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NUR 115 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (41)
Statutory laws
Explanation:
Nurse practice acts are statutory laws.
Statutory laws must be in keeping with both the
federal constitution and the state constitution.
Constitutional law refers to rights carved out in
Nurse practice acts are the federal and state constitutions. The majority
examples of which type of this body of law has developed from state
of laws? and federal supreme court rulings, which
interpret their respective constitutions and
ensure that the laws passed by the
legislature do not
violate constitutional limits. Administrative law
is the body of law that governs the activities of
administrative agencies of government.
Common law is the body of English law as
adopted and modified separately by the
different states of the U.S. and by the federal
government and is in contrast with
statutory law.
Battery
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An RN enters a client's Explanation:
room and observes the The UAP is engaging in battery, which is an
unlicensed assistive assault that is carried out and includes willful,
personnel (UAP) angry, and violent or negligent touching of
forcefully pushing a another person's body or clothes or anything
client down on the attached to (or held by) that other person.
bed. The client starts Assault is a threat or an
crying and informs attempt to make bodily contact with another
the UAP of the need person without that person's consent. Fraud is
to go to the willful and purposeful misrepresentation that
bathroom. What action could cause, or has caused,
is the RN witnessing that loss or harm to a person or property.
should be immediately Defamation of character is an intentional tort in
reported to the which one party makes derogatory remarks
supervisor? about another that harm the other
party's reputation.
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The health care provider performing the surgical
procedure
A client is being Explanation:
prepared for an The nurse should inform the surgeon the
elective surgical consent has not been signed. Obtaining
procedure and the informed consent is the responsibility of the
consent form person who will be performing the
has not been signed. diagnostic or treatment procedure or the research
Who should the nurse study. In this particular case, the
have obtain consent surgeon, the client, and a witness, all need to
for the procedure? sign the consent form. The nurse's roles are to
confirm that a signed consent form is present in
the client's chart and to answer any client
questions about the consent.
A nurse enters a client's The nurse documents a complete description of
room and finds that the the happenings in the client's records.
client is lying on the Explanation:
floor. The nurse An incident report is a written account of an
makes the client unusual, potentially injurious event involving a
comfortable on the client, employee, or visitor. It is kept separate
bed from the medical record. The incident report is
and completes an a legal document and making a copy of it is
examination. She not advisable. It should not be placed in the
informs the physician client's records; however, the nurse can
and the nursing mention the
supervisor incident in the client's records without mentioning the
about this incident and incident report.
also completes an
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NUR 115 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Terms in this set (41)
Statutory laws
Explanation:
Nurse practice acts are statutory laws.
Statutory laws must be in keeping with both the
federal constitution and the state constitution.
Constitutional law refers to rights carved out in
Nurse practice acts are the federal and state constitutions. The majority
examples of which type of this body of law has developed from state
of laws? and federal supreme court rulings, which
interpret their respective constitutions and
ensure that the laws passed by the
legislature do not
violate constitutional limits. Administrative law
is the body of law that governs the activities of
administrative agencies of government.
Common law is the body of English law as
adopted and modified separately by the
different states of the U.S. and by the federal
government and is in contrast with
statutory law.
Battery
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28
,8/17/25, 9:15
AM
An RN enters a client's Explanation:
room and observes the The UAP is engaging in battery, which is an
unlicensed assistive assault that is carried out and includes willful,
personnel (UAP) angry, and violent or negligent touching of
forcefully pushing a another person's body or clothes or anything
client down on the attached to (or held by) that other person.
bed. The client starts Assault is a threat or an
crying and informs attempt to make bodily contact with another
the UAP of the need person without that person's consent. Fraud is
to go to the willful and purposeful misrepresentation that
bathroom. What action could cause, or has caused,
is the RN witnessing that loss or harm to a person or property.
should be immediately Defamation of character is an intentional tort in
reported to the which one party makes derogatory remarks
supervisor? about another that harm the other
party's reputation.
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AM
The health care provider performing the surgical
procedure
A client is being Explanation:
prepared for an The nurse should inform the surgeon the
elective surgical consent has not been signed. Obtaining
procedure and the informed consent is the responsibility of the
consent form person who will be performing the
has not been signed. diagnostic or treatment procedure or the research
Who should the nurse study. In this particular case, the
have obtain consent surgeon, the client, and a witness, all need to
for the procedure? sign the consent form. The nurse's roles are to
confirm that a signed consent form is present in
the client's chart and to answer any client
questions about the consent.
A nurse enters a client's The nurse documents a complete description of
room and finds that the the happenings in the client's records.
client is lying on the Explanation:
floor. The nurse An incident report is a written account of an
makes the client unusual, potentially injurious event involving a
comfortable on the client, employee, or visitor. It is kept separate
bed from the medical record. The incident report is
and completes an a legal document and making a copy of it is
examination. She not advisable. It should not be placed in the
informs the physician client's records; however, the nurse can
and the nursing mention the
supervisor incident in the client's records without mentioning the
about this incident and incident report.
also completes an
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