TEST BANK
LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
TEST BANK
,Test Bank Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th edition by Ginny Wacker
Guido
Table of contents
Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
Part 2: Ethics
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
Part 3: Liability Issues
Chapter 5: Standards of Care
Chapter 6: Tort Law
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing
Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
Rights Act of 1991
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-Managers
Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
,Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Guido: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th Edition, Test Bank
Question 1
Type: MCSA
A nurse/ would/ like/ to/ advocate/ for/ a/ modification/ of/ the/ state’s/ nursing/ practice/ act/ and/ believes/ the/ best/ strategy/
is/ to/ contact/ the/ persons/ with/ authority/ to/ write/ and/ change/ this/ statutory/ law./ Whom/ should/ the/ nurse/ contact?
1. State/ board/ of/ nursing
2. State/ governor
3. State/ legislature
4. State/ nursing/ association
Correct/ Answer:/ 3
Rationale/ 1:/ State/ boards/ of/ nursing/ are/ involved/ in/ the/ implementation/ and/ enforcement/ of/ the/ nurse/ practice/ act/
but/ not/ charged/ with/ writing/ the/ law.
Rationale/ 2:/ Governors/ may/ appoint/ members/ of/ those/ on/ the/ state/ board/ of/ nursing,/ but/ are/ not/ involved/ in/
writing/ nursing/ practice/ acts.
Rationale/ 3:/ State/ legislative/ bodies/ create/ and/ pass/ the/ individual/ nursing/ practice/ acts/ (statutory/ laws)/ and/
create/ state/ boards/ of/ nursing/ or/ state/ boards/ of/ nurse/ examiners/ (state/ administrative/ agencies)/ to/ implement/ and/
enforce/ those/ acts.
Rationale/ 4:/ State/ nursing/ associations/ may/ promote/ or/ seek/ to/ change/ nurse/ practice/ acts,/ but/ they/ cannot/ do/ so/
independently.
Global/ Rationale:
Cognitive/ Level:/ Applying
Client/ Need:/ Safe/ Effective/ Care/ Environment
Client/ Need/ Sub:/ Management/ of/ Care
Nursing/Integrated/ Concepts:/ Nursing/ Process:/ Implementation
Learning/ Outcome:/ 1.1/ Define/ the/ term/ law/ and/ describe/ four/ sources/ from/ which/ law/ is/ derived,/ including/
constitutional,/ statutory,/ administrative,/ and/ judicial/ (decisional)/ law.
Question/ 2/
Type:/MCSA
Guido, Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6 edition, Test Bank
, A/ patient/ brought/ suit/ against/ a/ hospital/ for/ injuries/ sustained/ in/ a/ fall./ The/ case/ went/ to/ trial/ and/ the/ jury/ found/
for/ the/ hospital./ Can/ the/ patient/ take/ this/ same/ suit / and/ evidence/ to/ another/ trial/ court/ in/ hopes/ of/ a/ different/
decision?
1. No,/ because/ of/ the/ doctrine/ of/ res/ judicata
2. Yes,/ stare/ decisis/ allows/ retrial
3. Yes,/ because/ of/ the/ doctrine/ of/ precedent
4. No,/ this/ is/ a/ landmark/ decision
Correct/ Answer:/ 1
Rationale/ 1:/ Res/ judicata/ means/ “a/ thing/ or/ matter/ settled/ by/ judgment”/ and/ applies/ when/ a/ legal/ dispute/ has/
been/ decided/ by/ a/ competent/ court/ of/ jurisdiction./ This/ doctrine/ prevents/ the/ same/ parties/ in/ the/ original/ lawsuit/
from/ retrying/ the/ same/ issues/ involved/ in/ the/ first/ lawsuit.
Rationale/ 2:/ Stare/ decisis/ means/ to/ “let/ the/ decision/ stand”/ and/ is/ applied/ by/ courts/ of/ law/ in/ cases/ with/ similar/
fact/ patterns/ that/ have/ been/ previously/ decided/ by/ the/ court/ system.
Rationale/ 3:/ The/ doctrine/ of/ precedent/ means/ to/ “let/ the/ decision/ stand”/ and/ is/ applied/ by/ courts/ of/ law/ in/ cases/
with/ similar/ fact/ patterns/ that/ have/ been/ previously/ decided/ by/ the/ court/ system./ Landmark/ decisions/ signify/ that/
precedent/ is/ changed/ by/ the/ current/ court/ decision.
Rationale/ 4:/ Landmark/ decisions/ signify/ that/ precedent/ is/ changed/ by/ the/ current/ court/ decision.
Global/ Rationale:
Cognitive/ Level:/ Analyzing
Client/ Need:/ Safe/ Effective/ Care/ Environment
Client/ Need/ Sub:/ Management/ of/ Care
Nursing/Integrated/ Concepts:/ Nursing/ Process:/ Assessment
Learning/ Outcome:/ 1.2/ Compare/ and/ contrast/ the/ doctrines/ of/ precedent/ (stare/ decisis)/ and/ res/ judicata.
Question/ 3/
Type:/MCSA
The/ circumstances/ of/ a/ lawsuit/ cause/ it/ to/ be/ under/ the/ jurisdiction/ of/ more/ than/ one/ court./ In/ this/ case,/ the/ nurse/
expects/ that/ which/ court/ will/ have/ the/ greatest/ personal/ jurisdiction?
