NR 226 Final Review
, NR 226 Final Review
Guidance for Final Exam
Total Questions= 65 questions (1.5 minutes per
question) Ch. 23 (Torts and Confidentiality)
1. Torts: civil wrong acts or omission made against a person/property
a. Intentional: Willful acts that violate another person’s right
i. Assault: Intentional threat towards another person that
places that person in fear of harmful, imminent or
unwelcomed contact.
1. No actual contact is required
ii. Battery: intentional offensive touching without consent
or lawful justification.
1. Contact can be harmful and cause injury or can
be offensive to the pt’s personal dignity
2. Ex: Provider performs a procedure that goes beyond
the scope of the pt’s consent
iii. False Imprisonment: unjustified restraint of a person
without legal reason
1. Ex: nurses restrain a pt in a confined area to keep
that person from freedom
a. Pt must be aware of confinement for
false imprisonment.
b. Quasi Intentional:
i. Invasion of Privacy: release of pt’s medical info to
unauthorized person, such as press, pt’s employer or
family or online. (can only b shared with healthcare
providers for the purpose of medical treatment only
ii. Defamation of Character: publication of false information
that results in damage to a person’s reputation
1. Slander: speak falsely about another
2. Libel: write falsely about another
c. Unintentional
i. Negligence: below standard of care
ii. Malpractice: professional negligence to carry out duty of
care
, NR 226 Final Review
Guidance for Final Exam
Total Questions= 65 questions (1.5 minutes per
question) Ch. 23 (Torts and Confidentiality)
1. Torts: civil wrong acts or omission made against a person/property
a. Intentional: Willful acts that violate another person’s right
i. Assault: Intentional threat towards another person that
places that person in fear of harmful, imminent or
unwelcomed contact.
1. No actual contact is required
ii. Battery: intentional offensive touching without consent
or lawful justification.
1. Contact can be harmful and cause injury or can
be offensive to the pt’s personal dignity
2. Ex: Provider performs a procedure that goes beyond
the scope of the pt’s consent
iii. False Imprisonment: unjustified restraint of a person
without legal reason
1. Ex: nurses restrain a pt in a confined area to keep
that person from freedom
a. Pt must be aware of confinement for
false imprisonment.
b. Quasi Intentional:
i. Invasion of Privacy: release of pt’s medical info to
unauthorized person, such as press, pt’s employer or
family or online. (can only b shared with healthcare
providers for the purpose of medical treatment only
ii. Defamation of Character: publication of false information
that results in damage to a person’s reputation
1. Slander: speak falsely about another
2. Libel: write falsely about another
c. Unintentional
i. Negligence: below standard of care
ii. Malpractice: professional negligence to carry out duty of
care
