Deck 4: Ethics and Laws

Question 1

While performing a task,a nursing assistant harmed a person.Which is incorrect?

A)The nursing assistant was negligent.
B)The nursing assistant is responsible for the harm.The supervising nurse is responsible.
C)The nursing assistant will be held to the standard of care of other nurses.
D)Harm can occur from what a person does or fails to do.

Answer 1

The nursing assistant will be held to the standard of care of other nurses.

Question 2

An act or behavior that meets your needs,not the patient's or resident's,is

A)A crime
B)Assault
C)A boundary violation
D)Defamation

Answer 2

A boundary violation

Question 3

A resident did not get the bathroom in time.She urinated and had a bowel movement in her clothing.To prevent an accident in the dining room,the nurse makes the person stay in her room.This is:

A)Malpractice
B)Involuntary seclusion
C)Neglect
D)Physical abuse

Answer 3

Involuntary seclusion

Question 4

You discuss last night's date with your patient.This is

A)Invasion of privacy
B)Boundary violation
C)Slander
D)Emotional abuse

Question 5

A nursing center resident asks you to make out a will.What should you do?

A)Do what the person asks.
B)Refuse,but explain why.Then tell the nurse about the person's request
C)Call a lawyer for the person.
D)Find out if you will be named in the will.

Question 6

You give wrong information on a job application.This is

A)Libel
B)Slander
C)Defamation
D)Fraud

Question 7

You see a nursing assistant hitting a resident.What should you do?

A)Talk to the resident.
B)Call the police.
C)Tell the administrator.
D)Mind your own business.

Question 8

Which is not a source for standards of care?

A)Textbooks
B)Manufacturer's instructions
C)The nurse's directions
D)Job descriptions

Question 9

You are about to give care to a person who you realize goes to your church.What should you do?

A)Refuse to care for the person.
B)Delegate care to another nursing assistant.
C)Tell the nurse that you know the person.
D)Tell the person how convenient it will be to know each other.

Question 10

Threatening to touch a person's body without that person's consent is

A)Assault
B)Battery
C)Invasion of privacy
D)Defamation

Question 11

A nursing assistant pinches and pushes a patient.This is:

A)Negligence
B)Malpractice
C)Neglect
D)Abuse

Question 12

A 14-year-old child is a hospital patient.You find bruises on the child's face after her brother leaves.What should you do?

A)Call the police if you suspect child abuse.
B)Call a child protection agency if you suspect child abuse.
C)Tell the nurse.
D)Call the parents.

Question 13

An ethical person

A)Does not cause another person harm
B)Is biased
C)Is prejudiced
D)Does not have opinions or facts

Question 14

You can protect yourself from a charge of assault and battery by

A)Explaining to the person what you are going to do and getting consent
B)Getting the person's informed consent in writing
C)Refusing to perform a task that involves touching the person
D)Making sure the task was delegated by a nurse

Question 15

The willful infliction of injury that results in physical harm is

A)Assault
B)Defamation
C)Battery
D)Abuse

Question 16

Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's movement is

A)Malpractice
B)Invasion of privacy
C)Negligence
D)False imprisonment

Question 17

A patient's signal light goes unanswered.The person's son finds the patient lying on sheets soaked with urine.This is:

A)Neglect
B)Emotional abuse
C)Physical abuse
D)Malpractice

Question 18

Protecting the right to privacy involves the following except

A)Keeping information about the person confidential
B)Allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given
C)Exposing only the body part involved in the treatment procedure
D)Screening the person when giving care

Question 19

Knowledge of what you should or should not do is

A)Ethics
B)Torts
C)Civil law
D)Public law

Question 20

Touching a person without that person's consent is

A)Assault
B)Battery
C)Invasion of privacy
D)Libel

Question 21

A child is 7 years old.Which is not a sign of child abuse?

A)Burns on the feet,hands,back,and buttocks
B)Arm and leg fractures
C)Bite marks
D)Missing teeth

Question 22

You suspect that a nursing center resident is being abused.What should you do?

A)Tell the nurse.
B)Call the police.
C)Talk to the family
D)Mind your own business

Question 23

A nursing assistant decides to go home sick after she has accepted her assignment.She Decides to go ahead and leave the agency without telling anyone.This is known as:

A)Elder abuse
B)Tort
C)Neglect
D)Abandonment

Question 24

In domestic abuse,the abuser is a

A)Caregiver
B)Family member
C)Neighbor
D)Partner

Question 25

These statements are about domestic abuse.Which is correct?

A)It can happen in nursing centers.
B)Usually just one type of abuse is present.
C)The abuser has power and control over the victim.
D)Fear and harm occur.

Question 26

You hear a nurse telling a patient that they will never see their family again.This is:

A)Battery
B)A tort
C)Verbal abuse
D)Neglect

Question 27

A co-worker often comes to work with bruises and other injuries.She also borrows lunch money from you right after payday.What should you do?

A)Call the police.
B)Tell her husband.
C)Tell the nurse.
D)Mind your own business

Question 28

Which statement about child abuse is correct?

A)Suspected child abuse must be reported.
B)Only child sexual abuse must be reported.
C)The victim must report the abuse.
D)Only parents can report abuse.