QUESTION 1:
Which type of law best matches the following description?
This type of law has its origins in the legal system developed in England during the 14th century and became the basis for its colonies. It is a body of law that is made by judges based on decisions made in legal cases that come before the court and form precedents for similar cases.
a. Common law
b. Civil law
c. Criminal law
d. Statutory law
QUESTION 2:
Which of the following descriptions best matches the definition of civil law?
a. Concerned with offences against people and their property.
b. Addresses crimes against a person (or persons) in matters such as contracts, torts and protective/reporting law.
c. Concerned with civil wrongs committed by someone against a person or property.
d. Both b) and c).
QUESTION 3:
Which type of law best matches the following description?
These types of laws are made by the parliament and are referred to as Acts of Parliament.
a. statutory law
b. law of torts
c. legislation
d. both a) and c)
QUESTION 4:
Australia is a common law country. In common law countries the 2 sources of law are:
a. Criminal laws and civil laws.
b. Common laws and acts of parliament.
c. Laws of tort and legislation.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 5:
As employers, healthcare organisations are legally responsible for actions of their employees during the course of their employment. This is the principle of:
a. Vicarious liability.
b. Legal obligation.
c. Legal liability.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 6:
It is the responsibility of employers and nurses as employees to ensure that:
a. The required nursing registration, qualifications and level of competence is met.
b. Legal and professional requirements are met including contracts of employments.
c. Safety standards are followed in relation to standards of client care and work health and safety.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 7:
Under civil law, negligence and trespass to a person are considered types of:
a. Libel and slander.
b. Torts.
c. Both a) and b).
d. Precedents.
QUESTION 8:
Which legal term best matches the following description?
This term refers to any communication, spoken or written, about another individual resulting in harm or damage to their reputation.
a. Negligence.
b. Defamation.
c. False imprisonment.
d. Assault and battery.
QUESTION 9:
Which is the most appropriate course of action in the following instance?
A client's family makes a complaint to the assigned enrolled nurse that their elderly mother is not receiving the appropriate medical care and assistance. The enrolled nurse will:
a. inform the family that they need to contact client complaints and lodge a form online.
b. inform the family that they need to tell the medical team and ask to meet the doctor in charge of their mother's care.
c. acknowledge their concerns and explain that you will notify the registered nurse, who will notify their direct line manager, who will arrange further consultation between the client and their family, and the health care team, according to the organisation's policies and procedures.
d. none of the above.
QUESTION 10:
Which of the following prmide legal and ethical frameworks for nurses and outlines the scope of jurisdictional professional practice?
a. Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority, Nurses Act and the National Framework for Nursing Practice Decision Making.
b. ANMC Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses, Code of Ethics for Nurses and National Enrolled Nurse Competency Standards.
c. Guidelines for Professional Boundaries for Nurses. Nursing and Midwifery Guidelines for Mandatory Notification and guidelines for Nursing Registration Standards.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 11:
Which of the following gmeming bodies is responsible for the registration and accreditation of nurses in Australia?
a. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council.
b. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
c. State and Territory Nursing and Midwifery Council.
d. National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.
QUESTION 12:
Which of the answers below best matches the following description?
This legal requirement is enforceable by law and protects the sights and obligations of all parties involved.
a. Contracts.
b. Standards of care.
c. Confidentiality and privacy.
d. Rights of clients.
QUESTION 13:
Which of the answers below best matches the following description?
As health professionals nurses have a responsibility to be familiar with the degree of care. skill and judgement they are expected to exercise and not undertake tasks outside their defined role and function.
a. Rights of clients.
b. Standards of care.
c. Professional boundaries.
d. Duty of care.
QUESTION 14:
In what circumstance would you perform an activity?
a. You have been asked to do something that is beyond the legal and professional scope of their role.
b. You have not been prepared or trained to perform a function safely.
c. You are qualified and competent to perform the task within the defined role and function.
d. The directions for the task are unclear, unethical, illegal or against the policies of the health care facility.
