Nurs 2500: Ethics/Values + Legal
Implications Practice Questions And
Answers Already Graded A+ 2025|2026
You are a nurse that has a neighbor who needs a procedure done. Your neighbor came
to have a biopsy of a suspicious lump on the left breast at the hospital in which you
work. You are worried about the patient. You check your neighbor's chart in the
hospital's computer on a daily basis to see if the results of the biopsy are back yet.
What legal issues, if any, exist in this case?
A. Defamation of character
B. Fraud
C. Invasion of privacy
D. No legal issues exist in this case CORRECT ANSWERS C. Invasion of privacy
A patient was involved in a car accident last night. They suffered internal injuries and
their spleen had to be removed. The patient's blood counts are dangerously low and the
medical staff is afraid the patient will have a myocardial infarction (heart attack) unless
they receive a blood transfusion. The patient and their family are practicing Jehovah's
Witnesses and they are refusing to receive the blood. One of the nurses states that "we
should just give the blood anyway while he is asleep."
If the nurses give the blood, what intention torts, if any, will have been committed?
Select all that apply.
A. Assault
B. Defamation of character
C. Battery
D. No intentional torts will have been committed CORRECT ANSWERS A & C
Assault & Battery
A nurse is shopping at a busy mall. They see a person clutch their chest and fall to the
ground. The nurse has 2 young children with them and does not stop. Can this nurse be
charged with malpractice?
A. Yes, the nurse failed to help a person in need
B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who fell
C. Yes, the nurse breached his/her duty to the individual who collapsed
D. No, there was no actual damage to the individual who fell CORRECT ANSWERS B.
No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who fell
A nurse is planning care for a patient going to surgery. Who is responsible for informing
the patient about the surgery along with possible risks, complications, and benefits?
A. family member
B. surgeon
C. nurse
D. nurse manager CORRECT ANSWERS B. Surgeon
Implications Practice Questions And
Answers Already Graded A+ 2025|2026
You are a nurse that has a neighbor who needs a procedure done. Your neighbor came
to have a biopsy of a suspicious lump on the left breast at the hospital in which you
work. You are worried about the patient. You check your neighbor's chart in the
hospital's computer on a daily basis to see if the results of the biopsy are back yet.
What legal issues, if any, exist in this case?
A. Defamation of character
B. Fraud
C. Invasion of privacy
D. No legal issues exist in this case CORRECT ANSWERS C. Invasion of privacy
A patient was involved in a car accident last night. They suffered internal injuries and
their spleen had to be removed. The patient's blood counts are dangerously low and the
medical staff is afraid the patient will have a myocardial infarction (heart attack) unless
they receive a blood transfusion. The patient and their family are practicing Jehovah's
Witnesses and they are refusing to receive the blood. One of the nurses states that "we
should just give the blood anyway while he is asleep."
If the nurses give the blood, what intention torts, if any, will have been committed?
Select all that apply.
A. Assault
B. Defamation of character
C. Battery
D. No intentional torts will have been committed CORRECT ANSWERS A & C
Assault & Battery
A nurse is shopping at a busy mall. They see a person clutch their chest and fall to the
ground. The nurse has 2 young children with them and does not stop. Can this nurse be
charged with malpractice?
A. Yes, the nurse failed to help a person in need
B. No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who fell
C. Yes, the nurse breached his/her duty to the individual who collapsed
D. No, there was no actual damage to the individual who fell CORRECT ANSWERS B.
No, the nurse does not have a legal duty to the individual who fell
A nurse is planning care for a patient going to surgery. Who is responsible for informing
the patient about the surgery along with possible risks, complications, and benefits?
A. family member
B. surgeon
C. nurse
D. nurse manager CORRECT ANSWERS B. Surgeon
