Final Exam: NURS 110 NURS110

Final Exam: NURS 110 / NURS110

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Introduction to Professional Nursing | Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - West Coast

Question:

public health laws

Answer:

under the health code, state legislatures enact statutes that describe the reporting laws for communicable diseases, specify necessary school immunizations, and mandate other measures that promote health and reduce health risk in communities

Question:

the uniform determination of death act

Answer:

health care providers can use the cardiopulmonary definition or the whole brain definition to determine death

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Question:

physician assisted suicide

Answer:

competent patients can make an oral or written request to get medication to end their life in a humane and dignified manner

Question:

torts:

Answer:

intentional, unintentional, quasi-intentional

Question:

intentional tort:

Answer:

• willful acts that violate another's rights.
• assault, battery, false imprisonment

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quasi-intentional tort:

Answer:

invasion of privacy, malice, slander, libel

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unintentional:

Answer:

negligence and malpractice

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negligence:

Answer:

• failure to assess and/or monitor, including making a nursing diagnosis
• failure to monitor in a timely fashion
• failure to use proper equipment to monitor the patient
• failure to notify the health care provider of problems
• failure to follow orders

Question:

minor consent and abortion

Answer:

unemancipated minors may not consent to abortion without on of the

following:

• consent of one parent
• self consent granted by court order
• consent specifically given by a court
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Question:

adult consent

Answer:

• any competent 18 year old or older
• any parent for his or her emancipated minor
• any guardian for his or her ward
• any adult for the treatment of his or her minor brother or sister
• any grandparent for a minor grandchild

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minors consent

Answer:

• for his or her child and any child in his or her custody

2. for himself or her self if:

• lawfully married or a parent
• pregnancy
• venereal disease
• drug or substance abuse

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