Quiz Mark 7- Nursing - Legal Ethics Issues Trends

During compensated shock, what happens to ventilations?

Which patient’s decision-making capacity should be a concern for the palliative care nurse?

During morning report, the night nurse tells you that Mr. P., who is admitted for pancreatitis, is a drug addict and an alcoholic and caused all his own problems. You realize that this nurse is exhibiting a lack of which of the following?

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A nurse caring for a cancer patient demonstrates paternalism when she cannot decide if she should give the patient discouraging lab results. This dilemma represents a conflict between which principles?

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The nurse realizes that neglecting to inform the patient about the plan of care is a violation of which of the following? Select all that apply.

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Which of the following represents a teleological theory?

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The primary role of an ethics committee is which of the following?

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Ethical dilemmas may be referred to the ethics committee by which of the following?

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The nurse demonstrates nonmaleficence by doing which of the following? Select all that apply.

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Mrs. Jones rides the elevator to the fifth floor, where her husband is a patient. While on the elevator, Mrs. Jones hears two nurses talking about Mr. Jones. They are discussing the potential prognosis and whether Mr. Jones should be told. The nurses are violating which of the following ethical principles?

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Which of the following is not an essential element of a Good Samaritan law?

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The nurse notices that a coworker has been drinking and is not able to practice safely. The nurse should do which of the following?

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When the nurse is obtaining a patient's consent, the patient states that the surgeon did not give the patient information on the risks of surgery. The nurse should do which of the following?

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Some of the situations in which a nurse could be accused of false imprisonment are which of the following? Select all that apply.

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The goal of a risk management program in an institution is to do which of the following? Select all that apply.

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You are a new nurse working on a medical-surgical unit. One of your patients, an elderly woman, has an advanced directive that requests that no CPR be done in the event that she stops breathing. One day she stops breathing, and someone on your unit calls a "code" and begins resuscitative efforts. You go along with the team and help to resuscitate the patient. She regains a pulse but never regains consciousness. She is now ventilator dependent, and her family is very angry with you and the staff. Which of the following is a potential legal action you will face?

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Which of the following elements is not necessary for a nurse to be found negligent in a court of law?

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Which type of law authorizes state boards to enact rules that govern the practice of nursing?

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A practitioner has issued a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order for your patient, a fifty-five-year-old man with cancer. You spoke with the patient this morning, and he clearly wishes to be resuscitated in the event that he stops breathing. What is the most appropriate course of action?

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects which of the following?

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Refusal to treat

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You are given a written order by a provider to administer an unusually large dose of pain medicine to your patient. In this situation, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

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Do not resuscitate order

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A practitioner has ordered you to discharge Mr. Jones from the hospital, despite a new temperature of 102.0°F (38.8°C). The practitioner refuses to talk with you about the patient. In this situation, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?