Practice Questions from SLIDO
After 3 years of uneventful employment, the nurse made a medication error that resulted in patient injury. What hospital response to this event is ethical? a. The hospital was supportive and assistive as the nurse coped with this event. b. The nurse was dismissed for incompetence. c. The hospital quality department advised the nurse not to tell the patient about the error. d. The nurse was reassigned to an area in which there is no direct patient care responsibility
Answer: A
An RN comes upon a motor vehicle accident and decides to stop and help. Which statement reflects the Good Samaritan Law that protects the RN in such circumstances? a. The RN acts in an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent professional manner as other individuals with similar training and circumstances would act. b. The RN assures that information obtained is not communicated to anyone else. c. The RN does not make any verbal comments that could lead to economic harm. d. The RN accepts payment of behalf of the physician for services rendered.
Answer: A
Provision 3 of the ANA Code of Ethics says: "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient." Which of the following best describes an example of this provision? a. Respecting the patient's privacy and confidentiality when caring for him b. Serving on a committee that will improve the environment of patient care c. Maintaining professional boundaries when working with a patient d. Caring for oneself before trying to care for another person
Answer: A
Which laws govern nursing practice? a. Statutory laws b. Common laws c. Administrative laws d. Constitutional laws
Answer: A
Which statement best describes the ethical concept of values? a. Values are an individual's feelings about situations, ideas, and concepts. b. Values are learned through family systems. c. Values are organized ways of thinking about the meaning of life. d. Values determine the rightness or wrongness of behavior.
Answer: A
Which statement is considered to be a part of the primary goal of nursing and health-care professionals? a. Assist patients to achieve a peaceful death. b. Improve personal knowledge and skill in order to provide better care for patients. c. Advocate for quality of life for patients. d. Work to control costs so that patients can live the best quality of life possible.
Answer: A
A patient asks a nurse if he has to agree to the health provider's treatment plan. The nurse asks the patient about his concerns. Which ethical principle is the nurse applying in this situation? Select all that apply. a. Beneficence b. Autonomy c. Veracity d. Justice
Answer: A, B
At lunch, a nurse is overheard saying, "I'm not going to take care of anyone who might have that flu. I have kids to think about." What is true of this statement? Select all that apply. a. The nurse has a greater obligation than a layperson to care for the sick or injured in an emergency. b. This statement reflects defamation and may result in legal action against the nurse. c. The nurse has the right to refuse to care for anyone who could endanger the nurse. d. This statement is a breach of the Code of Ethics for Nurses. e. The nurse has this right as no nurse-patient contract has been established.
Answer: A, D
A registered nurse cared for a state senator during the day shift. Later that day, the RN's friends asked the nurse to share information about the senator if the nurse knew anything. Which ethical and legal principle should the RN consider when replying? a. Fidelity b. Confidentiality c. Veracity d. Accountability
Answer: B
An RN is experiencing an ethical dilemma with the patient and family in their care. What is the first step in the nursing process in finding a workable solution to the ethical dilemma? a. Planning b. Assessment c. Evaluation d. Implementation
Answer: B
What is the best way for the nurse to maintain confidentiality when using telehealth technology? a. Use only Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) -compliant systems b. Use appropriate identification of the patient and family. c. Assist providers in connecting with the patients. d. Obtain pre-telehealth visit information.
Answer: B
Which best describes the difference between patient privacy and patient confidentiality? a. Confidentiality occurs between persons who are close, whereas privacy can affect anyone. b. Privacy is the right to be free from intrusion into personal matters, whereas confidentiality is protection from sharing a person's information. c. Confidentiality involves use of technology for protection, whereas privacy uses physical components of protection. d. Privacy involves protection from being watched, whereas confidentiality involves protection from verbal exchanges.
Answer: B
A nurse is caring for a patient who does not want extraordinary measures taken when her life is at its end. She has discussed her feelings with her family and health-care provider. This is an example of? a. Affirming a value b. Choosing a value c. Prizing a value d. Reflecting a value
Answer: C
A unit director at a local hospital knows even leadership may face ethical dilemmas. What should the director take into consideration when dealing with an employee who is incompetent? a. The situation should be tolerated for as long as possible because of the amount of time and paperwork required to terminate an incompetent nurse. b. The situation should be tolerated because of current nurse staffing shortages. c. The director should follow the institution's formal process for reporting and handling practices that jeopardize patient safety and puts health-care employees at risk. d. The director should tolerate the incompetence to avoid legal actions.
Answer: C
An RN sees an older woman fall in the mall. The RN helps the woman. The woman later complains that she twisted and sprained her ankle. The RN is protected from litigation under? a. Hospital malpractice insurance b. Good faith agreement c. Good Samaritan Law d. Personal professional insurance
Answer: C
An RN asked a LPN to trim the toenails of a diabetic patient. The LPN trims them too short, which results in a toe amputation from infection. The patient files a lawsuit against the hospital, the RN, and the LPN. What might all three be found guilty of? a. Unintentional tort b. Intentional tort c. Negligence d. Malpractice
Answer: D
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse as advocating for a patient? The nurse a. Calls a nursing supervisor in conflicting situations b. Reviews and understands the law as it applies to the client's clinical condition c. Documents all clinical changes in the medical record in a timely manner d. Assesses the client's point of view and prepares to articulate this point of view
Answer: D
A patient tells a nurse that he has an advance directive from 6 years ago. The nurse looks at the medical record for the advance directive. What content should the nurse expect to find in the advance directive? Select all that apply a. Decisions regarding treatments b. When to take the patient to the hospital c. Do not resuscitate orders d. Who should be notified in the case of illness, injury, or death e. Durable power of attorney for health care f. HIPPA protocols
Answers: A, C, E
