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LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
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,Test Bank Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th edition by Ginny Wac
ker6 Guido
Table6 of6 contents
Part6 1: Introduction6 to6 the6 Law6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Chapter6 1: Legal6 Concepts6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Chapter6 2: Anatomy6 of6 a6 Lawsuit
Part6 2: Ethics
Chapter6 3: Introduction6 to6 Ethics
Chapter6 4: Application6 of6 Ethics6 in6 Nursing6 Practice6 Settings
Part6 3: Liability6 Issues
Chapter6 5: Standards6 of6 Care
Chapter6 6: Tort6 Law
Chapter6 7: Nursing6 Liability: Defenses
Chapter6 8: Informed6 Consent6 and6 Patient6 Self-Determination
Chapter6 9: Documentation6 and6 Confidentiality
Chapter6 10: Professional6 Liability6 Insurance
Part6 4: Impact6 of6 the6 Law6 on6 the6 Professional6 Practice6 of6 Nursing
Chapter6 11: Nurse6 Practice6 Acts,6 Licensure,6 and6 the6 Scope6 of6 Practice
Chapter6 12: Advanced6 Nursing6 Practice6 Roles
Chapter6 13: Corporate6 Liability6 Issues6 and6 Employment6 Laws
Chapter6 14: Federal6 Laws:
The6 Americans6 with6 Disabilities6 Act6 of6 19906 and6 th6e6 Civil
Rights6 Act6 of6 1991
Chapter6 15: Nursing6 Management6 and6 the6 Nurse-Managers
Chapter6 16: Delegation6 and6 Supervision
Part6 5: Impact6 of6 the6 Law6 on6 Nursing6 in6 Selected6 Practice6 Settings
Chapter6 17: Nursing6 in6 Acute6 Care6 Settings
Chapter6 18: Nursing6 in6 Ambulatory6 and6 Managed6 Care6 Settings
Chapter6 19: Public6 and6 Community6 Health6 Care
Chapter6 20: Nursing6 in6 Long-Term6 Care6 Settings
,Chapter6 01:6 Legal6 Concepts6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Guido:6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 6th6 6 Edition,6 Test6 Bank
Question6 16
Type:6 MCS6
A
A6 nurse6 would6 like6 to6 advocate6 for6 a6 modification6 of6 the6 state’s6 nursing6 practice6 act6 and6 believes6th
e6 best6 strategy6 is6 to6 contact6 the6 persons6 with6 authority6 to6 write6 and6 change6 this6 statutory6 law.6Who
m6 should6 the6 nurse6 contact?
1. State6 board6 of6 nursing
2. State6 governor
3. State6 legislature
4. State6 nursing6 association
Correct6 Answer:6 3
Rationale6 1:6 State6 boards6 of6 nursing6 are6 involved6 in6 the6 implementation6 and6 enforcement6 of6 the6 nu6
rse6 practice6 act6 but6 not6 charged6 with6 writing6 the6 law.
Rationale6 2:6 Governors6 may6 appoint6 members6 of6 those6 on6 the6 state6 board6 of6 nursing,6 but6 are6 not6 i
nvolved6 in6 writing6 nursing6 practice6 acts.
Rationale6 3:6 State6 legislative6 bodies6 create6 and6 pass6 the6 individual6 nursing6 practice6 acts6 (statutory6 l6a
ws)6 and6 create6 state6 boards6 of6 nursing6 or6 state6 boards6 of6 nurse6 examiners6 (state6 administrative6 age6nci
es)6 to6 implement6 and6 enforce6 those6 acts.
Rationale6 4:6 State6 nursing6 associations6 may6 promote6 or6 seek6 to6 change6 nurse6 practice6 acts,6 but6 they6 c6a
nnot6 do6 so6 independently.
Global6 Rationale:
Cognitive6 Level:6 Applying
Client6 Need:6 Safe6 Effective6 Care6 Environment
Client6 Need6 Sub:6 Management6 of6 Care
Nursing/Integrated6 Concepts:6 Nursing6 Process:6 Implementation
Learning6 Outcome:6 1.16 Define6 the6 term6 law6 and6 describe6 four6 sources6 from6 which6 law6 is6 derived,6 in6cludi
ng6 constitutional,6 statutory,6 administrative,6 and6 judicial6 (decisional)6 law.
Question6 26
Type:6 MCS6
A
Guido,6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 66 edit
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, A6 patient6 brought6 suit6 against6 a6 hospital6 for6 injuries6 sustained6 in6 a6 fall.6 The6 case6 went6 to6 trial6 a6n
d6 the6 jury6 found6 for6 the6 hospital.6 Can6 the6 patient6 take6 this6 same6 suit6 and6 evidence6 to6 another6 t6 rial
6 court6 in6 hopes6 of6 a6 different6 decision?
