Nursing Ethics and Legal Issues Practice Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the ethical principles and legal considerations that guide nursing practice in diverse healthcare settings. Students will examine foundational concepts such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, along with the legal responsibilities and professional standards required of nurses. Through case studies and discussion, the course addresses topics including informed consent, patient rights, confidentiality, and the role of advocacy. Emphasis is placed on ethical decision-making frameworks, the impact of legislation on nursing care, and strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas while maintaining professional integrity and patient trust.
Recommended Textbook
Professional Nursing Practice Concepts and Perspectives 7th Edition by Blais
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
25 Chapters
637 Verified Questions
637 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/3914 Page 2
Chapter 1: Beginning the Journey
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77944
Sample Questions
Q1) How have the practice settings for nurses changed since 1980?
A)There has been little or no change in these settings.
B)The settings have shifted from the community to the hospital.
C)There has been a shift from the hospital to long-term care settings.
D)They have shifted from acute-care to community or primary care settings.
Answer: D
Q2) Why is self-reflection important to the student?
A)It is the only way to discover whether the student is suitable for nursing.
B)Self-reflection is required by the state nursing practice acts of all states.
C)It helps the student understand self in relation to professional role.
D)Self-reflection is part of the code of ethics for nurses.
Answer: C
Q3) The Vice President of Nursing is analyzing the number of nurses currently employed who have baccalaureate degrees.Of the current 750 nurses,225 have this degree.To meet the average of 36% of nurses having this degree,how many additional nurses will need to earn this degree in nursing?
Answer: 45
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 3
Chapter 2: Socialization to Professional Nursing Roles
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77920
Sample Questions
Q1) The newly licensed nurse is modeling clinical actions and decisions after nurses who have worked on the unit for many years.In which activity is this nurse engaging?
A)Socialization
B)Ethics discrimination
C)Sanctioning
D)Norming
Answer: A
Q2) Which coping skill would be helpful as a strategy for stress reduction and time management?
A)Avoid being assigned to committees at work.
B)Delegate only when it is absolutely necessary.
C)Attend a support group to help give up the need for perfection.
D)Learn to use communication skills to win conflicts at work.
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 4
Chapter 3: Historical Foundations of Professional Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77921
Sample Questions
Q1) Which African American woman was noted for her roles as both a nurse and an abolitionist during the Civil War of the United States?
A)Louisa May Alcott
B)Harriet Tubman
C)Jeanne Mance
D)Mary Seacole
Answer: B
Q2) What was the first purely nursing religious order?
A)The Lazarus sisters
B)The Saad al-Aslamy sisters
C)The Augustinian sisters
D)The Fabiolan sisters
Answer: C
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 5
Chapter 4: Ethical Foundations of Professional Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77922
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse who is faced with an ethical dilemma refers to the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretative Statements for guidance.What help can the nurse expect from this document?
A)Specific guidelines for common ethical issues.
B)Some ideas of the ethics of nursing that are negotiable depending upon circumstance.
C)The basis for ethical analyzing and decision making for nurses practicing in the United States.
D)A lengthy description of the need for ethical behavior and decision making in nursing
Q2) What ethical issues arise from organ donation and transplantation? (Select all that apply. )
A)Allocation of organs.
B)Selling of organs.
C)Advanced consent for donation.
D)Involvement of children as donors.
E)Cloning for the manufacture of organs.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 5: Legal Foundations of Professional Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77923
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse manager is concerned that a staff nurse will be sued for malpractice.In which order should the manager analyze information to make this determination?
A)The client was injured.
B)The nurse did not follow standards of care.
C)Nurse had a duty to follow standards of care.
D)The client's injury was caused by not following standards of care.
E)The nurse was aware that an injury could occur if standards not followed.
Q2) The nurse educator asks the student whether the American Nurses Association supports striking as a strategy when collective bargaining breaks down.Which response,made by the student,reflects the best understanding of the ANA's position?
A)"No,the organization holds that striking is not professional."
B)"Only when no direct client care is delivered in the area affected by work stoppage."
