LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING
ASSESSMENT & CARE 2025 | COMPLETE TEST BANK
WITH HIGH-YIELD Q&A FOR A+ SUCCESS.
1. The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse
practice act (NPA) of the state of licensure. What is the purpose of this documentation?
A. Determine the quality of nursing care
B. Enforce the standards of nursing care
☑️CORRECT ANSWER C. Define the
C. Define the scope of nursing practice
D. Set the nurse's educational requirements -
scope of nursing practice"
"2. The nurse working in a nursing home correctly recognizes that duties include patient
advocacy. Which role is considered a primary duty of patient advocacy?
A. To complete all nursing responsibilities on time
B. To maintain the patient's right to privacy
☑️
C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal representative - CORRECT ANSWER C. To
safeguard the well-being of every patient."
"3. The health care provider's order read "assist the patient with walking." The nurse
allowed the patient to walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing the humerus. Which verdict
is the most likely occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice
B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence
☑️CORRECT ANSWER B. The
C. The nurse will be charged with technical battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable for any harm -
nurse will be guilty of negligence."
"4. The patient refused to take the medication his doctor ordered for relief of pain. The
LPN/LVN knows this is a patient's right established by:
A. The principle of beneficence
B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
,D. The patient self - self-determination act - ☑️CORRECT ANSWER D. The patient self
- self-determination act"
"5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
A. Work only in a large hospital or nursing home
B. Provide for every patient's needs a quickly as possible
☑️
C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
D. Carry individual professional liability insurance - CORRECT ANSWER C.
Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship"
"6. The nurse believes that all patients should be treated as individuals. The ethical
principle that this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
☑️CORRECT ANSWER D. Respect for people"
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for people -
"7.. LPNs/LVNs have a code of professional and personal ethics to follow. The purpose
of a code of ethics is to:
A. Establish penalties for any unethical behavior
B. Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
☑️
C. Make certain that all nurses are competent and always honest
D. Give the nurse guidelines for ethical decision making - CORRECT ANSWER B.
Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs"
"8. The patient was admitted for surgery on lumps in her breast. The patient's daughter
asks the LPN/LVN if her mother should have surgery. Which issue must be considered
before responding?
A. Confidentiality and invasion of privacy
B. Informed consent, beneficence, and respect
☑️
C. Respect for people and personal autonomy
D. Nonmaleficence, justice, and liability - CORRECT ANSWER A. Confidentiality
and invasion of privacy"
, "9. The nurse's first job as an LPN/LVN is on a unit that cares for terminally ill children.
What action should be taken by the nurse before helping families cope with their
children's illnesses?
A. Study the nurse practice act to find rules relating to the medical care of terminally ill
children
B. Spend time performing value clarification to aid in identifying her feelings about this
new role
C. Evaluate her own personal mores and customs that may affect the practice of
nursing in general
☑️
D. Review the state and federal laws that prescribe how a child may be treated when
near death - CORRECT ANSWER C. Evaluate her own personal mores and
customs that may affect the practice of nursing in general."
"10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's medical record. The nurse notes the
presence of an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that the purpose of this
documentation is to:
A. Help every person exercise the right to die with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die
☑️
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of autonomy
D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment - CORRECT ANSWER B.
Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die"
"11. The nurse knows that all patients have the right to nursing interventions regardless
of their race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that best describes this concept is:
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
☑️
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER B. Justice"
"12. An alert adult patient has refused an intramuscular injection. The nurse waits until
the patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway. The nurse could be charged with:
A. Civil battery
B. Malicious homicide
☑️CORRECT ANSWER A. Civil battery"
C. Criminal assault
D. Invasion of privacy -
ASSESSMENT & CARE 2025 | COMPLETE TEST BANK
WITH HIGH-YIELD Q&A FOR A+ SUCCESS.
1. The newly licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) has reviewed the nurse
practice act (NPA) of the state of licensure. What is the purpose of this documentation?