1. No,6 because6 of6 the6 doctrine6 of6 res6 judicata
2. Yes,6 stare6 decisis6 allows6 retrial
3. Yes,6 because6 of6 the6 doctrine6 of6 precedent
4. No,6 this6 is6 a6 landmark6 decision
Correct6 Answer:6 1
Rationale6 1:6 Res6 judicata6 means6 “a6 thing6 or6 matter6 settled6 by6 judgment”6 and6 applies6 when6 a6 lega
6l6 dispute6 has6 been6 decided6 by6 a6 competent6 court6 of6 jurisdiction.6 This6 doctrine6 prevents6 the6 same6 p6a
rties6 in6 the6 original6 lawsuit6 from6 retrying6 the6 same6 issues6 involved6 in6 the6 first6 lawsuit.
Rationale6 2:6 Stare6 decisis6 means6 to6 “let6 the6 decision6 stand”6 and6 is6 applied6 by6 courts6 of6 law6 in6 c6as
es6 with6 similar6 fact6 patterns6 that6 have6 been6 previously6 decided6 by6 the6 court6 system.
Rationale6 3:6 The6 doctrine6 of6 precedent6 means6 to6 “let6 the6 decision6 stand”6 and6 is6 applied6 by6 court
6s6 of6 law6 in6 cases6 with6 similar6 fact6 patterns6 that6 have6 been6 previously6 decided6 by6 the6 court6 syst
e
m.6 Landmark6 decisions6 signify6 that6 precedent6 is6 changed6 by6 the6 current6 court6 decision.
Rationale6 4:6 Landmark6 decisions6 signify6 that6 precedent6 is6 changed6 by6 the6 current6 court6 decision.
Global6 Rationale:
Cognitive6 Level:6 Analyzing
Client6 Need:6 Safe6 Effective6 Care6 Environment
Client6 Need6 Sub:6 Management6 of6 Care
Nursing/Integrated6 Concepts:6 Nursing6 Process:6 Assessment
Learning6 Outcome:6 1.26 Compare6 and6 contrast6 the6 doctrines6 of6 precedent6 (stare6 decisis)6 and6 res6 judic6 at
a.
Question6 36
Type:6 MCS6
A
The6 circumstances6 of6 a6 lawsuit6 cause6 it6 to6 be6 under6 the6 jurisdiction6 of6 more6 than6 one6 court.6 In6 t6hi
s6 case,6 the6 nurse6 expects6 that6 which6 court6 will6 have6 the6 greatest6 personal6 jurisdiction?
1. Federal6 Supreme6 Court
2. Federal6 district6 court
3. State6 supreme6 court
Guido,6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 66 edit
i6 on,6 Test6 Bank
LEGAL AND ETHICAL
ISSUES IN NURSING
6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
TEST BANK 1
0
10
,Test Bank Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th edition by Ginny Wac
ker6 Guido
Table6 of6 contents
Part6 1: Introduction6 to6 the6 Law6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Chapter6 1: Legal6 Concepts6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Chapter6 2: Anatomy6 of6 a6 Lawsuit
Part6 2: Ethics
Chapter6 3: Introduction6 to6 Ethics
Chapter6 4: Application6 of6 Ethics6 in6 Nursing6 Practice6 Settings
Part6 3: Liability6 Issues
Chapter6 5: Standards6 of6 Care
Chapter6 6: Tort6 Law
Chapter6 7: Nursing6 Liability: Defenses
Chapter6 8: Informed6 Consent6 and6 Patient6 Self-Determination
Chapter6 9: Documentation6 and6 Confidentiality
Chapter6 10: Professional6 Liability6 Insurance
Part6 4: Impact6 of6 the6 Law6 on6 the6 Professional6 Practice6 of6 Nursing
Chapter6 11: Nurse6 Practice6 Acts,6 Licensure,6 and6 the6 Scope6 of6 Practice
Chapter6 12: Advanced6 Nursing6 Practice6 Roles
Chapter6 13: Corporate6 Liability6 Issues6 and6 Employment6 Laws
Chapter6 14: Federal6 Laws:
The6 Americans6 with6 Disabilities6 Act6 of6 19906 and6 th6e6 Civil
Rights6 Act6 of6 1991
Chapter6 15: Nursing6 Management6 and6 the6 Nurse-Managers
Chapter6 16: Delegation6 and6 Supervision
Part6 5: Impact6 of6 the6 Law6 on6 Nursing6 in6 Selected6 Practice6 Settings
Chapter6 17: Nursing6 in6 Acute6 Care6 Settings
Chapter6 18: Nursing6 in6 Ambulatory6 and6 Managed6 Care6 Settings
Chapter6 19: Public6 and6 Community6 Health6 Care
Chapter6 20: Nursing6 in6 Long-Term6 Care6 Settings
,Chapter6 01:6 Legal6 Concepts6 and6 the6 Judicial6 Process
Guido:6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 6th6 6 Edition,6 Test6 Bank
Question6 16
Type:6 MCS6
A
A6 nurse6 would6 like6 to6 advocate6 for6 a6 modification6 of6 the6 state’s6 nursing6 practice6 act6 and6 believes6th
e6 best6 strategy6 is6 to6 contact6 the6 persons6 with6 authority6 to6 write6 and6 change6 this6 statutory6 law.6Who
m6 should6 the6 nurse6 contact?