C)"Only when the daily operation of the healthcare facility is not compromised."
D)"Yes,as a means of achieving economic and general welfare."
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 7
Chapter 6: Remembering Development in Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77924
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse who bases practice on the theory of unitary human beings will focus on which set of concepts?
A)Caring factors,transpersonal caring relationships,and caring moments/situations.
B)Regulator,cognator,stimuli,and adaptation.
C)Energy fields,universe of open systems,pattern,and pandimensionality.
D)Self-care deficit,self-care agency,and therapeutic self-care demand.
Q2) The nurse strongly believes that truth is based in experiences.Which research approach is this nurse most likely to favor?
A)Hard science model
B)Positivist
C)Cause and effect
D)Constructivist
Q3) The nurse's research is directed toward testing a specific hypothesis deduced from a theory.Which research approach does this work represent?
A)Dynamicism
B)Positivist
C)Constructivist
D)Naturalistic
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 7: The Nurse As Health Promoter and Care Provider
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
24 Verified Questions
24 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77925
Sample Questions
Q1) What is a goal of Healthy People 2020?
A)Elimination of health disparities.
B)Improvement of personal sense of well-being.
C)Identifying differences between health promotion and health protection.
D)Increasing people's involvement in health-promotion activities.
Q2) A client tells the nurse that a group of friends have all decided to stop smoking.The group has planned a party at which they will each smoke their last cigarette.According to Pender's model,how does the nurse interpret this information?
A)This group's plan sounds too frivolous to be successful.
B)Group actions generally are not as successful as individual efforts.
C)This party demonstrates a plan of action and is positive.
D)There is no connection between successful outcomes and planning.
Q3) What is the outcome of a work-site health-promotion program for the company offering these classes to employees?
A)There is no benefit documented.
B)Employees report feeling coerced to attend.
C)Morale among employees often increases.
D)Absenteeism increases during classes.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 9
Chapter 8: The Nurse As Learner and Teacher
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77926
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse is preparing to care for a newly admitted client.The following information was provided by the emergency department in the medical record:
Admission Note: Client is a 56 year old who has not been to see a healthcare provider since emigrating to the U.S.10 years ago;recalls receiving vaccinations "years ago" but does not remember for what disease processes;states that he was given "blood pressure" pills years ago from a doctor in his native country but hasn't taken them for quite some time because he "feels ok." Works as a part-time cook in a neighborhood ethnic restaurant.Lives with his spouse and is helping to raise a granddaughter. For what should the nurse assess this client upon arrival to the care area?
A)Diet
B)Health literacy
C)Insurance coverage
D)Living arrangements
Q2) Which option best reflects how nurses provide education to other nurses?
A)Informally on the unit
B)Formally in the classroom
C)Formally online
D)Both formally and informally
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
10
Chapter 9: The Nurse As Leader and Manager
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
28 Verified Questions
28 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77927
Sample Questions
Q1) What is the definition of leadership?
A)Coordination and integration of resources.
B)Planning,organizing,directing,and controlling.
C)Process of influencing people to accomplish goals.
D)Accomplishing specific institutional goals and objectives.
Q2) Which option characterizes the charismatic style of leadership?
A)The manager has a close relationship with the nurses on the unit and is an inspiration for them to provide quality care.
B)The unit manager makes all of the decisions on the unit and rarely asks for input from the group.
C)The nurse-manager serves as a facilitator to help the unit nurses provide the best quality care that meets established expected outcomes.
D)The group leader is passive,allowing the group to work on goals independently.
Q3) What are characteristics of successful leadership? (Select all that apply. )
A)Empowerment
B)Self-understanding
C)Intuition
D)Values incongruence
E)Emphasis on control
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 11
Chapter 10: The Nurses Role in Evidence-Based Health Care
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77928
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse has been asked to support and participate in a clinical trial by administering trial medications to clients on the nursing unit.What is the most important the nurse should ask before answering this request?
A)"Will I get extra pay for participating?"
B)"Who else is participating in the trial?"
