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1. Laws which are known to be authored by God is so-called as:
a. Political Law
b. Human Law
c. Divine Law
d. International Law

2. There are three types of public law, these are:

a. Criminal Law, International Law, Civil Law
b. Civil Law, Commercial Law, Political Law
c. Criminal Law, International Law, Political Law
d. Remedial Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law

3. It is defined as a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power

in a state, commanding what is right and what is wrong, this is:
a. Hypothesis
b. Law
c. Theory
d. Norms

4. A term that is used to indicate a statute which relates to private

matters that do not concern the public at large is:
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

5. A branch of jurisprudence which treats of the nature, extent, and

degrees of every crime, and adjusts to it its adequate and necessary
penalty, is:
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

6. A mentally-ill patient which happens to be a big personality has been

admitted in an institution. The staff nurses took pictures of here and
shared it with their friends and family members. In this case, which law
has been violated by the staff nurses?
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Divine Law

7. “Thou shall not kill,” is one of the ten commandments which falls
under:
a. Public law
b. Divine Law
c. Private Law
d. International Law

8. The permit to practice to other state or nation by “do ut des” or

principle of reciprocity is under:
a. Public Law
b. Divine Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

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 9. Nurse Leonard has scalded the patient when doing hot compress
because he did not wrap the hot bag in a sheet or towel. He has been
found negligent. The nurse will be penalized according to:
a. Criminal Law
b. Divine Law
c. International Law
d. Private Law

10.The nurse participated in a killing. She voluntarily administered

morphine drip to an elderly client as per instructed by the spouse. The
nurse then receive big amount of money for the act. She will be
punished as to:
a. Divine Law
b. International Law
c. Criminal Law
d. Commercial Law

11.The term described as anything that entitles a man to have, to do or to

receive from others within the limits prescribed by the law is known as:
a. Right
b. Law
c. Ethics
d. Mores

12.The authority or power to hear and determine a cause. Thus decide a

legal controversy is termed as:
a. Law
b. Ethics
c. Jurisdiction
d. Right

13.The means employed to right or redress the injury is called:

a. Remedy
b. Law
c. Punishment
d. Ethics

14.The means of compelling the defendant in an action to appear in court.

a. Warrant
b. Sub poena
c. Process
d. Summon

15.The writing from a competent authority in pursuance of law, directing

the doing of an act, addressed to a person who is competent to do the
act, and affording protection from damages, if he perform the act, is
known as:
a. Sub poena
b. Summons
c. Warrant
d. Invitation

16.An order in writing which aims to search for personal properties and
bring to the magistrate is:
a. Summon
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

17.The name of a writ commanding the authorized officer to notify a party

to answer a complaint against him in court.
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 a. Summons
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

18.The process by which attendance of a witness is required:

a. Summons
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

19.Nurse Phillip has been asked to testify bringing the medical chart of
the patient. This is a writ according to:
a. Sub poena testificandum
b. Sub poena duces tecum
c. Warrant
d. Summons

20.A patient was brought to the hospital with gun shot wound. The
suspect has been identified. The authorities have to look for the gun
used. The must carry with them:
a. Summons
b. Sub poena
c. Search Warrant
d. Sub poena duces tecum

21.The term described as the loss or injury is known as:

a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

22.The term described as the monetary compensation for loss, injury or

harm
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

23.Patient Joel is a dancer. He had a clean open wound in the leg when he
was admitted. After two weeks of stay in the hospital the wound got
infected and had to be amputated. It was then found out that it was
the nurse’s fault. The amputation of Joel’s foot caused him to loose his
craft and lack income. This loss is considered as:
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

24.Joel then collected compensation for the loss as was agreed in court.
This collection is known as:
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

25.Which of the following statement is appropriate?

a. A nurse will not be held liable when a patient falls out of the bed
because he/she did not raise the side rails since she explained
that she didn’t learned that in college

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 b. A nurse will be acquitted of the breach of confidentiality when
she reasoned that she is not aware of this particular right of the
patient.
c. A nurse will not be accountable for the death of the patient who
she involved in her research without informed consent because
she did not realize that it is necessary.
d. A nurse is found negligent if she has scalded the patient while
performing hot compress even if she reasoned out that she did
not know it could happen

26.The acts or omissions punishable by law are referred to as:

a. Felonies
b. Damages
c. Negligence
d. Malpractice

27. Nurse Jona intended to increase the dosage of morphine sulfate to a

patient to facilitate death of the patient without consent. This is:
a. Felonies by dolo
b. Felonies by culpa
c. Felonies by duces tecum
d. Felonies testificandum

28.Which among the following situations can lead directly to a conclusion

of felony with deliberate intent?
a. The nurse was overdosed a patient with KCl because of a threat
to her safety and her family.
b. The patient has lighted a cigarette in the hospital wherein it
caused fire. The patient was diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s
disease.
c. The nurse intentionally administered morphine drip to the
patient to hasten the death.
d. The nurse was forced to seclude a patient who started to
become violent.

