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NSC208
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1. Nurses are bound by a variety of laws. Which description of a type of law is correct?

	--->> Statutory law is created by elected legislature, such as the state legislature that defines the Nurse Practice Act (NPA)

	      Regulatory law includes prevention of harm for the public and punishment for those laws that are broken

	      Common law protects the rights of the individual within society for fair and equal treatment

	      Criminal law creates boards that pass rules and regulations to control society

2. The distribution of nurses to areas of “most need” in the time of a nursing shortage is an example of:

	      Utilitarianism theory

	      Deontological theory

	--->> Justice

	      Beneficience

3. A document that lists the medical treatment a person chooses to refuse if unable to make decisions is the:

	--->> Advance directives

	      Durable power of attorney

	      Informed consent

	      Living will

4. A student nurse who is employed as a nursing assistant may perform any functions that:

	      Have been learned about in school

	      Are expected of a nurse at that level

	--->> Are identified in the positions job description

	      Require technical rather than professional skill

5. Crimes that have fines or imprisonment of less than 1 years as penalty is:

	      Felony

	      Civil

	--->> Misdemeanor

	      Battery

6. When a client is confused, left alone with the side rails down, and the bed in a high position, the client falls and breaks a hip. What law has been broken?

	      Assault

	--->> Negligence

	      Battery

	      Civil tort

7. Which of the following is not part of the processes used for credentialing in nursing?

	--->> Ethics

	      Accreditation

	      Licensure

	      Certification

8. The nurse returns to the client’s room in exactly four hours to administer the next dose of pain medication as promised. Which of the following ethical rules is best demonstrated by the nurse?

	      Nonmaleficence

	--->> Fidelity

	      Confidentiality

	      Justice

9. The nurse is working with parents of a seriously ill newborn. Surgery has been proposed for the infant, but the chances of success are unclear. In helping the parents resolve this ethical conflict, the nurse knows that the first step is:

	      Exploring reasonable courses of action

	--->> Collecting all available information about the situation

	      Clarifying values related to the cause of the dilemma

	      Identifying people who can solve the difficulty

10. A retired nurse stops to help in an emergency at the scene of an accident if the injured party files suit and the nurse would probably be covered by:

	      Voluntary Assistance Act

	      Legal Immunity Act

	      Reasonable Nursing Act

	--->> Good Samaritan Law