Legal-Ethics practice questions (NCLEX style) Test Questions and
Answers Graded A+
A registered nurse arrives at work and is told to
"float" to the ICU for the day because the ICU is As an advocate for the client, the nurse must
understaffed and needs an additional nurse to make sure that "safe, effective care" is given in
care for the clients. The nurse has never worked conformity with the
in the ICU. Which of the following is the most A. Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
appropriate nursing action? B. American Nursing Association (ANA)
A. refuse to float in the ICU C. National Council for Lisensure Examinations
B. call the hospital lawyer D. State Board of Licensure - ANSWER -A.
C. call the nursing supervisor Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
D. report to the ICU and identify tasks that can
be safely performed - ANSWER -Answer: D
Rationale - floating is acceptable and legal The nurse puts a restraint jacket on a client
practice. The nurse floated to a unit until will be without the client's permission and without the
given orientation; be assigned to care for stable physicians order. The nurse may be guilty of
patients or those with conditions similar to her assault.
training experience. A. True
B. False - ANSWER -B. False
Rationale:
The nurse practice acts are an example of civil Battery is physical in nature. Assault is a threat.
law.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -Answer: False The nurse is obligated to follow a physicians
Rationale: Nurse practice acts fall under order unless:
Statutory law A. The order is a verbal order
B. The order is illegible
C. The order has not been transcribed
The client's right to refuse treatment is an D. The order is an error, violates hospital policy,
example of _________ laws. - ANSWER - or would be detrimental to the client -
civil ANSWER -D. The order is an error, violates
hospital policy, or would be detrimental to the
client.
Miss Magu, an 88-year old woman, believes that
life should not be prolonged when hope is gone.
She has decided that she does not want The nurse notes that an advance directive is in
extraordinary measures taken when her life is at the client's medical record. Which of the following
its end. Because she feels this way, she has statements represents the best description of
talked with her daughter about her desires, guidelines a nurse would follow in this case?
completing a living will and left directions with her A. A durable power of attorney for health care is
physician. This is an example of: invoked only when the client has a terminal
A. Affirming a value condition or is in a persistent vegetative state
B. Choosing a value B. A living will allows an appointed person to
C. Prizing a value make health care decisions when the client is in
D. Reflecting a value - ANSWER -C. an incapacitated state.
Prizing a value C. A living will is invoked only when the client has
a terminal condition or is in a persistent
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Answers Graded A+
A registered nurse arrives at work and is told to
"float" to the ICU for the day because the ICU is As an advocate for the client, the nurse must
understaffed and needs an additional nurse to make sure that "safe, effective care" is given in
care for the clients. The nurse has never worked conformity with the
in the ICU. Which of the following is the most A. Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
appropriate nursing action? B. American Nursing Association (ANA)
A. refuse to float in the ICU C. National Council for Lisensure Examinations
B. call the hospital lawyer D. State Board of Licensure - ANSWER -A.
C. call the nursing supervisor Nurse Practice Act (NPA).
D. report to the ICU and identify tasks that can
be safely performed - ANSWER -Answer: D
Rationale - floating is acceptable and legal The nurse puts a restraint jacket on a client
practice. The nurse floated to a unit until will be without the client's permission and without the
given orientation; be assigned to care for stable physicians order. The nurse may be guilty of
patients or those with conditions similar to her assault.
training experience. A. True
B. False - ANSWER -B. False
Rationale:
The nurse practice acts are an example of civil Battery is physical in nature. Assault is a threat.
law.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER -Answer: False The nurse is obligated to follow a physicians
Rationale: Nurse practice acts fall under order unless:
Statutory law A. The order is a verbal order
B. The order is illegible
C. The order has not been transcribed
The client's right to refuse treatment is an D. The order is an error, violates hospital policy,
example of _________ laws. - ANSWER - or would be detrimental to the client -
civil ANSWER -D. The order is an error, violates
hospital policy, or would be detrimental to the
client.
Miss Magu, an 88-year old woman, believes that
life should not be prolonged when hope is gone.
She has decided that she does not want The nurse notes that an advance directive is in
extraordinary measures taken when her life is at the client's medical record. Which of the following
its end. Because she feels this way, she has statements represents the best description of
talked with her daughter about her desires, guidelines a nurse would follow in this case?
completing a living will and left directions with her A. A durable power of attorney for health care is
physician. This is an example of: invoked only when the client has a terminal
A. Affirming a value condition or is in a persistent vegetative state
B. Choosing a value B. A living will allows an appointed person to
C. Prizing a value make health care decisions when the client is in
D. Reflecting a value - ANSWER -C. an incapacitated state.
Prizing a value C. A living will is invoked only when the client has
a terminal condition or is in a persistent
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