C)"Has the study been approved by the IRB?"
D)"Am I responsible if the client doesn't want to participate?"
Q2) Why is research important in nursing?
A)Nurses are expected to adopt evidence-based practice into their decision making.
B)Outcomes are more important than process.
C)The nurses' prime consideration should be cost-effectiveness.
D)It uses the scientific approach.
Q3) In the 1970s there was a focus on translating research findings into practice.What term was used to describe this focus?
A)Evidence-based practice
B)Randomized clinical trials
C)Research utilization
D)Scientific evidence
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 11: The Nurses Role in Quality and Safety
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77929
Sample Questions
Q1) The staff development trainer is preparing material as part of a teambuilding seminar.What should the trainer include in the teaching material? (Select all that apply. )
A)Importance of setting goals
B)Honoring individual talents
C)Strategies to support group cohesion
D)Methods to ensure good communication
E)Reviewing structure,process,and outcomes
Q2) The charge nurse is beginning rounds after attending morning report.Which clients should the nurse be concerned for developing a never event? (Select all that apply. )
A)Client with hemophilia receiving Factor replacement transfusions
B)Client recovering from a stroke with foul-smelling urine in a catheter drainage bag
C)Client recovering from total knee replacement surgery complaining of right calf pain
D)Client with heart failure being fitted for a C-pap mask for use at home for sleep apnea
E)Client with renal failure with a newly diagnosed stage III pressure ulcer on the left heel
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
13
Chapter 12: The Nurses Role As Political Advocate
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
24 Verified Questions
24 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77930
Sample Questions
Q1) What is the name of the national association developed for student nurses?
A)ANA
B)NSNA
C)CNA
D)NLN
Q2) Benner identified six types of power used by nurses.With which concept are these powers associated?
A)Becoming
B)Caring
C)Curing
D)Healing
Q3) Which is true of nursing and politics?
A)Nurses have little political influence.
B)Nurses have been involved in politics for years.
C)Politics in a new arena for nursing.
D)There is no reason for nurses to be involved in politics.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 14
Chapter 13: The Nurse As Colleague and Collaborator
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
29 Verified Questions
29 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77931
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse-manager has received several reports of unprofessional behavior regarding a nurse.While discussing these reports with the nurse,the manager remains warm,caring,and respectful.What type of feedback is the manager providing?
A)Negative
B)Positive
C)Neutral
D)Incongruous
Q2) The hospital is a complex organization in which some amount of conflict is always present.How is this level of conflict described?
A)Latent
B)Felt
C)Perceived
D)Overt
Q3) What must nurses do to fulfill a collaborative role?
A)Graduate with at least a baccalaureate degree.
B)Assume increased authority in practice areas.
C)Redesign unit policies to allow collaboration.
D)Lobby state boards of nursing to approve this collaborative role.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
15
Chapter 14: Communicating Effectively
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77932
Sample Questions
Q1) A client has just been told that her breast biopsy was positive for cancer.The client is crying when the nurse enters the room.What is the nurse's best response?
A)"Why are you crying?"
B)"We can sit here quietly.You don't need to talk unless you want to."
C)"I'm so sorry about your diagnosis."
D)"Everything will be okay.Treatments today are very successful."
Q2) The nurse documents that the client's communication is congruent.What does this indicate?
A)The client's communication is therapeutic.
B)The client's nonverbal behaviors match the verbal message.
C)Nonverbal behaviors are expressed more strongly than the verbal message.
D)The verbal message is more important than the nonverbal message.
Q3) Which type of documentation makes the strongest use of flow sheets?
A)PIE charting
B)Focus charting
C)CORE charting
D)Source-oriented narrative record
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
16
Chapter 15: Managing Change
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
21 Verified Questions
21 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77933
Sample Questions
Q1) Which would be a restraining force for change?
A)Fear of loss or threat to security
B)Perception that change is challenging
C)Potential for self-growth
D)Economic gain
Q2) In the diffusion-innovation theory,what causes change?
