NSRG 2221 Nursing Jurisprudence: Legal and Ethical
Considerations NCLEX Practice Study Guide
Questions with A-Level Verified Nursing Solutions
2025/2026
A document that lists the medical treatment a person chooses to refuse if
unable to make decisions is the:
a. Durable power of attorney
b. Informed consent
c. Living will
d. Advance directives
d. Advance directives
Ethical principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting are
guided by the principles of conduct that are written as the:
a. American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics
b. Nurse Practice Act (NPA) written by state legislation
c. Standards of care from experts in the practice field
d.Good Samaritan laws for civil guidelines
a. American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Code of Ethics
guidelines established by the ANA to maintain the highest standards for
ideal conduct in practice. As a profession, the ANA wanted to establish
rules and then incorporate guidelines for accountability and responsibility of
each nurse within the practice setting.
The code of ethics for nurses is composed and published by:
a. The national league for Nursing
,b. The American Nurses Association
c. The Medical American Association
d. The National Institutes of Health, Nursing division
b. The American Nurses Association
ANA has established widely accepted codes that professional nurses
attempt to follow.
The client's right to refuse treatment is an example of:
a. Statutory law
b. Common law
c. Civil laws
d. Nurse practice acts
b. Common law
When a client is confused, left alone with the side rails down, and the bed
in a high position, the client falls and breaks a hip. What law has been
broken?
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Negligence
d. Civil tort
c. Negligence
Knowing what to do to prevent injury is a part of the standards of care for
nurses to follow. Safety guidelines dictate raising the side rails, staying with
the client, lowering the bed, and observing the client until the environment
,is safe. As a nurse, these activities are known as basic safety measures
that prevent injuries, and to not perform them is not acting in a safe
manner. Negligence is conduct that falls below the standard of care that
protects others against unreasonable risk of harm.
Bereavement may be defined as:
a. The emotional response to loss
b. The outward, social expression of loss
c. Postponing the awareness of the reality of the loss.
d. The inner feeling and outward reactions of the survivor
d. The inner feeling and outward reactions of the survivor
To respect a client's personal space and territoriality, the nurse:
a. Avoids the use of touch
b. Explains nursing care and procedures
c. Keeps the curtains pulled around the clients bed
d. Stands 8 feet away from the bed, if possible
b. Explains nursing care and procedures
Even though the nurse may obtain the clients signature on a form,
obtaining informed consent is the responsibility of the:
a. Client
b. Physician
, c. Student nurse
d. Supervising nurse
b. Physician
When providing care to clients with varied cultural backgrounds, it is
imperative for the nurse to recognize that:
a. Cultural considerations must be put aside if basic needs are in jeopardy.
b. Generalizations about the behavior of a particular group may be
inaccurate
c. Current health standards should determine the acceptability of cultural
practices
d. Similar reactions to stress will occur when individuals have the same
cultural background
b. Generalizations about the behavior of a particular group may be
inaccurate
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
a. Discrimination occurs
b. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained
c. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured
d. People think/know you are dumb for being prejudiced
a. Discrimination occurs
Considerations NCLEX Practice Study Guide
Questions with A-Level Verified Nursing Solutions
2025/2026
A document that lists the medical treatment a person chooses to refuse if
unable to make decisions is the:
a. Durable power of attorney
b. Informed consent
c. Living will
d. Advance directives
d. Advance directives
Ethical principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting are
guided by the principles of conduct that are written as the:
a. American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics
b. Nurse Practice Act (NPA) written by state legislation
c. Standards of care from experts in the practice field
d.Good Samaritan laws for civil guidelines
a. American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Code of Ethics
guidelines established by the ANA to maintain the highest standards for
ideal conduct in practice. As a profession, the ANA wanted to establish
rules and then incorporate guidelines for accountability and responsibility of
each nurse within the practice setting.
The code of ethics for nurses is composed and published by:
a. The national league for Nursing
,b. The American Nurses Association
c. The Medical American Association
d. The National Institutes of Health, Nursing division
b. The American Nurses Association
ANA has established widely accepted codes that professional nurses
attempt to follow.
The client's right to refuse treatment is an example of:
a. Statutory law
b. Common law
c. Civil laws
d. Nurse practice acts
b. Common law
When a client is confused, left alone with the side rails down, and the bed
in a high position, the client falls and breaks a hip. What law has been
broken?
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Negligence
d. Civil tort
c. Negligence
Knowing what to do to prevent injury is a part of the standards of care for
nurses to follow. Safety guidelines dictate raising the side rails, staying with
the client, lowering the bed, and observing the client until the environment
,is safe. As a nurse, these activities are known as basic safety measures
that prevent injuries, and to not perform them is not acting in a safe
manner. Negligence is conduct that falls below the standard of care that
protects others against unreasonable risk of harm.
Bereavement may be defined as:
a. The emotional response to loss
b. The outward, social expression of loss
c. Postponing the awareness of the reality of the loss.
d. The inner feeling and outward reactions of the survivor
d. The inner feeling and outward reactions of the survivor
To respect a client's personal space and territoriality, the nurse:
a. Avoids the use of touch
b. Explains nursing care and procedures
c. Keeps the curtains pulled around the clients bed
d. Stands 8 feet away from the bed, if possible
b. Explains nursing care and procedures
Even though the nurse may obtain the clients signature on a form,
obtaining informed consent is the responsibility of the:
a. Client
b. Physician
, c. Student nurse
d. Supervising nurse
b. Physician
When providing care to clients with varied cultural backgrounds, it is
imperative for the nurse to recognize that:
a. Cultural considerations must be put aside if basic needs are in jeopardy.
b. Generalizations about the behavior of a particular group may be
inaccurate
c. Current health standards should determine the acceptability of cultural
practices
d. Similar reactions to stress will occur when individuals have the same
cultural background
b. Generalizations about the behavior of a particular group may be
inaccurate
When action is taken on one's prejudices:
a. Discrimination occurs
b. Sufficient comparative knowledge of diverse groups is obtained
c. Delivery of culturally congruent care is ensured
d. People think/know you are dumb for being prejudiced
a. Discrimination occurs
