BNS (VNSG 1323) CH. 3 "Laws and Ethics" NCLEX-STYLE QUESTIONS || with Accurate Answers 100%.
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BNS CH. 3 \"Laws and Ethics\" NCLEX-STYL
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BNS CH. 3 \"Laws And Ethics\" NCLEX-STYL
A client is received in a postoperative nursing unit after undergoing abdominal surgery. During this time the nurse failed to recognize the significance of abdominal swelling, which significantly increased during the next 6 hours. Later, the client had to undergo emergency surgery. The lack of acti...
BNS (VNSG 1323) CH. 3 "Laws and Ethics" NCLEX-
STYLE QUESTIONS || with Accurate Answers 100%.
A client is received in a postoperative nursing unit after undergoing abdominal surgery. During
this time the nurse failed to recognize the significance of abdominal swelling, which significantly
increased during the next 6 hours. Later, the client had to undergo emergency surgery. The lack
of action on the nurse's part is liable for action. Which legal term describes the case?
A) Felony
B) Battery
C) Misdemeanor
D) Tort correct answers D) Tort
A tort is a litigation in which one person asserts that a physical, emotional, or financial injury
was a consequence of another person's actions or failure to act. The lack of action on the nurse's
part truly indicates unintentional tort. A misdemeanor or felony would be an offense under
criminal law, and neither is applicable in this case. Battery is unlawful physical contact.
A nurse enters the client's room and finds the client lying on the floor with ongoing seizures. The
nurse helps the client to get up, makes him comfortable, and then informs the physician. The
physician advises the nurse to prepare an incident report. What is the purpose of an incident
report?
A) To provide information to local, state, and federal agencies.
B) To provide a method of deciding the nurse's fault in the incident.
C) To evaluate the immediate care provided by the nurse to the client.
D) To evaluate quality care and potential risks for injury to the client. correct answers D) To
evaluate quality care and potential risks for injury to the client.
An incident report is a written account of an unusual, potentially injurious event involving a
client, employee, or visitor. Incident reports determine how to prevent hazardous situations and
serve as a reference in case of future litigation. Accurate and detailed documentation often helps
to prove that the nurse acted reasonably or appropriately in the circumstances. It may not always
serve as a method of determining the nurse's fault in the incident. The document does not
evaluate the immediate care provided to the client, rather states the actions taken.
Which situation is an example of battery that the nurse may experience while performing her
duties at the health care facility?
A) Taking the client's photographs without consent.
B) Telling the client that he cannot leave the hospital.
C) Performing a surgical procedure without getting consent.
D) Witnessing a procedure done on a client without his consent. correct answers C) Performing a
surgical procedure without getting consent.
, Performing a surgical procedure without the client's consent is an example of battery. To protect
health care workers from being charged with battery, adult clients are asked to sign general
permission for care and treatment during admission, and additional written consent forms for
tests, procedures, or surgery. Telling the client not to leave the hospital is a false imprisonment.
Taking the client's photographs without his permission and witnessing a procedure done on him
without consent is violation of the client's privacy.
Two nurses meet at their home, where one of the nurses discusses a client who had been
physically abused. The next day, the client is shifted to another nursing unit after a surgical
procedure and becomes the care of the second nurse who had been part of the original
discussion. Nurse No. 2 asks the client about the physical abuse. The client discovers that his
original nurse revealed the information and is hurt. What would be the charges if the client files a
suit?
A) The nurses could be charged for libel.
B) No charges are valid because the revelation took place in off-duty hours.
C) No charges are valid because Nurse No. 2 is also involved in client care.
D) The nurses could be charged for slander. correct answers D) The nurses could be charged for
slander.
Slander is the character attack uttered orally in the presence of others. The injury is considered to
occur because the derogatory remarks attack a person's character and good name. In this case, the
nurse can be charged with slander. If the defamation had been written, it could be libel. Even if
the discussion took place at home and Nurse No. 2 was involved in the care, the revelation was
without the client's consent. Even if the nurse is off-duty or may not be directly involved in the
client's care, the nurse can still be charged with slander.
A client is unhappy with the health care provided to him. He approaches the nurse and informs
her that he is leaving the facility. The client has not been discharged by the physician. The nurse
finds that the client has dressed and is ready to go. What would the nurse's action be in this
situation?
A) The nurse should warn the client that he cannot come to the hospital again.
B) The nurse should call the nursing supervisor and inform her about the situation.
C) The nurse should let the client go because she cannot do anything.
D) The nurse should get the client restrained and call the physician. correct answers B) The nurse
should call the nursing supervisor and inform her about the situation.
The nurse should call the nursing supervisor and inform her about the situation. The client should
be made to sign the document stating that he is responsible for his own actions. The nurse cannot
keep the client restrained because that would be false imprisonment. Likewise, the nurse cannot
overlook the incident because there is a responsibility for client care. Additionally, the nurse
cannot warn the client that he will not be allowed to come back to the hospital because it is the
client's right to access health care whenever required.
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