1. State6 board6 of6 nursing
2. State6 governor
3. State6 legislature
4. State6 nursing6 association
Correct6 Answer:6 3
Rationale6 1:6 State6 boards6 of6 nursing6 are6 involved6 in6 the6 implementation6 and6 enforcement6 of6 the6 nu6
rse6 practice6 act6 but6 not6 charged6 with6 writing6 the6 law.
Rationale6 2:6 Governors6 may6 appoint6 members6 of6 those6 on6 the6 state6 board6 of6 nursing,6 but6 are6 not6 i
nvolved6 in6 writing6 nursing6 practice6 acts.
Rationale6 3:6 State6 legislative6 bodies6 create6 and6 pass6 the6 individual6 nursing6 practice6 acts6 (statutory6 l6a
ws)6 and6 create6 state6 boards6 of6 nursing6 or6 state6 boards6 of6 nurse6 examiners6 (state6 administrative6 age6nci
es)6 to6 implement6 and6 enforce6 those6 acts.
Rationale6 4:6 State6 nursing6 associations6 may6 promote6 or6 seek6 to6 change6 nurse6 practice6 acts,6 but6 they6 c6a
nnot6 do6 so6 independently.
Global6 Rationale:
Cognitive6 Level:6 Applying
Client6 Need:6 Safe6 Effective6 Care6 Environment
Client6 Need6 Sub:6 Management6 of6 Care
Nursing/Integrated6 Concepts:6 Nursing6 Process:6 Implementation
Learning6 Outcome:6 1.16 Define6 the6 term6 law6 and6 describe6 four6 sources6 from6 which6 law6 is6 derived,6 in6cludi
ng6 constitutional,6 statutory,6 administrative,6 and6 judicial6 (decisional)6 law.
Question6 26
Type:6 MCS6
A
Guido,6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 66 edit
i6 on,6 Test6 Bank
, A6 patient6 brought6 suit6 against6 a6 hospital6 for6 injuries6 sustained6 in6 a6 fall.6 The6 case6 went6 to6 trial6 a6n
d6 the6 jury6 found6 for6 the6 hospital.6 Can6 the6 patient6 take6 this6 same6 suit6 and6 evidence6 to6 another6 t6 rial
6 court6 in6 hopes6 of6 a6 different6 decision?
1. No,6 because6 of6 the6 doctrine6 of6 res6 judicata
2. Yes,6 stare6 decisis6 allows6 retrial
3. Yes,6 because6 of6 the6 doctrine6 of6 precedent
4. No,6 this6 is6 a6 landmark6 decision
Correct6 Answer:6 1
Rationale6 1:6 Res6 judicata6 means6 “a6 thing6 or6 matter6 settled6 by6 judgment”6 and6 applies6 when6 a6 lega
6l6 dispute6 has6 been6 decided6 by6 a6 competent6 court6 of6 jurisdiction.6 This6 doctrine6 prevents6 the6 same6 p6a
rties6 in6 the6 original6 lawsuit6 from6 retrying6 the6 same6 issues6 involved6 in6 the6 first6 lawsuit.
Rationale6 2:6 Stare6 decisis6 means6 to6 “let6 the6 decision6 stand”6 and6 is6 applied6 by6 courts6 of6 law6 in6 c6as
es6 with6 similar6 fact6 patterns6 that6 have6 been6 previously6 decided6 by6 the6 court6 system.
Rationale6 3:6 The6 doctrine6 of6 precedent6 means6 to6 “let6 the6 decision6 stand”6 and6 is6 applied6 by6 court
6s6 of6 law6 in6 cases6 with6 similar6 fact6 patterns6 that6 have6 been6 previously6 decided6 by6 the6 court6 syst
e
m.6 Landmark6 decisions6 signify6 that6 precedent6 is6 changed6 by6 the6 current6 court6 decision.
Rationale6 4:6 Landmark6 decisions6 signify6 that6 precedent6 is6 changed6 by6 the6 current6 court6 decision.
Global6 Rationale:
Cognitive6 Level:6 Analyzing
Client6 Need:6 Safe6 Effective6 Care6 Environment
Client6 Need6 Sub:6 Management6 of6 Care
Nursing/Integrated6 Concepts:6 Nursing6 Process:6 Assessment
Learning6 Outcome:6 1.26 Compare6 and6 contrast6 the6 doctrines6 of6 precedent6 (stare6 decisis)6 and6 res6 judic6 at
a.
Question6 36
Type:6 MCS6
A
The6 circumstances6 of6 a6 lawsuit6 cause6 it6 to6 be6 under6 the6 jurisdiction6 of6 more6 than6 one6 court.6 In6 t6hi
s6 case,6 the6 nurse6 expects6 that6 which6 court6 will6 have6 the6 greatest6 personal6 jurisdiction?
1. Federal6 Supreme6 Court
2. Federal6 district6 court
3. State6 supreme6 court
Guido,6 Legal6 and6 Ethical6 Issues6 in6 Nursing,6 66 edit
i6 on,6 Test6 Bank
