NSC 252 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Legal - Answers That which is based on the law
Law - Answers All the rules of conduct established by a government and applicable to the people,
whether in the form of legislation or custom
Laws - Answers Rules of conduct that are authored and enforced by formal authorities abd hold
people accountable for compliance
4 types of law - Answers Common, Statutory, Administrative, Constitutional
Categories of law/lawsuits - Answers Civil (Private) Law and Criminal Law
Ethics (Black) - Answers Derived from the greek word ethos, which means habit or custom
Ethics (FON) - Answers The rules or principles that covern conduct
Ethical (ANA) - Answers Is used to refer to reasons for decisions about how one ought to act
•morals
•right and wrong
Ethical dilemma - Answers Values are in conflict; complex
Examples of legal and ethical issues in professional nursing practice - Answers Abortion, euthinasia,
labor and delivery
Law/Legal Nursing Practice - Answers The adherence to the laws and regulations governing nursing
( EKU BSN)
Critical components of legal nursing practice - Answers Paient safety*
Protection of patient rights
Informed consent
Confidentiality
HIPAA
Scope of practice
Standards of practice
#1 patient legal safety issue - Answers Safe administration of medications and medication errors
#2 patient legal safety issue - Answers Delegation and delegation errors
Scope of practice - Answers •Kentucky Nursing Laws (KBN)
Standards of practice or standards of care - Answers •Expectations within the role of an RN
•Serve as guidelines for decision making
•Improve the health of all patients and give responsibilities to which all nurses are accountable
Key elements of informed consent - Answers •Essential information for consent
•Comprehension of consent information
•Competency to give consent
•Voluntary Consent
Right to Privacy - Answers A person's desire to control the access of others to themsleves
Privacy vs. Confidentiality - Answers Privacy concerns the total person, confidentiality concerns data
Negligence(broad term)/Malpractice(nursing term) - Answers Failure to act as a reasonably prudent
person would have acted in the same circumstances that results in injury or damage
Omission - Answers Not doing something
Commission - Answers Doing something wrong
Malpractice - Answers •"Professional negligence"
•negligence applied to acts of a professional or within a professional setting
6 major categories of malpractice that result in lawsuits - Answers Failure to...
•Follow standards of care
•Use equipment in a responsible manner
•Communicate
•Document
•Assess and Monitor
•Act as a patient's advocate
What to document? - Answers EVERYTHING
•what you did
•who you reported it to
•be specific- maybe even use direct quotes of patient
Ethics/Ethical Nuring Practice (EKU BSN) - Answers The implementation of moral principles and
standards governing conduct
Legal - Answers That which is based on the law
Law - Answers All the rules of conduct established by a government and applicable to the people,
whether in the form of legislation or custom
Laws - Answers Rules of conduct that are authored and enforced by formal authorities abd hold
people accountable for compliance
4 types of law - Answers Common, Statutory, Administrative, Constitutional
Categories of law/lawsuits - Answers Civil (Private) Law and Criminal Law
Ethics (Black) - Answers Derived from the greek word ethos, which means habit or custom
Ethics (FON) - Answers The rules or principles that covern conduct
Ethical (ANA) - Answers Is used to refer to reasons for decisions about how one ought to act
•morals
•right and wrong
Ethical dilemma - Answers Values are in conflict; complex
Examples of legal and ethical issues in professional nursing practice - Answers Abortion, euthinasia,
labor and delivery
Law/Legal Nursing Practice - Answers The adherence to the laws and regulations governing nursing
( EKU BSN)
Critical components of legal nursing practice - Answers Paient safety*
Protection of patient rights
Informed consent
Confidentiality
HIPAA
Scope of practice
Standards of practice
#1 patient legal safety issue - Answers Safe administration of medications and medication errors
#2 patient legal safety issue - Answers Delegation and delegation errors
Scope of practice - Answers •Kentucky Nursing Laws (KBN)
Standards of practice or standards of care - Answers •Expectations within the role of an RN
•Serve as guidelines for decision making
•Improve the health of all patients and give responsibilities to which all nurses are accountable
Key elements of informed consent - Answers •Essential information for consent
•Comprehension of consent information
•Competency to give consent
•Voluntary Consent
Right to Privacy - Answers A person's desire to control the access of others to themsleves
Privacy vs. Confidentiality - Answers Privacy concerns the total person, confidentiality concerns data
Negligence(broad term)/Malpractice(nursing term) - Answers Failure to act as a reasonably prudent
person would have acted in the same circumstances that results in injury or damage
Omission - Answers Not doing something
Commission - Answers Doing something wrong
Malpractice - Answers •"Professional negligence"
•negligence applied to acts of a professional or within a professional setting
6 major categories of malpractice that result in lawsuits - Answers Failure to...
•Follow standards of care
•Use equipment in a responsible manner
•Communicate
•Document
•Assess and Monitor
•Act as a patient's advocate
What to document? - Answers EVERYTHING
•what you did
•who you reported it to
•be specific- maybe even use direct quotes of patient
Ethics/Ethical Nuring Practice (EKU BSN) - Answers The implementation of moral principles and
standards governing conduct
