Deck 25: Legal and Ethical Issues

Question 1

When describing ethical decision-making, which characteristic would most likely be included?

A) Values, although involved, are of minimal concern.
B) Scientific inquiry provides the answer.
C) Decisions are based on which value is most important.
D) Decisions have short-term consequences.

Answer 1

Decisions are based on which value is most important.

Question 2

A nursing informatics specialist is presenting a class on ethics and informatics. Which concept would the nurse specialist identify as being central to informatics?

A) Conflicting values
B) Autonomy
C) Influencing variables
D) Beneficence

Answer 2

Conflicting values

Question 3

A nurse is reading a journal article about ethics and laws. Which statement would the nurse most likely identify as pertaining to laws?

A) "Laws are subject to interpretation."
B) "Penalties are used if laws are violated."
C) "Laws involve value conflicts."
D) "Laws address paternalism."

Answer 3

"Penalties are used if laws are violated."

Question 4

A nursing informatics specialist is conducting an in-service program about the HIPAA. Which fact would the nurse specialist include when describing this rule?

A) The HIPAA protects all private health information.
B) Fee-for-service providers have limited HIPAA coverage.
C) Information with health plan providers is excluded.
D) Information of agencies electronically billing CMS is covered.

Question 5

A nurse is researching information about the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact. The nurse would most likely find which fact? Select all that apply.

A) It limits the requirements for telehealth nursing by providing a restricted license.
B) Nurses licensed in one state could practice in another state.
C) The rules and regulations of the state of practice apply to the nurse.
D) Advanced practice nurses are exempt from the Compact.
E) Nurses are required to store personal licensure data online.

Question 6

A group of nurses are debating the pros and cons of implantable identification devices. Which benefit would the proponents most likely address?

A) It allows quicker and safer emergency care.
B) It should be a requirement to enhance care.
C) It would ensure complete privacy.
D) It promotes an individual's civil liberties.

Question 7

A nurse is blogging. Which example demonstrates that the nurse violated ethical and legal guidelines?

A) Including names of staff members in the blog
B) Demonstrating respect for others when writing
C) Using positive references about individuals
D) Avoiding dark humor

Question 8

A nurse is preparing to write an article for a peer-reviewed nursing journal about issues faced by older adults living at home. In preparation for writing the article, the nurse reviews copyright law. Which statement by the nurse indicates understanding of the law? Select all that apply.

A) "If the copyright symbol isn't there, then the information is not copyrighted."
B) "Copyrighted material is material that is considered to be original."
C) "If the information is not well defined, then it isn't subject to copyright."
D) "The time a copyright is in effect varies based on the law at that time."
E) "If the work is original, then it is not protected by copyright law."

Question 9

When writing a research paper, which action demonstrates plagiarism?

A) Including a citation at the end of a sentence about statistics from a research study
B) Inserting a paragraph from a reference article directly into one's paper
C) Using quotation marks around a statement with the name and page of the source
D) Crediting an author for a statement by saying, "According to …"

Question 10

A nurse advocates for a client to ensure that what is being done is best for him or her. The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle?

A) Paternalism
B) Veracity
C) Justice
D) Beneficence

Question 11

A nurse is working as part of a committee addressing the security of healthcare information and data breaches. The committee is working on ways to reduce the risk of data breaches. Which actions would be helpful for the committee to include? Select all that apply.

A) Teaching employees about system logins
B) Training for employees about data encryption
C) Using secure e-mail servers
D) Installing data loss prevention software
E) Tracking of external threats

Question 12

A nurse is reading an online journal article about the legal and ethical issues related to telehealth. Which milestone would the nurse identify as important for allowing nurses licensed in one state to practice in another state?

A) Coordinated Licensure Information System
B) Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
C) HIPAA
D) HITECH

Question 13

Which component would be an exception to copyright law? Select all that apply.

A) Height and weight chart
B) Unrecorded speech
C) Short phrases
D) List of ingredients
E) Quotation

Question 14

A group of nurse managers are designing a web-based course to be used as a medication refresher course for registered nurses returning to the workforce. The group is concerned about copyright law related to the use of information in the course. Use of which component demonstrates that the group is adhering to fair use?

A) Text provided was 1,000 words.
B) Images are accounted for 20% of the course.
C) Music included was about 45 seconds.
D) Video spanned about 5 minutes.

Question 15

Based on an understanding of copyright law, copyright protection extends for how many years after the life of the author?

A) 14 years
B) 25 years
C) 50 years
D) 70 years

Question 16

A nursing informatics specialist is conducting an in-service program for staff nurses about data security breaches. The specialist determines that the program was successful when participants state:

A) "Medical and healthcare information is low on the list in terms of numbers of breaches."
B) "Data security breaches are primarily associated with the use of a computer."
C) "The loss of laptop computers is a recurring theme associated with breaches."
D) "The agency and no one else is liable for information breaches that occur."

Question 17

A nursing informatics specialist is working on a committee that is performing a risk assessment to minimize data security breaches at the agency. The specialist would be involved in which activities? Select all that apply.

A) Conducting employee privacy training
B) Reviewing agency policies and procedures
C) Inventorying personally identifiable information
D) Using data encryption software
E) Monitoring employee compliance

Question 18

When developing an online nursing course for distance education, the use of copyrighted information would be addressed by which of the following?

A) Conference on Fair Use
B) TEACH Act
C) Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
D) Coordinated Information System

Question 19

A nurse is using an interactive web application, sharing pictures and videos. When using this media, the nurse understands that which ethical principle always applies?

A) Autonomy
B) Respect for others
C) Paternalism
D) Fidelity

Question 20

A nurse is preparing a journal article for submission on the care of a client with heart failure. When writing the article, for which components would the nurse need to include a citation or author credit?

A) Table of weight equivalents
B) List of foods high in sodium
C) Statistics on prevalence
D) Client education points