NCLEX CRUSADE ACADEMY TEST - 2 ETHICS AND LAW

1. According to the module, success on the NCLEX requires which approach?. Memorizing all legal statutes. Regurgitating textbook definitions. Applying information to scenarios. Focusing only on documentation.

2. The first step when answering an NCLEX question is to: Select the safest option immediately. Pause and analyze the scenario. Call the physician. Identify documentation requirements.

3. Identifying whether a question is priority or legal represents which step?. Pause & Analyze. Select the Answer. Identify the Strategy. Implement immediately.

4. In a distress emergency (life-threatening), priority is: Assessment. Documentation. Implementation. Delegation.

5. In most legal/ethical non-emergency questions, the priority is: Immediate intervention. Validate and verify before acting. Escalate to administration. Document first.

6. If a patient wants to leave without signing discharge forms, the nurse should first: Provide the form. Tell them they cannot leave. Assess understanding of risks. Document refusal.

7. Telling a competent patient they cannot leave constitutes: Proper legal enforcement. Beneficence. False imprisonment. Assessment.

8. Documentation in AMA cases comes: Before assessment. After validating understanding. Instead of physician contact. Before patient care.

9. Adults aged 18 and older who are competent: Cannot leave AMA. May leave AMA. Must obtain court order. Require family consent.

10. A minor under 18 generally: Can leave independently. Cannot leave AMA. Has automatic autonomy. Requires nurse approval only.

11. A married 17-year-old is considered: Incapacitated. Altered mental status. Emancipated minor. Mandatory report.

12. A patient with acute psychosis is: Allowed to leave. Not allowed due to altered cognition. Autonomously protected. Legally discharged.

13. If a voluntary patient becomes suicidal, their right to leave is: Protected absolutely. Suspended due to safety. Delegated to family. Based on documentation only.

14. In psychiatric units, when asked about a patients presence, the nurse should: Confirm if admitted. Say 'Let me check'. Neither confirm nor deny. Provide room number.

15. Discussing treatment in a hallway is: Valid if brief. Violation due to public setting. Allowed among nurses. Beneficence.

16. Accessing records of non-assigned patients is a violation because of: Confidentiality agreement. Unauthorized access. Justice. Beneficence.

17. Discussing care with spouse at bedside is valid due to: Public setting rule. Implied consent. Mandatory reporting. Charge nurse approval.

18. Providing blood alcohol levels during official investigation is: HIPAA violation. Optional. Not a violation. Battery.

19. When competent adults deny abuse, priority is: Mandatory reporting. Autonomy. Immediate separation. Police involvement.

20. For suspected child abuse, the nurse must: Respect autonomy. Document only. Report immediately. Wait for confirmation.

21. The first escalation after bedside nurse is: Administrator. Doctor. Charge nurse. Legal department.

22. Direct patient care takes precedence over: Assessment. Documentation. Autonomy. Justice.

23. Suicide or intoxication overrides: Autonomy. Documentation. Assessment. Justice.

24. The recommended filter to apply is: Assessment vs Implementation. Justice vs Beneficence. Autonomy vs Documentation. Law vs Ethics.