PNR 120 Legal Ethical basic

What is the main purpose of the Nurse Practice Act?

• Determine the quality of nursing care

• Enforce the standards of nursing practice

• Define the scope of nursing practice

• Set the nurse’s educational requirements

Which role is central to patient advocacy?

• To complete all nursing responsibilities on time

• To maintain the patient’s right to privacy

• To safeguard the well-being of every patient

• To act as the patient’s legal representative

A nurse ignores an order to assist a patient walking and the patient falls. What is this?

• The nurse will be found guilty of malpractice

• The nurse will be guilty of negligence

• The nurse will be charged with technical battery

• The nurse will not be found liable for any harm

Which law gives patients the right to refuse treatment?

• Principle of beneficence

• Doctrine of negligence

Best defense against a lawsuit?

• Work only in a large hospital or nursing home

• Provide for every patient’s needs as quickly as possible

• Promote a positive nurse–patient relationship

• Carry individual professional liability insurance

Treating all patients equally reflects which principle?

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Nonmaleficence

• Respect for people

Main purpose of a nursing code of ethics?

• Establish penalties for unethical behavior

• Promote trustworthy, accountable LPN/LVNs

• Ensure nurses are competent and honest

• Give guidelines for ethical decision making

Which of the following must nurses protect to ensure patient autonomy, privacy, and informed decisions?

• Confidentiality and invasion of privacy

• Informed consent, beneficence, and respect

• Respect for people and personal autonomy

• Nonmaleficence, justice, and liability

First step before helping terminally ill families cope?

• Study the nurse practice act

• Perform value clarification

• Evaluate personal customs

• Review laws about terminal illness care

Purpose of an advance directive?

• Help every person exercise the right to die with dignity

• Encourage a person to determine how they will die

• Allow a patient to exercise the right of autonomy

• Provide a means to prevent medical maltreatment