Legal and Ethical

A student nurse contaminates the catheter by inserting it into the vagina on a female patient. The student quickly pulls back and reinserts the foley into the urinary meatus. As a result of the technique used when inserting the catheter, the patient develops an urinary tract infection. As a result of this incident which of the following could legally occur?

Sources of law that the nurse might consult when investigating the legality of a particular situation might include

A student nurse is caring for a patient with a terminal illness for the first time. The patient's wife and daughter disagree with each other on course of treatment. The patient is not able to make decisions and has not made it know how he would prefer the treatment to be directed. It has been determined that an ethical dillemma is present and all the information relevent to care has been gathered. What would the best next step be in processing this ethical dilemma that the nursing student would desire for resolution?

An example of the intentional tort, assault, that a nurse could commit would be

A student nurse tells the patient that he will be back next week for clinical, knowing that he will be advancing to the next level of education and will not see the patient again. This is an example of breaching which health care principle of ethics?

Nurses are aware that the American Nurses' Association (ANA) Standards of Nursing Practice are:

A nurse obtains an informed consent from a patient who is to have an invasive procedure. The nurse's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the:

A nurse says to a patient, "You should get a second opinion because your physician is not the best." The nurse could be sued for:

The nurse observes a multivehicle collision where several people are seriously injured. When a nurse stops at the scene of this accident, the nurse is:

Five-year-old Bobby has dietary modifications related to his diabetes. His parents want him to value good nutritional habits and they decide to deprive him of a favorite TV program when he becomes angry after they deny him foods not on his diet. This is an example of what mode of value transmission?

Which of the following is the best professional response to a patient who tells you that she believes that “white nurses are smarter than nurses of color” and then asks if you agree?

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing identified five values that epitomize the caring professional nurse. Which of these is best described as acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice?

A professional nurse with a commitment to social justice is most apt to:

When an older nurse complains that nurses just aren’t ethical anymore, which reply reflects the best understanding of moral development?

A home health nurse who performs a careful safety assessment of the home of a frail elderly patient to prevent harm to the patient is acting in accord with which of the principles of bioethics?

A professional nurse committed to the principle of autonomy would be careful to:

A friend asks you about the new Bill of Rights for nurses. What can you tell her that accurately reflects the concerns of the drafters of these rights?

Janie wants to call an ethics consult to clarify treatment goals for a patient no longer able to speak for himself. She believes his dying is being prolonged painfully. She is troubled when the patient’s doctor tells her that she’ll be fired if she raises questions about his care or calls the consult. This is a good example of:

Nurse advocates often are conflicted about respecting a patient’s right to be self-determining, while at the same time wanting to do everything in their power to promote the patient’s best interests. Which is the best general guideline for situations like these?

When a state attorney decides to charge a nurse with manslaughter for allegedly administering a lethal medication order, this is an example of what type of law?

If you wanted to find a list of the violations that can result in disciplinary actions against a nurse, you should read which of the following?

“Jean,” a veteran nurse, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligence charge in the case of a 75-year-old woman who died after slipping into a coma during routine outpatient eye surgery at an eye surgery center. Jean admitted she failed to monitor the woman’s vital signs during the procedure. The surgeon who performed the procedure called the nurse’s action pure negligence, saying the patient could have been saved. The patient was a vibrant grandmother of 10 who had walked three quarters of a mile the morning of her surgery and had sung in her church choir the day before. As part of her plea arrangement, the nurse agreed to serve 6 months of probation—the first 2 months on house arrest—and surrender her nursing license.

Those bringing the charges against Jean are called:

Jean’s attorney was careful to explain in her defense that Jean had specialty knowledge, experience, and clinical judgment and had met certain criteria established by a nongovernmental association, as a result of which she was granted recognition in a specified practice area. What is this sort of credential called?

If review of this patient’s record revealed that she had never consented to the eye surgery, of which intentional tort might the surgeon have been guilty?

What must be established to prove that malpractice or negligence has occurred in this case?

When the attorney representing the patient’s family calls Jean and asks to talk with her about the case so that he can better understand her actions, how should Jean respond?

If you harm a patient by administering a medication (wrong drug, wrong dose, etc.) ordered by a physician, which of the following is true?

A friend tells you not to even think about carrying your own insurance because “you’ll be a magnet for attorneys trying to make a buck.” When you seek the advice of the American Nurses Association, you are likely to read which of the following reasons for purchasing a personal professional liability insurance policy?
(1) Protection of the nurse’s best interests
(2) Limitations of employer’s coverage
(3) Care or advice given outside of work
(4) Protection of the institution’s best interests

A fellow student asks you about your legal liability when you do your clinical practice. Which of the following are true?
(1) Student nurses are responsible for their own acts of negligence if these result in patient injury.
(2) Students nurses are held to the same standard of care that would be used to evaluate the actions of a registered nurse.
(3) A hospital may also be held liable for the negligence of a student nurse enrolled in a hospital-controlled program because the student is considered an employee of the hospital.
(4) Nursing instructors may share a student’s responsibility for damages in the event of patient injury if the instructor failed to provide reasonable and prudent clinical supervision.

What is altruism?

What is autonomy?

A nurse is guilty of __________________ when she restrains a patient, without an order, for using the call light too frequently.

In a malpractice lawsuit, a nurse accused of a wrongful act is the __________________.

A nurse documents that a patient is “too lazy” to turn every 2 hours and “extremely difficult” to care for. She is guilty of ______________.

A nurse may be committing ___________ if he gives a patient a dose of IV Ativan without the patient’s awareness or consent.

A nurse is called to court for a malpractice hearing because she was present at the time a surgeon failed to maintain a sterile field during a procedure. This nurse would be considered a ______________.

The physician tells a patient that her lap band surgery will cure her of heart disease and diabetes. This physician is potentially guilty of ________________.

A wound care nurse may be called as the _____________ in a malpractice suit when a patient develops a pressure ulcer due to a lack of competent nursing care.

After an open cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), an abdominal X-ray reveals an unknown foreign object in the abdominal cavity. This is an example of ________________.

The nurse tech witnesses a patient fall while attempting to transfer from the bed to the chair. Which of the following statements should not be included in the incident report?

Which of the following is true regarding an occurrence/incident report: