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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
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Part 2: Ethics
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
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Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues
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Chapter 5: Standards of Care
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Chapter 6: Tort Law d d d
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
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Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
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Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
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Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
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Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing
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Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
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Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
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Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
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Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
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Rights Act of 1991
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Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-Managers
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Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
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Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
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Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
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Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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,Chapterd01:dLegaldConceptsdanddthedJudicialdProcess
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Adnursedwoulddlikedtodadvocatedfordadmodificationdofdthedstate’sdnursingdpracticedactdanddbelievesdthedbestdstrategydis
dtodcontactdthedpersonsdwithdauthoritydtodwritedanddchangedthisdstatutorydlaw.dWhomdshoulddthednursedcontact?
1. Statedboarddofdnursing
2. Statedgovernor
3. Statedlegislature
4. Statednursingdassociation
CorrectdAnswer:d3
Rationaled1:dStatedboardsdofdnursingdaredinvolveddindthedimplementationdanddenforcementdofdthednursedpracticedactdbutd
notdchargeddwithdwritingdthedlaw.
Rationaled2:dGovernorsdmaydappointdmembersdofdthosedondthedstatedboarddofdnursing,dbutdarednotdinvolveddindwritin
gdnursingdpracticedacts.
Rationaled3:dStatedlegislativedbodiesdcreatedanddpassdthedindividualdnursingdpracticedactsd(statutorydlaws)danddcreat
edstatedboardsdofdnursingdordstatedboardsdofdnursedexaminersd(statedadministrativedagencies)dtodimplementdanddenforc
edthosedacts.
Rationaled4:dStatednursingdassociationsdmaydpromotedordseekdtodchangednursedpracticedacts,dbutdtheydcannotddodsodinde
pendently.
GlobaldRationale:
CognitivedLevel:dApplying
ClientdNeed:dSafedEffectivedCaredEnvironment
ClientdNeeddSub:dManagementdofdCare
Nursing/IntegrateddConcepts:dNursingdProcess:dImplementation
LearningdOutcome:d1.1dDefinedthedtermdlawdandddescribedfourdsourcesdfromdwhichdlawdisdderived,dincludingdconstitut
ional,dstatutory,dadministrative,danddjudiciald(decisional)dlaw.
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, Adpatientdbroughtdsuitdagainstdadhospitaldfordinjuriesdsustaineddindadfall.dThedcasedwentdtodtrialdanddthedjurydfounddford
thedhospital.dCandthedpatientdtakedthisdsamedsuitdanddevidencedtodanotherdtrialdcourtdindhopesdofdaddifferentddecision?
1. No,dbecausedofdtheddoctrinedofdresdjudicata
2. Yes,dstareddecisisdallowsdretrial
3. Yes,dbecausedofdtheddoctrinedofdprecedent
4. No,dthisdisdadlandmarkddecision
CorrectdAnswer:d1
Rationaled1:dResdjudicatadmeansd“adthingdordmatterdsettleddbydjudgment”danddappliesdwhendadlegalddisputedhasdbeen
ddecideddbydadcompetentdcourtdofdjurisdiction.dThisddoctrinedpreventsdthedsamedpartiesdindthedoriginaldlawsuitdfromdre
tryingdthedsamedissuesdinvolveddindthedfirstdlawsuit.
Rationaled2:dStareddecisisdmeansdtod“letdtheddecisiondstand”danddisdapplieddbydcourtsdofdlawdindcasesdwithdsimilardfac
tdpatternsdthatdhavedbeendpreviouslyddecideddbydthedcourtdsystem.
Rationaled3:dTheddoctrinedofdprecedentdmeansdtod“letdtheddecisiondstand”danddisdapplieddbydcourtsdofdlawdindcasesdw
ithdsimilardfactdpatternsdthatdhavedbeendpreviouslyddecideddbydthedcourtdsystem.dLandmarkddecisionsdsignifydthatdpre
cedentdisdchangeddbydthedcurrentdcourtddecision.
Rationaled4:dLandmarkddecisionsdsignifydthatdprecedentdisdchangeddbydthedcurrentdcourtddecision.
GlobaldRationale:
CognitivedLevel:dAnalyzing
ClientdNeed:dSafedEffectivedCaredEnvironment
ClientdNeeddSub:dManagementdofdCare
Nursing/IntegrateddConcepts:dNursingdProcess:dAssessment
LearningdOutcome:d1.2dComparedanddcontrastdtheddoctrinesdofdprecedentd(stareddecisis)danddresdjudicata.
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Thedcircumstancesdofdadlawsuitdcauseditdtodbedunderdthedjurisdictiondofdmoredthandonedcourt.dIndthisdcase,dthednursede
xpectsdthatdwhichdcourtdwilldhavedthedgreatestdpersonaldjurisdiction?
1. FederaldSupremedCourt
2. Federalddistrictdcourt
3. Statedsupremedcourt
4. Statedtrialdcourt
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LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUE
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S IN NURSING
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6th Edition By Ginny Wacker Guido
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TESTBANK d
,Test Bank Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 6th edition by Ginny Wacker Guido
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Table of contents
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Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
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Part 2: Ethics
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
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Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues
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Chapter 5: Standards of Care
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Chapter 6: Tort Law d d d
Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
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Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
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Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality
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Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
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Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing
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Chapter 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
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Chapter 12: Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
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Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
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Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
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Rights Act of 1991
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Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-Managers
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Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
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Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
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Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
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Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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,Chapterd01:dLegaldConceptsdanddthedJudicialdProcess
Guido:dLegaldanddEthicaldIssuesdindNursing,d6thd Edition,dTestdBank
Questiond1dT
ype:dMCSA
Adnursedwoulddlikedtodadvocatedfordadmodificationdofdthedstate’sdnursingdpracticedactdanddbelievesdthedbestdstrategydis
dtodcontactdthedpersonsdwithdauthoritydtodwritedanddchangedthisdstatutorydlaw.dWhomdshoulddthednursedcontact?
1. Statedboarddofdnursing
2. Statedgovernor
3. Statedlegislature
4. Statednursingdassociation
CorrectdAnswer:d3
Rationaled1:dStatedboardsdofdnursingdaredinvolveddindthedimplementationdanddenforcementdofdthednursedpracticedactdbutd
notdchargeddwithdwritingdthedlaw.
Rationaled2:dGovernorsdmaydappointdmembersdofdthosedondthedstatedboarddofdnursing,dbutdarednotdinvolveddindwritin
gdnursingdpracticedacts.
Rationaled3:dStatedlegislativedbodiesdcreatedanddpassdthedindividualdnursingdpracticedactsd(statutorydlaws)danddcreat
edstatedboardsdofdnursingdordstatedboardsdofdnursedexaminersd(statedadministrativedagencies)dtodimplementdanddenforc
edthosedacts.
Rationaled4:dStatednursingdassociationsdmaydpromotedordseekdtodchangednursedpracticedacts,dbutdtheydcannotddodsodinde
pendently.
GlobaldRationale:
CognitivedLevel:dApplying
ClientdNeed:dSafedEffectivedCaredEnvironment
ClientdNeeddSub:dManagementdofdCare
Nursing/IntegrateddConcepts:dNursingdProcess:dImplementation
LearningdOutcome:d1.1dDefinedthedtermdlawdandddescribedfourdsourcesdfromdwhichdlawdisdderived,dincludingdconstitut
ional,dstatutory,dadministrative,danddjudiciald(decisional)dlaw.
Questiond2dT
ype:dMCSA
Guido,dLegaldanddEthicaldIssuesdindNursing,d6dedition,dTestdBan
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, Adpatientdbroughtdsuitdagainstdadhospitaldfordinjuriesdsustaineddindadfall.dThedcasedwentdtodtrialdanddthedjurydfounddford
thedhospital.dCandthedpatientdtakedthisdsamedsuitdanddevidencedtodanotherdtrialdcourtdindhopesdofdaddifferentddecision?
1. No,dbecausedofdtheddoctrinedofdresdjudicata
2. Yes,dstareddecisisdallowsdretrial
3. Yes,dbecausedofdtheddoctrinedofdprecedent
4. No,dthisdisdadlandmarkddecision
CorrectdAnswer:d1
Rationaled1:dResdjudicatadmeansd“adthingdordmatterdsettleddbydjudgment”danddappliesdwhendadlegalddisputedhasdbeen
ddecideddbydadcompetentdcourtdofdjurisdiction.dThisddoctrinedpreventsdthedsamedpartiesdindthedoriginaldlawsuitdfromdre
tryingdthedsamedissuesdinvolveddindthedfirstdlawsuit.
Rationaled2:dStareddecisisdmeansdtod“letdtheddecisiondstand”danddisdapplieddbydcourtsdofdlawdindcasesdwithdsimilardfac
tdpatternsdthatdhavedbeendpreviouslyddecideddbydthedcourtdsystem.
Rationaled3:dTheddoctrinedofdprecedentdmeansdtod“letdtheddecisiondstand”danddisdapplieddbydcourtsdofdlawdindcasesdw
ithdsimilardfactdpatternsdthatdhavedbeendpreviouslyddecideddbydthedcourtdsystem.dLandmarkddecisionsdsignifydthatdpre
cedentdisdchangeddbydthedcurrentdcourtddecision.
Rationaled4:dLandmarkddecisionsdsignifydthatdprecedentdisdchangeddbydthedcurrentdcourtddecision.
GlobaldRationale:
CognitivedLevel:dAnalyzing
ClientdNeed:dSafedEffectivedCaredEnvironment
ClientdNeeddSub:dManagementdofdCare
Nursing/IntegrateddConcepts:dNursingdProcess:dAssessment
LearningdOutcome:d1.2dComparedanddcontrastdtheddoctrinesdofdprecedentd(stareddecisis)danddresdjudicata.
Questiond3dT
ype:dMCSA
Thedcircumstancesdofdadlawsuitdcauseditdtodbedunderdthedjurisdictiondofdmoredthandonedcourt.dIndthisdcase,dthednursede
xpectsdthatdwhichdcourtdwilldhavedthedgreatestdpersonaldjurisdiction?
1. FederaldSupremedCourt
2. Federalddistrictdcourt
3. Statedsupremedcourt
4. Statedtrialdcourt
Guido,dLegaldanddEthicaldIssuesdindNursing,d6dedition,dTestdBan
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