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Professional Growth II - Practical Nursing
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1. The Nurse Practice Act is primarily designed to:
A) Protect the hospital from lawsuits
B) Define the scope of practice for nurses and protect the public
C) Establish salary guidelines for nurses
D) Regulate physician-nurse relationships
Answer: B
Rationale: Each state’s Nurse Practice Act defines legal parameters
of nursing practice, including licensure requirements, scope of
practice, and disciplinary actions, with the primary goal of public
protection.
2. An LPN/LVN administers a medication without a valid
order. This is an example of:
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A) Negligence
B) Malpractice
C) Battery
D) Assault
Answer: C
Rationale: Battery is the unauthorized touching of another person.
Giving medication without an order constitutes battery because the
patient did not consent to that specific treatment. Malpractice
requires proof of duty, breach, injury, and causation.
3. A nurse threatens to restrain a patient if they do not stay in
bed. This is:
A) Assault
B) Battery
C) False imprisonment
D) Slander
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Answer: A
Rationale: Assault is the threat or attempt to touch another person
without consent, causing fear of harmful contact. Battery is the
actual contact. False imprisonment occurs when a person is confined
against their will without legal authority.
4. Which of the following is an example of a tort?
A) Violating HIPAA by discussing a patient in an elevator
B) Failing to renew nursing license on time
C) Administering a drug without checking the patient’s armband
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Torts are civil wrongs. HIPAA violation (invasion of
privacy), practicing without a current license (though also
regulatory), and failure to follow safety protocols (negligence) can
all be torts.
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5. Good Samaritan laws generally protect a nurse who:
A) Provides emergency care within the scope of practice, without
gross negligence, at the scene of an accident
B) Accepts payment for emergency care
C) Refuses to stop and help
D) Practices outside their scope during an emergency
Answer: A
Rationale: Good Samaritan laws encourage bystanders to assist by
limiting liability for ordinary negligence. Protection typically
requires care that is reasonable, voluntary, uncompensated, and
within the nurse’s training.
6. A patient refuses a life-saving blood transfusion based on
religious beliefs. The nurse should:
A) Give the transfusion because it is medically necessary
B) Respect the patient’s refusal and notify the provider
Professional Growth II - Practical Nursing
EXAM Questions & Answers | 100%
Verified solutions | Latest!!
1. The Nurse Practice Act is primarily designed to:
A) Protect the hospital from lawsuits
B) Define the scope of practice for nurses and protect the public
C) Establish salary guidelines for nurses
D) Regulate physician-nurse relationships
Answer: B
Rationale: Each state’s Nurse Practice Act defines legal parameters
of nursing practice, including licensure requirements, scope of
practice, and disciplinary actions, with the primary goal of public
protection.
2. An LPN/LVN administers a medication without a valid
order. This is an example of:
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A) Negligence
B) Malpractice
C) Battery
D) Assault
Answer: C
Rationale: Battery is the unauthorized touching of another person.
Giving medication without an order constitutes battery because the
patient did not consent to that specific treatment. Malpractice
requires proof of duty, breach, injury, and causation.
3. A nurse threatens to restrain a patient if they do not stay in
bed. This is:
A) Assault
B) Battery
C) False imprisonment
D) Slander
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Answer: A
Rationale: Assault is the threat or attempt to touch another person
without consent, causing fear of harmful contact. Battery is the
actual contact. False imprisonment occurs when a person is confined
against their will without legal authority.
4. Which of the following is an example of a tort?
A) Violating HIPAA by discussing a patient in an elevator
B) Failing to renew nursing license on time
C) Administering a drug without checking the patient’s armband
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Rationale: Torts are civil wrongs. HIPAA violation (invasion of
privacy), practicing without a current license (though also
regulatory), and failure to follow safety protocols (negligence) can
all be torts.
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5. Good Samaritan laws generally protect a nurse who:
A) Provides emergency care within the scope of practice, without
gross negligence, at the scene of an accident
B) Accepts payment for emergency care
C) Refuses to stop and help
D) Practices outside their scope during an emergency
Answer: A
Rationale: Good Samaritan laws encourage bystanders to assist by
limiting liability for ordinary negligence. Protection typically
requires care that is reasonable, voluntary, uncompensated, and
within the nurse’s training.
6. A patient refuses a life-saving blood transfusion based on
religious beliefs. The nurse should:
A) Give the transfusion because it is medically necessary
B) Respect the patient’s refusal and notify the provider
