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Unit 2 Review 1. Which of the following aspects of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at a state level? a) The process that nurses must follow when handling and administrating medications b) The criteria that most clients need to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid c) The criteria tha...
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Unit 2 Review
1. Which of the following aspects of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at a state
level?
a) The process that nurses must follow when handling and administrating medications
b) The criteria that most clients need to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid
c) The criteria that a nurse must consider when delegating tasks to an unlicensed care
provider
d) Difference in the scope of practice between RN’s and LPN’s
2. During a clinical placement on a subacute geriatric medical unit the student nurse fed a stroke
patient some beef broth, even though the patient had restricted diet to thickened fluid; as a
result, the client aspirated and developed pneumonia. Which of the following statements
underlies the students’ potential liability in this situation?
a) The same standards of care apply to an RN, apply to the student
b) The student and the nursing instructor share liability
c) The patients primary nurse is liable for failing to ensure that delegated care was
appropriate
d) The student’s potential liability is less likely negated by the insurance carried by the
school of the nurse
3. The nurse is arrested for possession of an illegal drug, what kind of law is involved with this type
of activity?
a) Civil
b) Private
c) Public
d) Criminal
4. A lawyer quotes a precedent for punishment of a crime committed by the defendant in the trial,
what is court made law known as?
a) Public
b) Statutory
c) Common
d) Administrative
5. A client is suing a nurse for malpractice, what is the term for the person bringing the suit?
a) Plaintiff
b) Defendant
c) Litigator
d) Witness
, 6. A nurse is providing client care in a hospital, who has full legal responsibility and accountability for
the nurse’s actions?
a) The nurse
b) The head nurse
c) The physician
d) The hospital
7. What type of law regulates the practice of nursing?
a) Common law
b) Public law
c) Civil law
d) Criminal law
8. What is the legal source of rules of conduct for nurses?
a) Agency policies and protocols
b) Constitution of the US
c) American Nurses Association
d) Nurse Practice Act
9. Which of the following clients is the most appropriate candidate for receiving outpatient care?
a) The client whose complaints of irregular bowel movements have necessitated a
colonoscopy
b) A woman who has previously born two children and is entering the second stage of
labor
c) A man who is receiving treatment for sepsis after his blood cultures came back
positive
d) Client with a history with depression, who is currently expressing suicidal allegations
10. After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has recently enrolled in a nurse
practitioner program. This nurse has been attracted to the program by the potential to provide
primary care for clients after graduation. An opportunity that is most likely to exist in which of the
following settings?
a) A rural health centers
b) A long-term care facility
c) A university hospital
d) A community hospital
11. Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today?
a) Focus on chronic illness
b) Focus on acute care means
c) Primary care centers
d) Voluntary agencies
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