A. Determine the quality of nursing care
B. Enforce the standards of nursing care
☑️CORRECT ANSWER C. Define the
C. Define the scope of nursing practice
D. Set the nurse's educational requirements -
scope of nursing practice"
"2. The nurse working in a nursing home correctly recognizes that duties include patient
advocacy. Which role is considered a primary duty of patient advocacy?
A. To complete all nursing responsibilities on time
B. To maintain the patient's right to privacy
☑️
C. To safeguard the well-being of every patient
D. To act as the patient's legal representative - CORRECT ANSWER C. To
safeguard the well-being of every patient."
"3. The health care provider's order read "assist the patient with walking." The nurse
allowed the patient to walk alone. The patient fell, fracturing the humerus. Which verdict
is the most likely occurrence?
A. The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice
B. The nurse will be guilty of negligence
☑️CORRECT ANSWER B. The
C. The nurse will be charged with technical battery
D. The nurse will not be found liable for any harm -
nurse will be guilty of negligence."
"4. The patient refused to take the medication his doctor ordered for relief of pain. The
LPN/LVN knows this is a patient's right established by:
A. The principle of beneficence
B. The doctrine of negligence
C. Specific nurse practice acts
,D. The patient self - self-determination act - ☑️CORRECT ANSWER D. The patient self
- self-determination act"
"5. The LPN/LVN knows that one of the best defenses against a lawsuit is for a nurse to:
A. Work only in a large hospital or nursing home
B. Provide for every patient's needs a quickly as possible
☑️
C. Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship
D. Carry individual professional liability insurance - CORRECT ANSWER C.
Promote a positive nurse-patient relationship"
"6. The nurse believes that all patients should be treated as individuals. The ethical
principle that this belief reflects is:
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
☑️CORRECT ANSWER D. Respect for people"
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for people -
"7.. LPNs/LVNs have a code of professional and personal ethics to follow. The purpose
of a code of ethics is to:
A. Establish penalties for any unethical behavior
B. Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs
☑️
C. Make certain that all nurses are competent and always honest
D. Give the nurse guidelines for ethical decision making - CORRECT ANSWER B.
Promote trustworthy, countable LPN/LVNs"
"8. The patient was admitted for surgery on lumps in her breast. The patient's daughter
asks the LPN/LVN if her mother should have surgery. Which issue must be considered
before responding?
A. Confidentiality and invasion of privacy
B. Informed consent, beneficence, and respect
☑️
C. Respect for people and personal autonomy
D. Nonmaleficence, justice, and liability - CORRECT ANSWER A. Confidentiality
and invasion of privacy"
, "9. The nurse's first job as an LPN/LVN is on a unit that cares for terminally ill children.
What action should be taken by the nurse before helping families cope with their
children's illnesses?
A. Study the nurse practice act to find rules relating to the medical care of terminally ill
children
B. Spend time performing value clarification to aid in identifying her feelings about this
new role
C. Evaluate her own personal mores and customs that may affect the practice of
nursing in general
☑️
D. Review the state and federal laws that prescribe how a child may be treated when
near death - CORRECT ANSWER C. Evaluate her own personal mores and
customs that may affect the practice of nursing in general."
"10. The LPN/LVN is reviewing the patient's medical record. The nurse notes the
presence of an advance directive. The nurse recognizes that the purpose of this
documentation is to:
A. Help every person exercise the right to die with dignity
B. Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die
☑️
C. Allow a patient to exercise the right of autonomy
D. Provide a means to prevent medical treatment - CORRECT ANSWER B.
Encourage a person to determine how he or she will die"
"11. The nurse knows that all patients have the right to nursing interventions regardless
of their race, religion, or gender. The ethical principle that best describes this concept is:
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
☑️
C. Autonomy
D. Beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER B. Justice"
"12. An alert adult patient has refused an intramuscular injection. The nurse waits until
the patient is asleep and gives the injection anyway. The nurse could be charged with:
A. Civil battery
B. Malicious homicide
☑️CORRECT ANSWER A. Civil battery"
C. Criminal assault
D. Invasion of privacy -
