HLTENN041 Legal & Ethical Parameters (Beta) Quiz - Certifications Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121)

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This Certifications Diploma of Nursing (HLT54121) practice quiz has 36 multiple-choice questions on HLTENN041 Legal & Ethical Parameters (Beta), and 36 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

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1. What is the main role of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)?

   1. Employ nurses in public hospitals
   2. Regulate nurses and midwives to protect the public
   3. Accredit TAFE nursing courses
   4. Represent nurses in pay negotiations
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   Answer: B. Regulate nurses and midwives to protect the public

   NMBA works with Ahpra under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. Public protection comes first.

2. To prove negligence, which four elements must be shown?

   1. Duty of care, breach of duty, causation, damage
   2. Duty of care, apology, damage, consent
   3. Breach, plaintiff, defendant, judge
   4. Intent, motive, harm, witness
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   Answer: A. Duty of care, breach of duty, causation, damage

   No harm = no negligence claim, even if standards were breached (but it may still be misconduct).

3. Which death must be reported to the Coroner?

   1. Any death in a palliative care unit
   2. Only deaths caused by crime
   3. An expected death from a known terminal illness with a death certificate
   4. An unexpected death after a medical procedure
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   Answer: D. An unexpected death after a medical procedure

   Don't remove lines or tubes if a coronial case is likely; follow local policy. Notes may be used as evidence.

4. Which situation requires a mandatory notification to Ahpra about a colleague?

   1. A nurse who is often late
   2. A nurse practising while intoxicated by alcohol
   3. A nurse who disagrees with a care plan
   4. A nurse who takes sick leave
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   Answer: B. A nurse practising while intoxicated by alcohol

   Notifiable conduct: intoxication at work, sexual misconduct, impairment placing the public at substantial risk, significant departure from professional standards.

5. A clinic only gives information sessions in English, with no interpreter. This disadvantages people with limited English. This is:

   1. Lawful in every case
   2. Indirect discrimination
   3. Harassment
   4. Direct discrimination
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   Answer: B. Indirect discrimination

   Offer interpreters (free via TIS National) for health care.

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Which law sets up national registration of nurses in every state and territory?
2. In NSW, who manages complaints about a nurse's conduct?
3. An RN asks an EN to do a task the EN hasn't been trained for. According to the NMBA decision-making framework, what should the EN do?
4. Which document has the NMBA adopted as the code of ethics for nurses in Australia?
5. Which is true about professional indemnity insurance (PII) for enrolled nurses?
6. What is the difference between statute law and common law?
7. A nurse threatens a competent patient: 'If you don't take this, I'll hold you down and inject it.' No touching happens. This is:
8. A nurse gives an injection to a competent patient who clearly refused it. This is:
9. A competent patient wants to leave. A nurse locks the ward door to stop them. This is most likely:
10. An EN makes an error at work, and the patient sues the hospital. What legal concept means the employer can be held liable?
11. In a civil case, who is the plaintiff?
12. Posting a false, damaging statement about a colleague on social media could be:
13. Which documentation practice best meets legal requirements?
14. Which is true about capacity in adults?
15. A competent adult refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons. What must the nurse do?
16. In NSW, what does an enduring guardian decide?
17. What is an advance care directive?
18. A nurse has a conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying. What is appropriate?
19. In NSW, you're worried a child is at risk of significant harm. What should you do?
20. Which NSW check do you need to work in roles involving children?
21. A patient's neighbour phones the ward asking how the patient is. What do you do?
22. Which social media post is acceptable for a nurse?
23. A former patient sends you a friend request on social media. What is the best response?
24. A patient's family offers you an expensive watch to thank you. What should you do?
25. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) supports which nursing practice?
26. Which ethical principle means respecting a person's right to make their own decisions?
27. Allocating the last ICU bed by clinical need, not wealth or status, reflects which principle?
28. A nurse tells a patient the truth about a delay in their surgery, even though it's bad news. Which principle is this?
29. Restraint should only be used:
30. A medication error harmed a patient. What does open disclosure involve?
31. You see a colleague cut corners on hand hygiene repeatedly. What is the best first step?

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