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Nursing Jurisprudence & Ethics - Quiz #1 2025
Questions and Answers
Jurisprudence ......ANSWER........the science or philosophy of law
Sources of Law ......ANSWER........-Constitutional Law: Federal,
State
-Statutory Law: Federal, State
-Common Law
-Administrative Law
Criminal Law ......ANSWER........Federal or state government
attempting to deprive an individual of life or liberty for
something the law considers an offence against society in
general
Civil Law ......ANSWER........Seeks to resolve disputes between
private parties, which often result in payment of money
Different Burden of Proof ......ANSWER........Beyond a reasonable
doubt; preponderance of the evidence
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Types of Torts ......ANSWER........-Negligence
-Intentional: Assault Battery False Imprisonment
-Quasi-Intentional: Defamation, Liable, Slander
Malpractice ......ANSWER........Negligence committed by a person
in his or her professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as
professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse
fails to do that which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse
would do under the same or similar circumstances, or does that
which a reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would not do
under the same or similar circumstances.
Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit ......ANSWER........Duty
- the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a patient, to
conform to a recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
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Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the
nurse's act or omission
Intentional Tort: Assault ......ANSWER........Example of this tort: A
nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to
eat
Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that they
will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
Intentional Tort: Battery ......ANSWER........Intentional contact that
is harmful or offensive, or creating the apprehension that such
contact is imminent.
-false imprisonment accompanied by forceful restraint or threat
of restraint is BATTERY.
IE: Restraining a person to give an injection against their consent
or order
Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment
, age 4 of 60
......ANSWER........"unjustifiable detention of a person without
legal warrant to confine the person" (client has the right to leave
AMA)
-false imprisonment accompanied by forceful restraint or threat
of restraint is BATTERY.
Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation ......ANSWER........A
communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to hatred,
contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be shunned or avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone. Quasi-Intentional
Tort: Defamation Types
......ANSWER........Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ......ANSWER........defines the scope and
limitations of professional nursing practice; vary from state to
state.
Nursing Jurisprudence & Ethics - Quiz #1 2025
Questions and Answers
Jurisprudence ......ANSWER........the science or philosophy of law
Sources of Law ......ANSWER........-Constitutional Law: Federal,
State
-Statutory Law: Federal, State
-Common Law
-Administrative Law
Criminal Law ......ANSWER........Federal or state government
attempting to deprive an individual of life or liberty for
something the law considers an offence against society in
general
Civil Law ......ANSWER........Seeks to resolve disputes between
private parties, which often result in payment of money
Different Burden of Proof ......ANSWER........Beyond a reasonable
doubt; preponderance of the evidence
,age 2 of 60
Types of Torts ......ANSWER........-Negligence
-Intentional: Assault Battery False Imprisonment
-Quasi-Intentional: Defamation, Liable, Slander
Malpractice ......ANSWER........Negligence committed by a person
in his or her professional capacity is malpractice. Also known as
professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse
fails to do that which a reasonable, prudent doctor or nurse
would do under the same or similar circumstances, or does that
which a reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would not do
under the same or similar circumstances.
Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit ......ANSWER........Duty
- the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a patient, to
conform to a recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
,age 3 of 60
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the
nurse's act or omission
Intentional Tort: Assault ......ANSWER........Example of this tort: A
nurse threatens to place an NG tube in a client who is refusing to
eat
Intentionally placing another in apprehension or fear that they
will suffer harmful or offensive contact.
Intentional Tort: Battery ......ANSWER........Intentional contact that
is harmful or offensive, or creating the apprehension that such
contact is imminent.
-false imprisonment accompanied by forceful restraint or threat
of restraint is BATTERY.
IE: Restraining a person to give an injection against their consent
or order
Intentional Tort: False Imprisonment
, age 4 of 60
......ANSWER........"unjustifiable detention of a person without
legal warrant to confine the person" (client has the right to leave
AMA)
-false imprisonment accompanied by forceful restraint or threat
of restraint is BATTERY.
Quasi-Intentional Tort: Defamation ......ANSWER........A
communication that tends to hold the plaintiff up to hatred,
contempt or ridicule, or to cause him to be shunned or avoided.
Tarnishing the reputation of someone. Quasi-Intentional
Tort: Defamation Types
......ANSWER........Types:
Libel - printed or broadcast
Slander - spoken
Nurse Practice Act (NPA) ......ANSWER........defines the scope and
limitations of professional nursing practice; vary from state to
state.
