgical permit was signed. What should be done to obtain consent?
1. The physician should have the client's wife sign the consent form.
2. The physician should wait until the effects of the medication wear off and have the client
sign the form.
3. Because the client has been medicated, the nurse should thoroughly explain the
consent form to the client.
4. This would be considered an emergency situation and consent would be implied.
14. A client is brought to the emergency department after being involved in a motor vehicle
crash. Although the client is conscious, her condition is critical and will require emergency
surgery. The client does not speak English. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Read the consent form and have the client sign it anyway.
2. Explain the form to the best of the nurse’s ability using pictures and gestures.
3. Have the hospital interpreter explain the procedure.
4. Proceed with surgery, as implied consent would be the case in this situation.
15. The nurse manager learns that vital signs delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel
(UAP) were not recorded accurately. With which care provider should the manager discuss
this finding?
1. The UAP
2. The nurse
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, 3. Both the UAP and the nurse
4. The team leader
16. A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED) who was brought in by her
adult child for vague, flu-like symptoms. While helping the client to change into a gown, the
nurse notices numerous bruises on the client's back and arms. When questioned, the client is
distracted and ambiguous with her answers. Which action should the nurse take?
1. Report the situation to law enforcement.
2. Report the situation to social services.
3. Question the adult child who brought the client to the ED.
4. File a written report in the client's chart.
17. A nurse who has been a longtime employee of a hospital, providing bedside care to clients,
was seriously injured and is paralyzed from the shoulders down, with limited use of the upper
arms. Through rehabilitation, the nurse is able to mobilize with a wheelchair and has no
cognitive or psychological deficits. The nurse wants to return to the same position held prior to
the injury. Under the guidelines of the ADA, what should the hospital do?
1. The hospital is required to accommodate the nurse.
2. The hospital must find another job for the nurse.
3. The hospital should claim undue hardship to accommodate this nurse.
4. The hospital terminate the nurse's employment.
18. A nurse on the unit notices that a co-worker exhibits a pattern of behavior suggestive of
drug abuse. What should the nurse do?
1. Report the situation to the unit charge nurse.
2. Send an anonymous letter to the director of nursing.
3. Let other co-workers know about the situation.
4. Report the situation, then let management take care of it.
19. A nurse's co-worker makes a practice of telling offensive jokes or stories with a sexual
undertone during the shift. Which action should the nurse take first?
1. Ignore the co-worker and walk away.
2. Report the incident to the nurse manager.
3. Tell the co-worker to stop the activity because the conduct is offensive.
4. Ask to be scheduled opposite this co-worker.
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