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Test Bank for Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing, 7th Edition

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Chapter 1 Legal Concepts and the Judicial ProcessMULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1)A nurse would like to advocate for a modification of the state's nursing practice act and believes thebest strategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whomshould the nurse contact?1)A)State nursing associationB)State board of nursingC)State governorD)State legislature2)A group of nurses are reviewing the decision of legal action in which a patient brought suit againsta hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the jury found for the hospital.Which legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit andevidence to another trial court in hopes of a different decision?2)A)Stare decisisB)Res judicataC)Doctrine of precedentD)None needed as this is an example of a landmark decision.3)The circumstances of a lawsuit cause it to be under the jurisdiction of more than one court. In thiscase, the nurse expects that which court will have the greatest personal jurisdiction?3)A)State trial courtB)Federal Supreme CourtC)State Supreme CourtD)Federal district court4)Several state nursing associations are working together in an attempt to change a constitutionallaw. These nursing associations should ask for which action on this law?4)A)AmendmentB)RedefinitionC)RepealD)Expansion5)An emergency department patient was injured while attacking his neighbor with a knife. Aftertreatment the patient was arrested and charged with battery and assault. The nurse in reviewingthis information would identify which classification or type of law to be applied in the case againstthis defendant?5)A)Constitutional lawB)Criminal lawC)Private lawD)Civil law6)A nurse is reviewing legal law concepts. A person who was injured in a motor vehicle accidentsued the driver to recover hospital costs. Which type of law would the nurse identify as beingenforced in this situation?6)A)Tort lawB)Constitutional lawC)Public lawD)Procedural law7)An emergency department nurse has agreed to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit involving achild. The opposing attorney questions the nurse's qualifications as a pediatric nurse. Which type oflaw does this scenario reflect?7)A)Procedural lawB)Due process of lawC)Substantive lawD)Private law1

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