STUDY BUNDLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ fidelity. Answer: obligation to others or to organizations (ANA code
of ethics)
◉ autonomy. Answer: right of individual to choose
◉ beneficence. Answer: duty to promote good and prevent harm
◉ nonmalificence. Answer: duty to cause no harm to others
◉ justice. Answer: obligation to be fair
◉ law. Answer: human-made rules designed to help people maintain
order in their society/settle their problems in a nondestructive manner
◉ statutory law. Answer: established through legislative process
◉ common law. Answer: established by previous court decisions
◉ public law. Answer: between government and individuals
,(constitutional, administrative, criminal law)
◉ private law. Answer: between individuals (contract, tort law)
◉ administrative law in nursing. Answer: -Nurse Practice Acts
-state boards of nursing
-licensure and protection of health, safety, and welfare of citizens (entry
to practice, multistate license/telehealth, advanced practice nurses,
control over nursing practice, delegation in nursing practice)
◉ regulatory power. Answer: rules and regulations for licensure,
education and practice
◉ adjudicatory power. Answer: investigate, hear and decide on
outcomes of complaints
(Boards of Nursing can only limit/deny a nursing license)
◉ Nurse Practice Acts (NPA). Answer: -commonalities among states
-must know requirement for state (or incompact) you practice in and
obtain a copy
-boundaries, definition of practice, area for discipline on practice,
procedures in place to protect nurse for challenges for licensure)
-consumers depend on healthcare professionals
, ◉ Americans with Disabilities Act. Answer: -nurses with disabilities
(confidentiality as long as consistent with client safety; treatment; self-
reporting)
-access to practice
◉ contract law. Answer: a promissory agreement between or among two
or more parties that creates a legal relationship
-express contract written or verbally (implied contract)
-enforceable contract
◉ legal termination of a contract. Answer: -completely performed: terms
met
-both parties agree to a change or annul
-become impossible (death)
-breach
◉ breach. Answer: -one party fails to meet the terms of agreement
-other party can sue in civil court for any damages
◉ National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Answer: protect right of
employees and employers