Ethics and Legal Issues in Nursing Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course explores the foundational concepts of ethics and legal principles in nursing practice, emphasizing moral reasoning, professional responsibility, and legal compliance in healthcare settings. Students will examine ethical theories, codes of conduct, and dilemmas commonly faced by nurses, such as patient autonomy, confidentiality, and informed consent. The course also covers key legal frameworks, regulatory requirements, and the impact of legislation on nursing practice, preparing students to recognize and address complex ethical and legal issues in their professional roles while upholding the highest standards of patient care and safety.
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Professional Nursing Concepts Challenges 8th Edition by Beth Black
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Chapter 1: Nursing in Todays Evolving Health Care Environment
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Q1) One important advantage of the evolution of nursing informatics is that
A) it allows any RN to become a certified informatics nurse.
B) informatics nurses are best able to design systems with the needs and skills of nurses who use them in mind.
C) informatics nurses will reduce the need for direct caregivers to document care.
D) benefits of informatics advancements include improved patient safety and increased variability of care.
Answer: B
Q2) What has been found about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN-prepared nurses as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared nurses?
A) Patient outcomes are more dependent on nurse-patient ratios.
B) Outcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
C) Outcomes were similar in both types of hospitals.
D) Medical patients had better outcomes, but surgical patients fared the same.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The History and Social Contexts of Nursing
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Q1) The first trained nurse in the United States graduated in 1873 and later became the supervisor of the Boston Training School.Who was this nurse?
A) Mary Ann Bickerdyke
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Linda Richards
D) Sallie Thompkins
Answer: C
Q2) When surveyed,which profession was chosen by the general public as highest in honesty and ethics?
A) Physician
B) Pharmacist
C) Nurse
D) Attorney
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Nursings Pathway to Professionalism
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Q1) Which of the following characteristics of a profession were listed in Flexner's work on professions?
A) Activities of professions are more physically than intellectually oriented.
B) Activities of professions are based on their own body of knowledge.
C) Beliefs of professions are more theoretical than practical.
D) Beliefs and traditions are handed down from generation to generation.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following was recognized earliest as a true profession?
A) Ministry
B) Teaching
C) Social work
D) Engineering
Answer: A
Q3) A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are
A) state nurse practice acts.
B) lobbyists for the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
C) the status of nurses in hospital hierarchy.
D) the view of physicians as the gatekeepers in health care.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Nursing Education in an Evolving Health Care Environment
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Q1) Which of the following is a primary reason for the initial slow growth of bachelor's degree nursing programs in the United States?
A) Belief that hands-on training received in hospital-based diploma programs was superior to the theoretical-focused content in bachelor's degree programs
B) Belief that hospital-based diploma programs were more scientifically based
C) Belief that students prepared in hospital-based diploma programs were more compassionate caregivers
D) Belief that hospital-based education programs facilitated career mobility
Q2) The 1948 Brown Report recommended which of the following?
A) Limit enrollment of men and minorities in nursing programs.
B) Students admitted to nursing programs should not be required to meet admission requirements of the university.
C) Schools of nursing should be associated with teaching hospitals.
D) Schools of nursing should be located in institutions of higher learning.
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Chapter 5: Becoming a Professional Nurse: Defining Nursing and
Socialization Into Practice
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Q1) The legal definition of nursing for any particular state can be found in the
A) state legislature's official newsletter.
B) state board of nursing's bylaws.
C) governor's official papers.
D) state's nurse practice act.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of formal socialization into the profession of nursing?
A) Unplanned observation of a nurse comforting a child after a painful procedure
B) Hearing two nurses discussing how to organize patient care more effectively
C) Starting an intravenous (IV) line in the simulation laboratory under faculty guidance
D) Participating in a student nurses' association meeting
Q3) A nursing student says,"I can now see how developing care plans helps organize my thoughts and patient care." In which stage of Cohen's model of professional socialization is this student?
A) Stage I: Unilateral dependence
B) Stage II: Negativity/independence
C) Stage III: Dependence/mutuality
D) Stage IV: Interdependence
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Chapter 6: Legal Aspects of Professional Nursing Practice
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Q1) The RN asked a nursing assistant to monitor several postoperative patients.Which of the following instructions to the nursing assistant demonstrate appropriate delegation?
