NSG 212 Exam 2 UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
State board of Nursing consists of - CORRECT ANSWER -RNS, LPNS, consumers appointed by governor
Executive - CORRECT ANSWER -administer the nurse practice act
Legislative - CORRECT ANSWER -adopt rules to implement the act
judical - CORRECT ANSWER -authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or otherwise discipline a licensee or
deny application for licensure
State board of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible for administering and enforcing nurse practice act in
its state
true or false: Nurses and students nurses are legally responsible for their actions - CORRECT ANSWER -true
License requirements are set by state board nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -educational requirements-licensing
exam (NCLEX)-maintenance and renewal
-suspension and revocation
-professional misconduct proceedings
The State Board of Nursing may revoke or suspend a nurses license for willfully violating the nurse practice act: -
CORRECT ANSWER -drug/ETOH abuse (most common)
• fraud ( in obtaining license)
• conviction of a felony
• gross or ordinary negligence
• previous disciplinary actions in other states
• physical / mental impairments
• practicing after your license expires
Criminal action - CORRECT ANSWER -a wrong against person and society
criminal court
punishable by imprisonment
felony - CORRECT ANSWER -greater than a year
Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER -less than a year
Civil Action- Tort - CORRECT ANSWER -- a wrong against an individual's rights or property
- civil court
- punishment usually with monetary settlement
- tort may also be a crime and tried in both courts
Assault (intentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -the conduct of one persons males another person fearful or battery
battery (intentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -physical contact
Negligence (unintentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a client who is
at a risk for a fall
Malpractice (unintentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -medication error, calculation error, patient dies
Assault example - CORRECT ANSWER -threat to give patient vitamin injection if does not eat
battery example - CORRECT ANSWER -give patient vitamin injection against her will
nurse liability categories - CORRECT ANSWER -Failure to follow standard of care
CORRECT Answers
State board of Nursing consists of - CORRECT ANSWER -RNS, LPNS, consumers appointed by governor
Executive - CORRECT ANSWER -administer the nurse practice act
Legislative - CORRECT ANSWER -adopt rules to implement the act
judical - CORRECT ANSWER -authority to deny, suspend, or revoke a license or otherwise discipline a licensee or
deny application for licensure
State board of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -Responsible for administering and enforcing nurse practice act in
its state
true or false: Nurses and students nurses are legally responsible for their actions - CORRECT ANSWER -true
License requirements are set by state board nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -educational requirements-licensing
exam (NCLEX)-maintenance and renewal
-suspension and revocation
-professional misconduct proceedings
The State Board of Nursing may revoke or suspend a nurses license for willfully violating the nurse practice act: -
CORRECT ANSWER -drug/ETOH abuse (most common)
• fraud ( in obtaining license)
• conviction of a felony
• gross or ordinary negligence
• previous disciplinary actions in other states
• physical / mental impairments
• practicing after your license expires
Criminal action - CORRECT ANSWER -a wrong against person and society
criminal court
punishable by imprisonment
felony - CORRECT ANSWER -greater than a year
Misdemeanor - CORRECT ANSWER -less than a year
Civil Action- Tort - CORRECT ANSWER -- a wrong against an individual's rights or property
- civil court
- punishment usually with monetary settlement
- tort may also be a crime and tried in both courts
Assault (intentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -the conduct of one persons males another person fearful or battery
battery (intentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -physical contact
Negligence (unintentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a client who is
at a risk for a fall
Malpractice (unintentional) - CORRECT ANSWER -medication error, calculation error, patient dies
Assault example - CORRECT ANSWER -threat to give patient vitamin injection if does not eat
battery example - CORRECT ANSWER -give patient vitamin injection against her will
nurse liability categories - CORRECT ANSWER -Failure to follow standard of care