1. Federal/ Supreme/ Court
2. Federal/ district/ court
3. State/ supreme/ court
4. State/ trial/ court
Guido, Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6 edition, Test Bank
LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
TEST BANK
,Test Bank Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th edition by Ginny Wacker
Guido
Table of contents
Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
Part 2: Ethics
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
Part 3: Liability Issues
Chapter 5: Standards of Care
Chapter 6: Tort Law
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing
Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
Rights Act of 1991
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-Managers
Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
,Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
Guido: Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th Edition, Test Bank
Question 1
Type: MCSA
A nurse/ would/ like/ to/ advocate/ for/ a/ modification/ of/ the/ state’s/ nursing/ practice/ act/ and/ believes/ the/ best/ strategy/
is/ to/ contact/ the/ persons/ with/ authority/ to/ write/ and/ change/ this/ statutory/ law./ Whom/ should/ the/ nurse/ contact?
1. State/ board/ of/ nursing
2. State/ governor
3. State/ legislature
4. State/ nursing/ association
Correct/ Answer:/ 3
Rationale/ 1:/ State/ boards/ of/ nursing/ are/ involved/ in/ the/ implementation/ and/ enforcement/ of/ the/ nurse/ practice/ act/
but/ not/ charged/ with/ writing/ the/ law.
Rationale/ 2:/ Governors/ may/ appoint/ members/ of/ those/ on/ the/ state/ board/ of/ nursing,/ but/ are/ not/ involved/ in/
writing/ nursing/ practice/ acts.
Rationale/ 3:/ State/ legislative/ bodies/ create/ and/ pass/ the/ individual/ nursing/ practice/ acts/ (statutory/ laws)/ and/
create/ state/ boards/ of/ nursing/ or/ state/ boards/ of/ nurse/ examiners/ (state/ administrative/ agencies)/ to/ implement/ and/
enforce/ those/ acts.
Rationale/ 4:/ State/ nursing/ associations/ may/ promote/ or/ seek/ to/ change/ nurse/ practice/ acts,/ but/ they/ cannot/ do/ so/
independently.
Global/ Rationale:
Cognitive/ Level:/ Applying
Client/ Need:/ Safe/ Effective/ Care/ Environment
Client/ Need/ Sub:/ Management/ of/ Care
Nursing/Integrated/ Concepts:/ Nursing/ Process:/ Implementation
Learning/ Outcome:/ 1.1/ Define/ the/ term/ law/ and/ describe/ four/ sources/ from/ which/ law/ is/ derived,/ including/
constitutional,/ statutory,/ administrative,/ and/ judicial/ (decisional)/ law.
Question/ 2/
Type:/MCSA
Guido, Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6 edition, Test Bank
, A/ patient/ brought/ suit/ against/ a/ hospital/ for/ injuries/ sustained/ in/ a/ fall./ The/ case/ went/ to/ trial/ and/ the/ jury/ found/
for/ the/ hospital./ Can/ the/ patient/ take/ this/ same/ suit / and/ evidence/ to/ another/ trial/ court/ in/ hopes/ of/ a/ different/
decision?
1. No,/ because/ of/ the/ doctrine/ of/ res/ judicata
2. Yes,/ stare/ decisis/ allows/ retrial
3. Yes,/ because/ of/ the/ doctrine/ of/ precedent
4. No,/ this/ is/ a/ landmark/ decision
Correct/ Answer:/ 1
Rationale/ 1:/ Res/ judicata/ means/ “a/ thing/ or/ matter/ settled/ by/ judgment”/ and/ applies/ when/ a/ legal/ dispute/ has/
been/ decided/ by/ a/ competent/ court/ of/ jurisdiction./ This/ doctrine/ prevents/ the/ same/ parties/ in/ the/ original/ lawsuit/
from/ retrying/ the/ same/ issues/ involved/ in/ the/ first/ lawsuit.
Rationale/ 2:/ Stare/ decisis/ means/ to/ “let/ the/ decision/ stand”/ and/ is/ applied/ by/ courts/ of/ law/ in/ cases/ with/ similar/
fact/ patterns/ that/ have/ been/ previously/ decided/ by/ the/ court/ system.
Rationale/ 3:/ The/ doctrine/ of/ precedent/ means/ to/ “let/ the/ decision/ stand”/ and/ is/ applied/ by/ courts/ of/ law/ in/ cases/
with/ similar/ fact/ patterns/ that/ have/ been/ previously/ decided/ by/ the/ court/ system./ Landmark/ decisions/ signify/ that/
precedent/ is/ changed/ by/ the/ current/ court/ decision.
Rationale/ 4:/ Landmark/ decisions/ signify/ that/ precedent/ is/ changed/ by/ the/ current/ court/ decision.
Global/ Rationale:
Cognitive/ Level:/ Analyzing
Client/ Need:/ Safe/ Effective/ Care/ Environment
Client/ Need/ Sub:/ Management/ of/ Care
Nursing/Integrated/ Concepts:/ Nursing/ Process:/ Assessment
Learning/ Outcome:/ 1.2/ Compare/ and/ contrast/ the/ doctrines/ of/ precedent/ (stare/ decisis)/ and/ res/ judicata.
Question/ 3/
Type:/MCSA
The/ circumstances/ of/ a/ lawsuit/ cause/ it/ to/ be/ under/ the/ jurisdiction/ of/ more/ than/ one/ court./ In/ this/ case,/ the/ nurse/
expects/ that/ which/ court/ will/ have/ the/ greatest/ personal/ jurisdiction?
1. Federal/ Supreme/ Court
2. Federal/ district/ court
3. State/ supreme/ court
4. State/ trial/ court
Guido, Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6 edition, Test Bank