A) "Take vital signs every 2 hours, and report to me anything outside of the norms."
B) "Assess pain using a 10-point scale, and record the score on the chart."
C) "Record the urine output, and report to me if they have not voided within 4 hours."
D) "Record the amount of drainage on the dressing on the bedside record."
Q2) A nursing student got a thank-you card from a patient's family and had another student take a photo of the student with the family.The student asks the nursing instructor if it would be alright to post the photo on Facebook.Which response by the instructor is best?
A) "Yes, as long as you ask the family if that would be OK."
B) "I think that would be OK, but you should check hospital policy."
C) "No, posting pictures of patients and families on social media sites is not acceptable."
D) "No, that could lead to a malpractice suit by the patient or family."
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Chapter 7: Ethics: Basic Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is the best description of a code of ethics?
A) A document that describes the correct course of action and does not change regardless of societal changes
B) A document that all professions must have even if not representative of practice
C) A document that permits others to know what principles guide professional decision making
D) A document widely open to interpretation by professionals in various settings
Q2) A patient who is terminally ill is experiencing great pain.To relieve the patient's suffering,the nurse needs to administer larger doses of morphine.This relieves the pain but also inhibits respiration.Which principle justifies the risk of harm?
A) Justice
B) Fidelity
C) Veracity
D) Double effect
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Chapter 8: Conceptual and Philosophical Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which of the following describes one of the five levels of human needs identified by Maslow?
A) Equilibration
B) Love and belonging
C) Growth and development
D) Adaptation
Q2) Family structures have experienced change in the second half of the 20th century.What is the most dramatic difference seen in families today?
A) Increased incidence of single-parent families
B) Reemergence of large, extended families
C) Increased incidence of nuclear families
D) Nuclear families moving closer to extended families
Q3) A school-aged child with spina bifida uses a wheelchair,attends school,and is actively involved in Scouting and science club.This child is meeting which of Maslow's basic needs?
A) Safety needs
B) Love and belonging needs
C) Esteem needs
D) Self-actualization
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Chapter 9: Nursing Theory: The Basis for Professional Nursing
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Q1) A broad,general view of nursing that clarifies values and answers broad disciplinary questions for nursing is known as a
A) conceptual model.
B) metaparadigm.
C) philosophy.
D) theory.
Q2) Watson's 10 caritas processes include which of the following?
A) The promotion of interpersonal teaching-learning
B) The participation in recreation
C) The instillation of faith-hope
D) Avoidance of injuring others
E) Assistance with the gratification of human needs
Q3) The nurse assists the patient with a bath in the morning because the patient has a cast on one hand and an intravenous line in the other.The nurse could be basing care on the philosophy of
A) Henderson.
B) Nightingale.
C) Roy.
D) Watson.
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Chapter 10: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) What is the current name of the agency that serves as an important source of funding for nursing research?
A) NIH
B) National Institute of Nursing Research
C) National Center for Nursing Research
D) National Nursing Research Agenda
Q2) Which of the following must be included in the informed consent in research?
A) Participants relinquish the right to privacy.
B) Once participants agree to participate, they must complete the study.
C) Participants need to know the funding source for the research.
D) Participants must be informed of risks associated with participation.
Q3) Which research design should be used to determine whether there is a difference in the effectiveness of two preoperative preparation methods on length of stay?
A) Survey design
B) Experimental design
C) Nonexperimental design
D) Descriptive comparison design
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Chapter 11: Developing Nursing Judgment Through Critical Thinking
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Q1) Which of the following is considered objective data obtained from the patient?
A) "I can't catch my breath."
B) Patient expresses concern about missing work.
C) Patient nods, indicating an affirmative answer to a question.
D) Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 p.m.
Q2) Which of the following statements describes the purpose of the nursing process?
A) Process of documentation designed to decrease liability
B) Process designed to maximize reimbursement potential
C) A sophisticated time-management strategy
D) Process used to identify and solve patient problems
Q3) A nurse reviewing a patient's care plan notes a goal of "Patient will ambulate 50 feet,three times in the hallway today." According to Bloom,what taxonomic category is this goal?
