Mosbys Textbook for Nursing Assistants 9th Edition By Sheila A. Sorrentino -Test Banks
Chapter 05: Ethics and Laws
Sorrentino: Mosby’s Textbook for Nursing Assistants, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The willful infliction of injury that results in physical harm is:
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a. |
Assault |
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b. |
Defamation |
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c. |
Battery |
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d. |
Abuse |
ANS: D REF: p. 44
2. Touching a person without that person’s consent is:
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a. |
Assault |
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b. |
Battery |
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c. |
Invasion of privacy |
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d. |
Libel |
ANS: B REF: p. 43
3. Threatening to touch a person’s body without that person’s consent is:
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a. |
Assault |
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b. |
Battery |
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c. |
Invasion of privacy |
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d. |
Defamation |
ANS: A REF: p. 43
4. Knowledge of what you should or should not do is:
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a. |
Ethics |
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b. |
Torts |
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c. |
Civil law |
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d. |
Public law |
ANS: A REF: p. 39
5. You give false information regarding your education on a job application. This is:
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a. |
Libel |
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b. |
Slander |
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c. |
Defamation |
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d. |
Fraud |
ANS: A REF: p. 42
6. Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s movement is:
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a. |
Malpractice |
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b. |
Invasion of privacy |
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c. |
Negligence |
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d. |
False imprisonment |
ANS: D REF: p. 42
7. An act or behavior of being overinvolved with a person is known as:
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a. |
A crime |
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b. |
Assault |
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c. |
A boundary crossing |
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d. |
Defamation |
ANS: C REF: p. 40
8. An ethical person:
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a. |
Does not cause another person harm |
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b. |
Is biased |
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c. |
Is prejudiced |
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d. |
Does not have opinions or facts |
ANS: A REF: p. 39
9. You discuss the previous patient you just saw with your current patient. This is:
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a. |
Invasion of privacy |
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b. |
Boundary crossing |
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c. |
Slander |
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d. |
Emotional abuse |
ANS: A REF: p. 42
10. Protecting the right to privacy involves which of the following?
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a. |
Keeping information about the person confidential |
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b. |
Allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given |
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c. |
Exposing all of the body parts throughout the treatment procedure |
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d. |
Opening the door when giving care in case others need to know where you are |
ANS: A REF: p. 42
11. You are about to give care to a person who you realize goes to your church. What should you do?
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a. |
Refuse to care for the person. |
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b. |
Delegate care to another nursing assistant. |
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c. |
Tell the nurse that you know the person. |
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d. |
Tell the person how convenient it will be to know each other. |
ANS: C REF: p. 40
12. While performing a task, a nursing assistant harmed a person. Which is correct?
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a. |
The nursing assistant is appropriate in disciplining the person. |
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b. |
The nursing assistant is responsible for the harm. The supervising nurse is not responsible. |
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c. |
The nursing assistant will be held to the standard of care of other nurses. |
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d. |
Harm can occur from what a person does or fails to do. |
ANS: D REF: p. 41
13. Which is a source for standards of care?
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a. |
Textbooks |
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b. |
Social media |
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c. |
The nurse’s directions |
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d. |
Blogs |
ANS: A REF: p. 41
14. You can protect yourself from a charge of assault and battery by:
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a. |
Explaining to the person what you are going to do and getting consent |
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b. |
Getting the person’s informed consent in writing |
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c. |
Refusing to perform a task that involves touching the person |
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d. |
Making sure the task was delegated by a nurse |
ANS: A REF: p. 43
15. A nursing center resident asks you to make out a will. What should you do?
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a. |
Do what the person asks. |
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b. |
Refuse, but explain why. Then tell the nurse about the person’s request. |
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c. |
Call a lawyer for the person. |
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d. |
Find out if you will be named in the will. |
ANS: B REF: p. 52
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