NURSl 110/l NURS110l Quizl 2l –l Introductionl tol Professionall Nursingl |l WCUl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Emergencyl medicall treatmentl andl laborl actl (EMTALA)
Answer:
Requiresl hospitalsl tol providel emergencyl medicall treatmentl tol anyonel seekingl care,l regardlessl ofl theirl abilityl tol payl orl insurancel status
Q:l HIPAA
Answer:
Thel Healthl Insurancel Portabilityl andl Accountabilityl Act,l al federall lawl protectingl thel privacyl ofl patient-specificl healthl carel informationl andl providingl thel patientl withl controll overl howl thisl informationl isl usedl andl distributed.
Q:l Defamation
Answer:
Falsel statements,l causingl harml tol reputation.EX:l al nursel falsel tellsl colleaguesl anotherl nursel isl incompetent,l damagingl theirl reputation
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Q:l Battery
Answer:
Intentionall harmfull orl offensivel physicall contactl withoutl consentl intrudingl intol someone'sl personall orl privatel space EX:l administeringl anl injectionl tol al patientl whol hasl explicitlyl refusedl it
Q:l Assault
Answer:
Creatingl fearl orl imminentl harml orl offensivel contact.
EX:l threateningl gesturesl towardsl al patientl thatl causesl fear
Q:l Negligence
Answer:
Failurel tol exercisel thel levell ofl carel thatl al reasonablel personl orl professionall wouldl inl similarl circumstances.EX:l al nursel forgetsl tol checkl al patient'sl vitall signl afterl surgeryl asl requiredl byl protocoll andl resultsl inl worseningl conditionl ofl thel patient
Q:l Malpractice
Answer:
Al specificl typel ofl negligencel thatl occursl whenl al healthcarel professionall failsl tol meetl thel standardsl ofl care.EX:l al nursel administeredl thel wrongl dosel ofl medicationl becausel theyl failedl tol followl hospitall protocols,l resultingl inl adversel reactions 2 / 3
Q:l Preventingl legall issuesl inl nursing
Answer:
-l Throwl documentation,l maintainingl detailed,l accuratel andl timelyl recordsl ofl alll patientl care.-l followingl protocols,l adheringl tol establishl hospitall policiesl andl procedures.-l continuingl education,l stayingl currentl withl bestl practicesl andl advancesl inl nursingl throughl ongoingl education
Q:l Generall informedl consent
Answer:
Consentl providedl forl routinel proceduresl orl treatmentl commonl inl healthcarel settings,l typicallyl obtainedl oncel atl thel beginningl ofl thel patientl providerl relationship
Q:l Minorl consent
Answer:
Consentl processl forl individualsl underl 18l yearsl oldl usuallyl requiresl parent/guardianl approvall withl exceptionsl forl emancipatedl minorsl orl underl thel maturel minorl doctrine
Q:l Impliedl consent
Answer:
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