Ancc Study Guide: Review Of Test Questions

Nurse executives have a responsibility to know and understand legislation affecting nursing practice in order to: a. prevent administrative personnel malpractice actions b. respond quickly and appropriately to necessary changes in nursing services c. protect the organization from lawsuits d. ensure that procedures in nursing practice are carried out correctly. {Ans: Correct answer is: b. As legislation that affects nursing practice becomes law, nurse executives must be cognizant of the changing statutes, their impact, and the modifications that must be made in their organizations in order to comply. Nurse executives become the "translators" of legislative change for staff.}The legal boundaries of nursing practice are defined in each state by the: a. American Nurses Association's Code for Nurses b. American Nurses Associations' standards of practice c. state board of registered nurses d. state nurse practice act {Ans: Correct answer is: D The practice act establishes the legal boundaries for educational requirements and scope of nursing practice in any given state.}The relationship between the operating room nurses and the surgical nurses at a large hospital has become competitive and uncooperative. The focus of the conflict is patient arrival times at the operating room. The nurse executive appoints a performance improvement