QUESTION 15:
In an action for negligence against a health care professional who has been accused of failing their duty of care, the person alleging negligence must prove:
a. That a duty of care was owed by the healthcare professional to the person.
b. That the health care professional breached this duty of care.
c. That breach caused damage or harm to the person.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 16:
In the health care environment nursing staff may restrain a client if:
a. They need to be protected from self-injury/harm or presented from harming others and it has been ordered by a Medical Practitioner.
b.They are exhibiting challenging behaviour or tend to wander.
c. The family request that the client is restrained.
d. The nurse in charge determines that the client should be restrained.
QUESTION 17:
The Privacy Act 1988 determines how personal information about a client is collected and outlines the rights of a client when they are providing information about themselves. How will you best manage client information?
a. Follow organisational policies and procedures for the use, disclosure and storage of health records.
b. Obtain consent to collect and use health information in the treatment and care of the client.
c. Apply principles of confidentially and privacy in managing client information.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 18:
In the health care environment clients consent can be provided in different ways. Ine three (3) forms of consent that clients may provide in the healthcare environment are:
a. Consent from family, carer or medical officer.
b. lmplied, verbal and written consent.
c. Both a) and b).
d. Consent from a guardian, parent or partner.
QUESTION 19:
Client health records are legal documents and there are a number of requirements that nurses must adhere to ensure that documentation of health information is accurate and complete. Which of the following is NOT a legal requirement of Nursing Documentation?
a. Documentation in client records must be made at the time the incident occurs or as soon as possible after the incident.
b. Entries must not be made on behalf of another nurse.
c. Entries can be made by identifying the client's room or bed number.
d. Entries may include abbreviations that are accepted and approved by the policies of the healthcare organisation.
QUESTION 20:
Nurses have a legal and ethical responsibility for reporting adverse and clinical incidents that occur within the healthcare environment Involving a client, staff member or visitor. When doing this, they need to make sure that:
a. A written report is made immediately after the incident.
b. Information included in the report is factual, clear, concise and objective.
c. Personal information about the person involved is included.
d. Both a) and b).
QUESTION 21:
Finish the following statement. The Coroners Court's function and role is best described as:
a. Examining adverse medical incidents that occur in hospitals.
b. Detecting unlawful homicide and investigating any unexpected or unusual circumstances of death.
c. Conducting inquests into the death of a person in the community.
d. Conducting inquests into the death of older persons in aged care.
QUESTION 22:
Nurses may be required to provide evidence in Coronial inquests arising out of a client's unexpected death in a health care organisation. In a Coronial inquest a nurse can be expected:
a. To be called upon to provide evidence several years after the event occurred.
b. To be required to provide details and documented evidence of nursing care provided.
c. Both a) and b).
d. None of the above.
QUESTION 23:
There are many Legislative Acts that govern nursing practice. All of the following Commonwealth Legislations are relevent to the nursing profession in Australia EXCEPT:
a.The Mental Health Act.
b. Statefferritory Nurses Act.
c. The Child protection Act.
d. The Health Practitioner Competence Assurance Act.
QUESTION 24:
As health care professionals there are several categories of negligence that may result in malpractice. For nurses, this includes:
a. Failure to follow standards of care and use equipment in a responsible manner.
b. Failure to assess and monitor a client's condition and act as a client advocate.
c. Failure to communicate and document health information.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 25:
Which of the following is a requirement for a valid health care directive:
a.The family request with coercion.
b. Written by the family on behalf of the person.
c. Only required in Aged Care Facilitates.
d. Adult competent to give the directive without coercion.
QUESTION 26:
Bio-ethics is best described as:
a. being concerned with respecting the right of client/patients and their family to make healthcare decisions.
b. being concerned with actions that benefit the patient/ client and their family against risks and harm.
c. being concerned with the application of general ethical principles to health care.
d. Being concerned with the relationship between the client and healthcare provider.
QUESTION 27:
The Australian judiciary comprises of different courts and tribunals at both federal and state/territory level. Complete this statement. The Australian Judicial system is comprised of:
a. Supreme courts at the state/ territory last and the local or magistrate courts.
b. A high court at the federal !elm', the Supreme Court at the state/ territory level and the local or magistrate courts.
c. A court at the federal level, and the local or magistrate courts at the lower level.
d. A high court at the federal level, tribunals and the magistrate courts.
