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Nrsg 515:Ethical And Legal Dimensions In Health Care Question Paper

Nrsg 515:Ethical And Legal Dimensions In Health Care

Course:Master Of Science In Nursing Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

Ethical and legal dimensions in health care (NRSG 515) 3RD TRIMESTER 2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

END OF TRIMESTER EXAMINATION FOR
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING EDUCATION, DECEMBER, 2013
UNIT TITLE : ETHICAL AND LEGAL DIMENSIONS IN HEALTH
CARE
UNIT CODE : NRSG 515

TIME: 3 HOURS

Instructions:

Answer any four questions

Question One

Give a detailed account of the following concepts in relation to health care, giving appropriate examples of each.

Empirical knowledge versus personal beliefs.

(14 marks)

Pro-choice versus Pro-life

(11 marks)

Question Two

You are the primary nurse of a patient who files defamation charges against you in court.

By use of appropriate examples explain the various types of intentional torts.

(15 marks)

Discuss the defenses to defamation.

(10 marks)

Question Three
Give a detailed account of the right of patient to self-determination in health care and grounds for denial of this right. (25 marks0

Question Four

You are the principal investigator in a research that entails obtaining urine samples from patients in medical ward.

Describe the contents of research consent.

(10 marks)

Discuss potential legal grounds that these patients may sue you in court.

(15 marks)

Question Five

The Nursing Council of Kenya is legally mandated to the Nurses Act to discipline any nurse who engages in unprofessional conduct.

Describe common grounds for such disciplinary action.

(12 marks)

Discuss the rights of a nurse before, during and after disciplinary proceedings.

(13 marks)

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