ATI LPN
Ethics and Legal Issues in Healthcare Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse ensuring fair treatment for all patients is adhering to which ethical principle?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Justice ensures that all patients are treated fairly and equitably without discrimination.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse maintaining competence in their practice is adhering to which ethical principle?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nonmaleficence requires nurses to maintain competence to avoid causing harm to patients.
Question 3 of 5
A legal argument based on the notion that the defendant should not be held responsible for an illegal act if it is attributable to mental illness or intellectual disability that interferes with rationality is called
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The insanity defense specifically argues that mental illness or intellectual disability negates criminal responsibility by impairing rational thought.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between mental illness and dangerousness?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Research shows mental illness alone doesn't increase violence risk without substance abuse, making D the true statement.
Question 5 of 5
When participants in research studies are told about the potential risks and are free to choose whether or not to be involved, it is called
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Informed consent ensures participants understand risks and voluntarily agree, a cornerstone of ethical research.