QUESTION 28:
In common law legal systems, this type of legal rule is an important source of law. Which of the following best match this description?
Is a legal principle or rule that is created by a court decision which goes on to provide an example or authority for judges deciding similar cases in later.
a. Statue laws.
b. Precedents.
c. CIN1i laws.
d. Torts.
QUESTION 29:
Documentation is the written, legal record of all care and clinical interactions with the patient/client. Select the common Australian models or systems of documentation used in the healthcare setting. (select ALL that apply)
a. PIE charting.
b. Patient summary.
c. SOAPIE charting.
d. All of the above.
QUESTION 30:
In the event that there is situation that may seem to be an ethical issue with implications for practice, the enrolled nurse will:
a. Take responsibility to resolve the issue by documenting the issue and attempt to resolve it.
b. Take responsibility to report the issue to the supervisor or relevant health professional and document the issue and its implications.
c. Report the issue to the supervisor and attempt to resolve it by consulting other colleagues.
d. Handover the issue to the supervisor during shift handover and consult colleagues.
QUESTION 31:
Complete the following sentences by selecting the terms provided in the table below:
1. mental 2. Informed 3. freely 4. intellectual 5. withhold
6. Consenting 7. voluntarily 8. sufficient 9. refuse 10. appropriate
a. In the health care environment consent must be valid and must be given _______ and ______
b. A person's legal capacity to give consent for medical care or treatment is determined by age and the person's ______ and ______ function.
c. ______ Consent is given when the client is provided with adequate information about, and understands the procedure to which they are ______
d. It is the right of the client to receive information and nurses as healthcare professionals are required to provide ______ and ______ information before obtaining consent from the client.
e. It is the legal right of a client to ______ treatment and ______ or revoke their consent at any time provided the person is competent to do so.
QUESTION 32:
Please select the correct response. Insert the correct term in the blank column:
1. Bioethics 2. Ethical dilemma 3. Ethics 4. Values 5. Nursing Ethics
a) Is concerned with the rights and duties of clients and healthcare professionals, research subjects and researchers, and policy guidelines for clinical care medical research
b) Is a set of moral principles and philosophical positions regarding what is good and also what may not be right
c) Are situations which irkolye two or more conflicting and competing values or moral choices
d) Are clerked from a number of sources such as a person's culture, family. society and work environment. They influence the way in which a person interacts with others and the decisions they make
e) Is concerned with examining all kinds of ethical and bioethical issues from the perspective of nursing theory and practice
QUESTION 33:
1. Code of Ethics 2. Ethical principalism 3. Contemporary wthical issues in healthcare 4. Accountability 5. Model of ethical decision making
a) One of the more popular ethical theories used in nurs ng today to consider ethical issues in healthcare. It includes the principles of autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice
b) Includes issues such as genetic engineering, therapeutic abortions, quality of life, right to refuse treatment, use of restraint, voluntary euthanasia, allocation of health resources, organ transplant
c) Is not a set of rules, but a guide for nurses to base their professional, decision making around
d) The steps involved in assessing the moral or ethical situation, identifying the moral issue, setting moral goals and a moral plan of action, implementing the moral plan of action and then evaluating the moral outcomes of the action
e) Means that nurses are legally, ethically and professionally responsible for their actions within the helth care environment
QUESTION 34:
Match the following. Insert the correct term in the blank column:
1. Open disclosure 2. Client rights 3. Medical power of attorney & guardianship 4. Client Advocacy 5. Australian charter of health care rights
a) A client's right to safety, respect, communication, participation and privacy within all aspects of their health care
b) The nurse acts on behalf of the client in the context of the health care environment to honour the client's right to self determination
QUESTION 35:
Match the following. Insert the correct term in the blank column
1. Principles of Non-maleficence 2. Legal aspects of nursing 3. Ethical frameworks of nursing 4. Principle of Autonomy 5. Principle of Beneficence
a) Require nurses to practice and act within the law and regulations of the profession
b) Is to avoid harm or hurt and ensure unjust injury or suffering does not occur
c) A client's independent ability to make their own choices and the nurse's moral obligation to respect those choices
d) Is to act for the benefit of others to promote their welfare and wellbeing
e) Require nurses to apply moral codes of conduct and act within ethical standards of professional practice as health professionals.
