Intro To Nursing Test/quiz #2 Pt 1

Front 1

a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without the persons consent is considered?

Back 1

Assault

Front 2

? precedes battery, it causes a person to fear that battery is about to occur

Back 2

Assault

Front 3

? is the assault carried out

Back 3

Battery

Front 4

Impermissible, unprivileged touching of one person by another is considered ?

Back 4

Battery

Front 5

If a nurse threatens a patient with a vitamin injection the patient may charge?

Back 5

Assault

Front 6

giving a patient an injection against his will leaves the nurse open to charges of ? Even if there is a doctors order.

Back 6

battery

Front 7

both by common law and statute, ? is required in the health care context as a defense to battery.

Back 7

informed consent

Front 8

The Nurse ? act in each state accomplishes at least 4 objectives.

Back 8

practice

Front 9

#1 objective in a nurse practice act is?

Back 9

defines the practice of professional nursing

Front 10

#2 objective in a nurse practice act is ?

Back 10

sets the minimum education qualifications and other requirements for licensure.

Front 11

#3 objective of a nurse practice act is ?

Back 11

determines the legal titles and abbreviations nurses may use.

Front 12

#4 objective of a nurse practice act is ?

Back 12

provides for disciplinary action of licensees for certain causes.

Front 13

In many states the NPA also defines the responsibilities and authorities of the ?

Back 13

SBN (State board of Nursing)

Front 14

The ? of the state is the most important ? law affecting nursing practice written by the state.

Back 14

NPA
statutory

Front 15

? are responsible for enforcing the NPA in various states.

Back 15

SBN

Front 16

once the law regarding NPA is established by the legislature, the legislative branch delegates authority to enforce the law to an ? agency, usually the ?

Back 16

executive
SBN

Front 17

? publicize rules and regulations that expand the law.

Back 17

SBN

Front 18

The ? law plus the rules and regulations propagated by the SBN give full meaning to the ? in each state

Back 18

statutory

NPA

Front 19

State ? associations are usually instrumental in lobbying for appropriate updating of NPA's.

Back 19

Nurses

Front 20

Both the ? and ? have developed suggested language for the content of state NPA's.

Back 20

ANA and NCSBN

Front 21

The NCSBN and ANA have brought a national perspective on nursing regulation to the state level, fostered dialogue and the development of more consistent standards across ? lines and provided increased protection for the ?

Back 21

state

public

Front 22

What are the 3 separate but equal branches of government?

Back 22

Judicial,Executive, Legislative,

Front 23

In nursing the ? is considered an Executive authority.

Back 23

SBN

Front 24

? laws are those establish through formal legislative processes.

Back 24

statutory

Front 25

Every time the U.S. Congress or a state legislature passes legislation, the body of ? law expands.

Back 25

statutory

Front 26

The ? body in each state sets practice law and then assigns authority to implement the law to appropriate regulatory agencies and boards.

Back 26

legislative

Front 27

The ? branch resolves disputes, amends the common law, and interprets statutory law.

Back 27

judicial