A)Planned change by a change agent
B)Driving forces
C)Social change and spread of new ideas
D)Restraining forces
Q3) During a large merger of two community hospitals,the nurse-manager was challenged with merging the two very different medical-surgical units into one unit.During the process,meetings were held assuring the nurses that staffing would be a top priority,that education about all changes would occur,and that the manager had faith in the nurses' abilities to implement the change.This nurse-manager was utilizing what tactic to "unfreeze" the system?
A)Producing discomfort
B)Providing psychological safety
C)Critical thinking
D)Inducing guilt and anxiety
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 17
Chapter 16: Technology and Informatics
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77934
Sample Questions
Q1) What reviews are included when evaluating the integrity of a hospital information system?
A)Confidence,competence,and compassion
B)Ethics,confidentiality,and caring processes
C)Empirical data,personal data,and esthetic data
D)Prizing,valuing,and choosing
Q2) Which statement best defines data?
A)Synthesized information
B)Related concepts
C)Discrete entities that are described objectively without interpretation
D)Interpreted,organized,or structured information
Q3) The nurse working in the computer information department is planning to introduce the FITT concept to the nursing staff in anticipation of upgrading the clinical documentation system.In which order should the nurse provide this information?
A)Fit
B)Task
C)Individuals
D)Technology
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
18
Chapter 17: Nursing in an Evolving Health Care Delivery System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77935
Sample Questions
Q1) When accepting a position in a Swedish hospital,a nurse would need to understand that physicians work under contracts dictated by standards of which system?
A)Socialized medicine
B)Capitalism
C)Communism
D)Free enterprise
Q2) Nurses practicing holistic nursing usually subscribe to which concept(s)of wellness?
(Select all that apply. )
A)Wellness is a choice.
B)Wellness can be achieved with a single change in lifestyle.
C)Wellness is the integration of body,mind,and spirit.
D)Wellness requires medical intervention.
E)Wellness can only be achieved through maturation.
Q3) To what does resource management for nurses refer?
A)Licensure of RNs
B)Hiring of personnel
C)Evidence-based practice
D)Cost-effective approaches to quality care
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 19
Chapter 18: Providing Care in Home and Community
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77936
Sample Questions
Q1) Which is the largest source of reimbursement for home health services?
A)Self-pay
B)Private insurance
C)Medicaid
D)Worker's compensation
Q2) On what do home health services focus?
A)Intravenous therapy
B)Individualized,episodic care with curative,short-term outcomes
C)Prevention of disease processes
D)Reimbursement issues first
Q3) What would be the greatest difference in care delivery when comparing the hospital-based nurse to the community and public health nurse?
A)The hospital-based nurse does not have to follow as many policies as the community and public health nurses.
B)The community and public health nurses have a higher degree of autonomy and independence than the hospital-based nurse.
C)All three groups of nurses perform their jobs identically.
D)The community and public health nurses do not have to document care as much as the hospital-based nurse.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 20
Chapter 19: Global Health
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77937
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse researcher is identifying potential areas within nursing that affect human rights.Which areas should the researcher consider for further study? (Select all that apply. )
A)Telenursing
B)Palliative care
C)Forensic nursing
D)Infusion therapy
E)Nurse imprisonment
Q2) The nurse is concerned that a proposed health program lacks sufficient support for global health.What should be included in this program? (Select all that apply. )
A)Prevention activities
B)Strategic partnerships
C)Income measurements
D)Responses to local needs
E)Evidence-based knowledge
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
21
Chapter 20: Dimensions of Holistic Health Care
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77938
Sample Questions
Q1) By volunteering at the local health fair and handing out Women's Heart Disease pamphlets,the nurse is practicing which type of health promotion?
A)Primary prevention
B)Secondary prevention
C)Tertiary prevention
D)Preventative care
Q2) Herbs,vitamins,and organic whole foods are what complementary and alternative medicine category-based therapies?
A)Biologically-based
B)Energy
C)Manipulative body-based
D)Mind-body
Q3) Chiropractic medicine,massage,osteopathic manipulation,and naturopathy are what complementary and alternative medicine category-based therapies?