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
QUESTION 36:
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
An elderly resident of a nursing home, Mrs Fennick, has long, thick hair that she wears in a single plait down her back. One of the staff members believes that older people should not have long hair and does not like how long it takes to attend to Mrs Fennick's hair when assisting with her showering. This staff member has made threats to 'get rid of her long hair'. Mrs Fennick has made it clear on each occasion that she does not want her hair cut off. Upon waking from an afternoon nap, Mrs Fennick discovers that her plait has been cut off.
Question: This would be considered as assault and battery.
QUESTION 37:
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
Scenario:
An elderly resident of a nursing home, Mrs Fennick, has long, thick hair that she wears in a single plait down her back. One of the staff members believes that older people should not have long hair and does not like how long it takes to attend to Mrs Fennick's hair when assisting with her showering. This staff member has made threats to 'get rid of her long hair'. Mrs Fennick has made it clear on each occasion that she does not want her hair cut off. Upon waking from an afternoon nap, Mrs Fennick discovers that her plait has been cut off.
Question:
This would be considered as assault and battery
QUESTION 38:
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
Scenario:
An elderly resident of a nursing home, Mrs Fennick, has long, thick hair that she wears in a single plait down her back. One of the staff members believes that older people should not have long hair and does not like how long it takes to attend to Mrs Fennick's hair when assisting with her showering. This staff member has made threats to 'get rid of her long hair'. Mrs Fennick has made it clear on each occasion that she does not want her hair cut off. Upon waking from an afternoon nap, Mrs Fennick discovers that her plait has been cut off.
Question:
Based on ethical principles, the RN has no obligation to tell the truth and disclose the incident to the resident.
QUESTION 39:
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
Scenario:
An elderly resident of a nursing home, Mrs Fennick, has long, thick hair that she wears in a single plait down her back. One of the staff members believes that older people should not have long hair and does not like how long it takes to attend to Mrs Fennick's hair when assisting with her showering. This staff member has made threats to 'get rid of her long hair'. Mrs Fennick has made it clear on each occasion that she does not want her hair cut off. Upon waking from an afternoon nap, Mrs Fennick discovers that her plait has been out off.
Question:
The staff member will not face disciplinary action as the employer is accountable.
QUESTION 40:
Read the following scenario and identify the relevant legal and ethical issues by selecting TRUE or FALSE below.
Scenario:
An elderly resident of a nursing home, Mrs Fennick, has long, thick hair that she wears in a single plait down her back. One of the staff members believes that older people should not have long hair and does not like how long it takes to attend to Mrs Fennick's hair when assisting with her showering. This staff member has made threats to 'get rid of her long hair'. Mrs Fennick has made it clear on each occasion that she does not want her hair cut off. Upon waking from an afternoon nap, Mrs Fennick discovers that her plait has been out off.
Question:
The employer could be chargeed with vicarious liability for the nurse's actions.
QUESTION 41:
Please select if the following is TRUE or FALSE with regard to application of restraint to a client in the healthcare setting.
Inappropriate application of restraint in the health setting can be interpreted as false imprisonment
QUESTION 42:
Please select if the following is TRUE or FALSE with regard to application of restraint to a client in the healthcare setting.
Written authorisation from a medical officer is necessary only for application of restraint for clients in the mental health setting.
QUESTION 43:
Please select if the following is TRUE or FALSE with regard to application of restraint to a client in the healthcare setting.
Orders for restraint in health care facilities state the reason, type and time period of the restraint.
QUESTION 44:
Please select if the following is TRUE or FALSE with regard to application of restraint to a client in the healthcare setting.
Using protective devices such as cot sides, hand mitts, vests or chest jackets that secure clients in an upright position in a chair or wheelchair are not considered restraints.
QUESTION 45:
Please select if the following is TRUE or FALSE with regard to application of restraint to a client in the healthcare setting.
It is the responsibility of the medical officer and nurses for monitoring and checking effective use of restraint in the healthcare facility.