NSG 130- W7 LEGAL ISSUES Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
malpractice
Ans: conduct deviating from the standard of practice dictated by profession
statutory laws
Ans: laws made by any legislative branch of the government, including the US
Congress, state legislators, and city and county governments
nurse Practice Act
Ans: a series of State statutes that Define the scope of practice, standards for
education programs, licensure requirements, and grounds for disciplinary actions
administrative law
Ans: responsibilities that may be interpreted and enforced by an agency that has
been delegated the power of oversight by the governing legislation
tort
Ans: a civil wrong committed against an individual or an individual's property
negligence
Ans: any contact that deviates from what a reasonable person would do in a
particular circumstance
assault
Ans: the action of creating an apprehension of offensive, insulting, or physically
injurious touching
battery
Ans: the willful touching of another individual, and individuals close, or even
something that individual is carrying that is unwanted, embarrassing, or
unwarranted
false imprisonment
Ans: the unjustifiable Detention of an individual without legal warrants to confine
the person
standards of care
Ans: guidelines used to determine what a nurse should or should not do
informed consent
Ans: a client's legal and ethical rights to be informed of it and give permission for
any health care procedure or treatment.