NSG 500 ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT TEST 2 2026 STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
DETAILED 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
ASSESSMENT TEST 2 2026 STUDY
GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
DETAILED 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
