You witness a nursing assistant force a patient who is trying to stand into a chair saying, “Don’t keep trying to get up or I will restrain you.” The nursing assistant’s behavior is an example of: 1. Assault 2. Battery 3. Assault and battery 4. Negligence

Your patient has experienced severe complications during surgery and remains on life support. Decisions about care can be more easily made if the patient has which documents in place? 1. A power of attorney over financial affairs 2. An advance directive 3. A will 4. No special documentation is needed.

The visitor of one of your patients stops you in the hall and says, “I hope you will not try to revive my neighbor if her heart stops.” The correct response is: 1. “That decision is up to the physician.” 2. “We are all trained in CPR.” 3. “I understand your concern, but I can’t discuss your neighbor’s care with you.” 4. “There is a ‘do-not-resuscitate’ order in her medical record.”

The student neglects to raise the head of the bed of a patient receiving continuous tube feedings. The patient aspirates and develops pneumonia. Which correctly describes the student’s liability in this situation? 1. The charge nurse is responsible because she did not delegate care appropriately. 2. The LPN caring for the patient is solely responsible because she is licensed. 3. The student is expected to provide the same standard of care as the LPN. 4. Both the nursing instructor and the student are equally liable.

A patient confides that her broken arm is the result of her husband’s abuse of her. In this instance, the nurse is required to: 1. Get a second nurse to witness her statement. 2. Report the abuse to the authorities. 3. Assure the patient that the information will be kept private. 4. Confirm the abuse with another family member and then notify the charge nurse.

Your patient asks you, “What do you think of my physician?” You mention that the physician does not seem to care about her patients or how well their symptoms are managed. As a result, the patient switches to another physician. The physician may have grounds to sue you for: 1. Malpractice. 2. Slander. 3. Libel. 4. Invasion of privacy.