29.The physician ordered deliberately a bolus administration of KCl to the

patient. The nurse did this with a mutual understanding of the purpose
with the doctor. The doctor’s part in this felony is:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

30.The nurse’s taking part in the above case can be considered as:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

31.Nurse Lovella advised Marjorie to have an abortion and referred her to

a doctor who performs it. Nurse Lovella takes part in the felony as:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

32.Nurse Joanne is a wife of Doctor Drew who happened to have ordered

an unusually large amount of drug to a patient wherein the patient
died. Nurse Joanne after knowing that the family will sue her husband
took the chart and burned it. Nurse Joanne took part in the case as:
a. Principal
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 b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

33.Nurse Joy has her father in a hepatic coma as her patient. The patient
is on mechanical ventilator for quite some time. She has decided to
pull out the support without asking consent from her mother and other
family members. In this case, she can be sued for?
a. Parricide
b. Murder
c. Homicide
d. Infanticide

34.Nurse Billy is caring for Joey, who caused him a lot of pain in the past.
The patient is in a coma after a serious accident. Because of anger,
Nurse Billy deliberately killed the patient by overdosage of
medications. Nurse Billy committed:
a. Murder
b. Homicide
c. Abortion
d. Infanticide

35.The form of cruelty to a child’s physical, moral or mental well-being is

termed as?
a. Child abuse
b. Mal treatment
c. Infanticide
d. Rape

36.Children who are suffering serious physical or emotional injury are

referred to as:
a. Forgotten children
b. Vagrants
c. Lost children
d. Abused and neglected children

37.Which among the following is not indicative of child abuse?

a. The child fell from a tree and sustained a fracture. The parents
did not do anything which led the patient to become limp.
b. The parents of a child don’t provide food to the child and let her
starve.
c. The parents of the child constantly curses and humiliates her in
front of her peers.
d. The patient receives basic needs such as food, shelter and
clothing.

38.Which among the following could lead the nurse to sue the patient for
harassment?
a. The patient visits her in the hospital bringing flowers
b. The patient called her and asks to go out for a coffee.
c. The patient frequently calls her through the call button and
touches her behind.
d. The patient gives the nurses gifts and foods.

39.The hospital administration refused to discharge a patient because of

lack of financial resources. After seven days the patient decided to sue
the hospital for:
a. Invasion of privacy
b. Illegal detention
c. Harassment
d. Malpractice
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 40.Janice appendices RN in her name to get jobs though she hasn’t
passed the board examination yet. She is committing:
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Misdemeanor
d. Negligence

41.This refers to any drug which produces insensibility, stupor

melancholy, or dullness of mind with delusions and which may be
habit-forming.
a. Therapeutic drugs
b. Narcotic drugs
c. Opium
d. Opium derivatives

42.Secobarbital, Phenobarbital, pentobarbital and self-iducing sedatives

are classified as:
a. Regulated drugs
b. Therapeutic drugs
c. Opium derivatives
d. Narcotic drugs

43.The law that regulates the dangerous drugs is:

a. RA 9173
b. RA 7164
c. RA 7160
d. RA 6425

44.An action or failure of the nurse which a reasonably prudent person

would not have done is referred to as:
a. Malpractice
b. Professional negligence
c. Felony
d. Accountability
45.The patient has his radius slipped of the skin due to fall from the bed
because the nurse forgot to raise the side rails. The nurse is found
negligent with an eveidence based on:
a. Doctrine of respondeat superior
b. Force majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

46.Nurse Lemuel assigned the nursing aid to change the IV infusions. The
nursing aid has succesfully changed it, however, the drip rate is too
fast that eald the patient to have edema. Nurse Lemuel is accountable
for this based on:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

47.The patient sustained a head injury after falling from the bed as an
effect of an intensity 7 earthquake. The nurse is free from any liability
based on:
a. Respondeat superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

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 48.The patient was found to have several sponges in the peritoneal cavity
after an explore laparatomy. The physician was held primary
accountable based on:
a. Respondeat superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

49.The patient sustained skin abrasions when the nurse applied restrained
him and did not remove it for a week. The nurse is found negligent
because of the evident effects. This follows:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

50.The patient needs to be transferred to a tertiary hospital due to lack of

equipment in a secondary hospital. Unfortunately, a storm has
occurred which made it impossible for any vehicle to travel. The
patient died thereafter. The hospital can be excused from any lawsuits
based on:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

51.Any professional misconduct or any unreasonable lack of skill or fidelity

in the performance of professional or fiduciary duties is termed as:
a. Negligence
b. Malpractice
c. Felony
d. Prudence

52.A communication made in good faith, on any subject matter in which

the party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he
has or honestly believes he has, a duty and which contain matter
which without the occasion upon which it is made would be defamatory
and actionable is known as:
a. Therapeutic communication
b. Intimate conversation
c. Privileged communication
d. False testimony

53.Resolution Number 08 Series of 1994 is:

a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

54.Resolution Number 20 Series of 2003 is:

a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

55.Resolution Number 220 Series of 2004 is:

a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

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 56.The National Code of Marketing of marketing breast milk substitutes is
constitutes on what order:
a. EO 51
b. EO 203
c. EO 209
d. EO 226

