NU180/ NU 180 EXAM 3: (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) NURSING AND HEALTHCARE II
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|NU180/
NU 180 EXAM 3: (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) NURSING AN D HEALTHCARE II
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|
1. A nurse administers a medication even though the patient refused it.
Which principle has been violated?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Autonomy
Correct: D. Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy respects the patient’s right to make their own
healthcare decisions. Ignoring a refusal violates this right.
2. A nurse checks the temperature of a patient’s bath water to prevent
burns. Which principle is being applied?
A. Autonomy
B. Veracity
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Fidelity
Correct: C. Nonmaleficence
Rationale: Nonmaleficence means “do no harm.” Preventing burns is a
direct example.
,3. A nurse advocates for a patient’s pain medication to be given on
time. Which principle is demonstrated?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Confidentiality
Correct: B. Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence is acting in the patient’s best interest, including
relieving pain.
4. A nurse discusses a patient’s HIV status with a neighbor. What is the
primary legal violation?
A. Slander
B. Breach of confidentiality
C. Negligence
D. Assault
Correct: B. Breach of confidentiality
Rationale: HIPAA prohibits sharing protected health information without
consent.
5. A patient refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons. The nurse
respects this. Which principle supports this?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity
Correct: C. Autonomy
Rationale: The patient’s right to self-determination overrides medical
advice in ethical care.
6. A nurse tells a patient, “You will be fine,” without knowing the
prognosis. This is an example of:
, A. Clarifying
B. False reassurance
C. Empathy
D. Active listening
Correct: B. False reassurance
Rationale: False reassurance dismisses the patient’s real concerns and is
a communication block.
7. A nurse fails to turn a bedridden patient, and the patient develops a
pressure injury. Which tort has occurred?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Negligence
D. Fraud
Correct: C. Negligence
Rationale: Negligence is failure to perform care that a reasonable nurse
would provide.
8. A nurse threatens to restrain a patient if they don’t stay in bed. This
is:
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. False imprisonment
D. Malpractice
Correct: B. Assault
Rationale: Assault is threatening harm or unwanted contact; battery is
actual contact.
9. A nurse restrains a patient without an order. This is:
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
UPDATE) NURSING AND HEALTHCARE II
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|NU180/
NU 180 EXAM 3: (NEW 2025/ 2026
UPDATE) NURSING AN D HEALTHCARE II
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS|
1. A nurse administers a medication even though the patient refused it.
Which principle has been violated?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Autonomy
Correct: D. Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy respects the patient’s right to make their own
healthcare decisions. Ignoring a refusal violates this right.
2. A nurse checks the temperature of a patient’s bath water to prevent
burns. Which principle is being applied?
A. Autonomy
B. Veracity
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Fidelity
Correct: C. Nonmaleficence
Rationale: Nonmaleficence means “do no harm.” Preventing burns is a
direct example.
,3. A nurse advocates for a patient’s pain medication to be given on
time. Which principle is demonstrated?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Confidentiality
Correct: B. Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence is acting in the patient’s best interest, including
relieving pain.
4. A nurse discusses a patient’s HIV status with a neighbor. What is the
primary legal violation?
A. Slander
B. Breach of confidentiality
C. Negligence
D. Assault
Correct: B. Breach of confidentiality
Rationale: HIPAA prohibits sharing protected health information without
consent.
5. A patient refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons. The nurse
respects this. Which principle supports this?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Justice
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity
Correct: C. Autonomy
Rationale: The patient’s right to self-determination overrides medical
advice in ethical care.
6. A nurse tells a patient, “You will be fine,” without knowing the
prognosis. This is an example of:
, A. Clarifying
B. False reassurance
C. Empathy
D. Active listening
Correct: B. False reassurance
Rationale: False reassurance dismisses the patient’s real concerns and is
a communication block.
7. A nurse fails to turn a bedridden patient, and the patient develops a
pressure injury. Which tort has occurred?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Negligence
D. Fraud
Correct: C. Negligence
Rationale: Negligence is failure to perform care that a reasonable nurse
would provide.
8. A nurse threatens to restrain a patient if they don’t stay in bed. This
is:
A. Battery
B. Assault
C. False imprisonment
D. Malpractice
Correct: B. Assault
Rationale: Assault is threatening harm or unwanted contact; battery is
actual contact.
9. A nurse restrains a patient without an order. This is:
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
