ATI RN
Public Health Questions Regarding Policy and Law Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match the following situations with the appropriate legal claim: Informed consent is not obtained for a surgical procedure
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Battery involves unauthorized physical contact, such as surgery without consent.
Question 2 of 5
Match the following actions to the underlying ethical principle: A person with AIDS refuses intubation for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and dies
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy respects the patient's right to refuse treatment.
Question 3 of 5
Events that occurred prior to institution of the policy are covered
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Occurrence policies cover events during the policy period, regardless of when claims are made.
Question 4 of 5
Notification of occurrence and claim is required
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Claims-made policies require notification during the policy period.
Question 5 of 5
Which nurse used political expertise to influence the federal government to develop a Children's Bureau?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Lillian Wald recognized the connection between social conditions and health. She was a driving force behind the federal government's development of the Children's Bureau in 1912. Lavinia Dock was a political activist who waged a campaign for legislation to allow nurses to control the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale was the first nurse to exert political pressure on a government. Clara Barton was responsible for organizing relief efforts during the U.S. Civil War.