A) Affective domain
B) Physical domain
C) Psychomotor domain
D) Cognitive domain
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Chapter 12: Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing Practice
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Q1) Which behaviors help patients develop trust in the nurse?
A) Answering questions with authority
B) Sharing personal information to indicate openness
C) Conveying acceptance of the patient and a nonjudgmental attitude
D) Meeting with the patient spontaneously because that indicates caring
Q2) Which of the following could be considered congruent communication?
A) The nurse manager states, "Come by my office anytime." Then she keeps her door closed and does not answer phone calls.
B) As a co-worker hurries down the hall, he asks, "Is there anything you need help with?"
C) As she drops a stack of charts loudly on the desk, a co-worker states, "This is going to be a wonderful day."
D) The nurse manager sits with you in the nurse's lounge and asks, "Is there anything you would like to talk about?"
Q3) Which is true of verbal and nonverbal communication?
A) Verbal messages are more important than nonverbal cues.
B) Individuals can exercise more control over nonverbal communication.
C) Verbal and nonverbal communication always match.
D) The nonverbal communication may be a more reliable message.
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Chapter 13: Nurses,patients Families: Caring at the
Intersection of Health,Illness Culture
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Q1) A patient in whom cancer has just been diagnosed tells the nurse,"Just get out of here and leave me alone! Let me suffer alone.God is punishing me." The nurse determines that the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient is A) risk for loneliness.
B) powerlessness.
C) dysfunctional grieving.
D) spiritual distress.
Q2) A patient is in the intensive care unit after a myocardial infarction and refuses to stay in bed,saying,"I have to be up and walking around.When I stayed in bed after having my babies 40 years ago,I got so weak I could hardly move." This patient's illness behavior is being influenced by A) hardiness.
B) past experiences.
C) culture.
D) role expectations.
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Chapter 14: Health Care in the United States
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Q1) The purpose of continuous quality improvement (CQI)is to A) monitor processes involved in the provision of safe, effective care for patients.
B) restructure hospital departments to initiate cost savings.
C) provide an opportunity for staff members to participate in self-governance.
D) deliver appropriate nursing care to patients.
Q2) A health care agency that uses its profits to better the institution rather than paying stockholders would be classified as a
A) for-profit agency.
B) not-for-profit agency.
C) voluntary agency.
D) private agency.
Q3) The school health clinic treats common health problems,as well as conducting health promotion and illness prevention activities.The clinic provides which level of health care?
A) Subacute care
B) Primary care
C) Secondary care
D) Tertiary care
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Chapter 15: Political Activism in Nursing: Communities,
Organizations, Government
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Q1) The American Nurses Association (ANA)serves as the A) clearinghouse of standards set by clinical specialty organizations.
B) regulatory agency setting the guidelines for the scope of practice.
C) source of dissemination of nursing research.
D) professional organization for all nurses regardless of practice setting or level of practice.
Q2) The principles and values that govern actions directed at influencing and determining decisions,actions,and other matters are known as A) policy.
B) politics.
C) political power.
D) power.
Q3) A nurse has registered to vote,voted in primary and regular elections,and participated in public forums related to budget reductions that could result in the reduction of the numbers of school nurses.The nurse is known as a A) nurse citizen.
B) nurse activist.
C) nurse politician.
D) nurse clinician.
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Chapter 16: Caring for Self, Caring Globally:
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Q1) Which of the following are including in the basic beliefs set forth in the ANA's Nursing's Agenda for the Future?
A) Health care is a basic human right.
B) Health policies should be based on outcomes research.
C) Government should be the only health care insurer.
D) Health care should provide more balance by including preventive and community care.
E) All people should have access to an all-inclusive package of health care.
Q2) What are some recommendations for self-care for nurses in the workplace?
A) Wash hands consistently.
B) Use sharps disposal containers.
C) Use adequate help or mechanical devices for lifting
D) Demand mental health screening for all visitors and patients
E) Reduce the need for working double shifts.
Q3) According to Cooper,what is one important measure nurses can take to reduce burnout?
A) Being aware of stressors and acting on them
B) Refusing to work in a nonproductive environment
C) Reporting bullying when it is noticed in the workplace
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D) Keeping a diary of unhealthy behaviors one indulges in
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