A)Biologically-based
B)Energy
C)Manipulative body-based
D)Mind-body
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
22
Chapter 21: Nursing in a Culturally Diverse World
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77939
Sample Questions
Q1) Which statements are true about culture? (Select all that apply. )
A)Culture includes food preferences and ways of dressing.
B)Culture cannot be changed.
C)Culture is learned.
D)Culture is reinforced by family and community members.
E)All people of the same ethnic background have the same culture.
Q2) A young adult male from Singapore was brought to the emergency department after being found wandering around the Los Angeles airport.The client is confused,fearful,and speaks few English words.Which cultural concept can be used to explain Mr.Tao's behavior?
A)Ethnocentrism
B)Cultural assimilation
C)Cultural sensitivity
D)Culture shock
Q3) A 24-year-old American male of Irish heritage is married to a woman of Japanese heritage.What would their children be considered?
A)Asian American
B)Bicultural
C)Caucasian
D)Asian
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 23
Chapter 22: Nursing in a Spiritually Diverse World
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77940
Sample Questions
Q1) Which are included in Spector's four types of healing that involve spiritual and/or religious belief? (Select all that apply. )
A)Spiritual healing
B)Exorcism
C)Meditation
D)Inner healing
E)Physical healing
Q2) While taking care of a devout Muslim,the nurse might expect which daily ritual?
A)A Muslim prayer that is said at bedtime
B)Muslim prayers said five times a day;at dawn,noon,mid-afternoon,sunset,and evening
C)A Muslim prayer that is said in the morning on awakening
D)A Muslim prayer that is said at meals
Q3) To provide spiritually competent care,what should the nurse do first?
A)Perform a physical assessment.
B)Perform personal values-clarification activities.
C)Read the patient's nursing history.
D)Research information on the patient's cultural group.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 24
Chapter 23: Nursing in a Culture of Violence
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77941
Sample Questions
Q1) A charge nurse does not like working with new graduates and always assigns them the most complicated patients.What does this exemplify?
A)An appropriate work assignment
B)Bullying
C)Professional development
D)Transactional leadership
Q2) An emergency room nurse is caring for a repeated domestic violence victim/client who refuses to leave the abuser.What should the nurse understand as a common reason why victims refuse to leave an abusive relationship?
A)They are economically dependent.
B)They are uneducated.
C)They subconsciously enjoy the abuse.
D)They have a high degree of self-respect.
Q3) What assessment finding indicates that a child is a victim of sexual abuse?
A)Repeated ear infections
B)Hives
C)Genital and/or anal irritation or trauma
D)Early appearance of secondary sex characteristics
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 24: Advanced Nursing Education and Practice
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
27 Verified Questions
27 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77942
Sample Questions
Q1) What certification can a nurse working in Canada obtain?
A)Nursing specialty areas
B)Public health
C)Research
D)Nurse practitioner practice
Q2) What did Dr.Loretta Ford and Dr.Henry Silver at the University of Colorado develop first?
A)Clinical specialist role
B)Graduate program in nursing
C)Nurse practitioner role
D)Group practice
Q3) A nurse with mental health experience wants to return to school for a graduate degree to teach Psychiatric Nursing at the local nursing college.To be qualified to teach,what master's degree should this nurse obtain?
A)Psychology
B)Nursing
C)Education
D)Mental health nursing
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 25: The Future of Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/77943
Sample Questions
Q1) In an attempt to contain the staffing budget the nurse manager may introduce:
A)Advanced practice nurses
B)Cross training of nursing staff
C)Longer work days
D)Nurses with bachelor degrees
Q2) What has caused nurses' responsibilities in the hospital to broaden over the years?
A)Higher graduation rates from colleges of nursing
B)NCLEX standards
C)An edict from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
D)Technological advances
Q3) What is causing hospitals to address the impact of consumerism?
A)Restricting medical malpractice insurance
B)Better education of the public
C)A national health policy
D)The nursing shortage
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.