Deck 8: Nursing Law and Liability

Question 1

Which type of damages allow the judge, in certain instances, to triple the actual damage award amount?
1) Normal damages
2) Treble damages
3) Punitive damages
4) Compensatory damages

Answer 1

2

Question 2

Medical record documentation is a primary source of which quasi-intentional tort?
1) Defamation of character
2) Invasion of privacy
3) Breach of confidentiality
4) Negligence

Answer 2

1

Question 3

Which legislative act is a federal law that requires all federally funded institutions to inform clients of their right to prepare advance directives?
1) Affordable Care Act
2) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3) Patient Self-Determination Act
4) Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act

Answer 3

3

Question 4

The issue of abandonment falls under the umbrella of which ethical principle?
1) Justice
2) Autonomy
3) Beneficence
4) Nonmaleficence

Question 5

Which action is the most common violation of criminal law made by nurses?
1) Malpractice
2) Assisted suicide
3) Illegal diversion of drugs
4) Failure to renew nursing licenses

Question 6

Some state legislatures have recently passed new tort reform laws that severely limit or completely eliminate which type of awards?
1) Normal damages
2) General damages
3) Punitive damages
4) Compensatory damages

Question 7

Which of the following is based on the claim that actions of the nurse followed the standards of care or that, even if the actions were in violation of the standard of care, the actions themselves were not the direct cause of the injury?
1) Contributory negligence
2) Comparative negligence
3) Assumption of risk
4) Defense of the fact

Question 8

In cases involving children, the statute of limitations extends until the person reaches what age?
1) 16 years
2) 18 years
3) 21 years
4) 25 years

Question 9

Which of the following requires the existence of a professional standard of care and a clear deviation from that standard of care?
1) Negligence
2) Nonfeasance
3) Malpractice
4) Malfeasance

Question 10

Which of the following is the most common intentional tort seen in the practice of nursing?
1) Assault
2) Battery
3) Abandonment
4) False imprisonment

Question 11

It is under which type of law that most nurses become involved with the legal system?
1) Tort law
2) Treaty law
3) Contract law
4) Criminal law

Question 12

Which type of awards are almost always extremely large and quickly gain the attention of other health-care providers to avoid the same types of actions?
1) Normal damages
2) General damages
3) Punitive damages
4) Compensatory damages

Question 13

Which legislative act provides a framework on which the court must base decisions when determining whether a nurse has breached a standard of care?
1) Affordable Care Act
2) Nurse Practice Act
3) Patient Self-Determination Act
4) Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act

Question 14

Because of the ongoing nursing shortage, which of the following has become an important legal and ethical issue for health-care providers?
1) Assault
2) Battery
3) Abandonment
4) False imprisonment

Question 15

Because of which legislative act, health-care providers have become more aware than ever of the issue of confidentiality in the health-care setting?
1) Affordable Care Act
2) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
3) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
4) Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act