57.The proclamation that declares every last week of October to be

Nurses’ Week is:
a. Proc. # 6
b. Proc. # 118
c. Proc. # 539
d. LOI #949

58.Sanitation Code is also known as:

a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

59.Protecting children from abuse and the youth as well is covered under:
a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

60.The provision of proper nutrition especially among students in public

schools fall under:
a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

61.Birth registration following delivery must be done by the birth

attendant as indicated by:
a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 651
d. PD 603

62.A patient has AIDS. The nurse reported this information to the hospital
director to be reported to the control of communicable diseases
agency. This is a responsibility according to:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 3573
d. RA 8749

63.Incinerators have been banned because of its effect to the air. This is a
part of the Clean Air Act also referred to as:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 7305
d. RA 8749

64.All physicians must present the generic name of medications they are
prescribing as per:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 7305
d. RA 8749
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 65.All newborns are required to have a screening for congenital anomalies
as ordered per:
a. RA 9288
b. R A 9165
c. RA 7877
d. RA 7600

66.The part of the constitution that talks about human dignity is:
a. Article II
b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

67.The part of the constitution that explains the bill of rights is:
a. Article II
b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

68.The part of the constitution that explains the law of citizenships is:
a. Article II
b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

69.A person called to succeed the properties of the decedent in the

descending line is caleed:
a. voluntary heir
b. devisee
c. legatee
d. compulsory heir

70.Who among the following persons may witness to a will:

a. unsound mind
b. convicted of crime of homicide
c. served one month in jail for falsification of documents
d. all of the above

71.A will made both by the husband and wife for the benefit of each other
is:
a. Valid
b. Void
c. Voidable
d. Unenforceable

72.A will partly valid and partly invalid by provisions of the law is:
a. ordinary will
b. holographic will
c. implied will
d. mixed will

73.A patient asked the nurse in the ICU about the forms of his will. The
nurse is correct if she states that:
a. A will does not follow any form at all
b. All wills must be subscribed by witnesses
c. A will must be attested by a judge
d. Every will must be in writing and executed in the language or
dialect known to the testator

74.All of the following are disqualified to witness a will except:

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 a. a person with criminal record involving perjury
b. a person not domiciled in the Philippines
c. a person who is dumb
d. a person who is blind
e. a person with an ongoing case of falsifying documents

75.All of the following are standard parameters to test if negligence is

present in a case, which one is not:
a. there is the existence of a duty
b. there is a failure to perform the duty
c. such failure resulted to injury
d. such failure was committed with intent

76.Voluntary plea of guilty in a court proceeding is:

a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

77.Impulse of uncontrollable fear is:

a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

78.Nurse Bianca is caring for an epileptic patient in her ward. At 3:30 AM

the patient suddenly had seizure episodes and after that attack, the
patient got hold of a 50 cc syringe a plunged it into the jugular veins of
another patient who died from that sustained injury. What is the
circumstance that would affect the criminal liability of the patient?
a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

79.The acts of the actor are in accordance with the law, hence, he incurs
no criminal and civil liability:
a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

80.The application of self-defense as justifying circumstance to escape

criminal liability requires the following elements, which one is not:
a. Unlawful aggression
b. Reasonable necessity of the means employed
c. Sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending
himself
d. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person
defending himself

81.Nurse Jel inquired from you regarding the descriptions of a professional

person, your response would be:
a. autonomy
b. competence
c. accountability
d. discipline
e. all of the above

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 82.If a crime is not produced despite the performance by the offender of
all the acts of execution necessary to produce it due to the will of the
offender is:
a. Attempted
b. Consummated
c. Frustrated
d. None of the above

83.Accident is:
a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

84.All of the following are aggravating circumstance, which one is not:

a. Band
b. Nighttime
c. Intoxication
d. Habituality

85. Illness that diminishes the exercise of a will power is:

a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

86.Membership in accredited professional organization of nurses;

a. A legal obligation of every nurse
b. A mandated provision under the law
c. A professional duty
d. A voluntary act

87.A correct concept about the certificate of registration.

a. It assures effective performance in the care of patients
b. It connotes a vested right to practice
c. The holder is granted the privilege to practice
d. It is renewable every 3 years

88.To promulgate the Code of Ethics is a duty of;

a. Association of Deans
b. Association of Nursing Service Administrators
c. Board of Nursing
d. Philippine Nurses Association

89.As per RA 9173, nurses have the following primary responsibilities:

a. Promotion of health and prevention of illness
b. Prevention of illness and restoration of health
c. Cure, prevention, and rehabilitation
d. Collaboration and teamwork with co-workers

90.One of these statements is correct about ethics:

a. It is about what a person believes to be right or good.
b. One’s conduct is morally acceptable when a person’s basic
dignity is recognized.
c. Ethics prescribes right and wrong behaviors
d. An illegal act is always unethical

91.The qualifications set forth by RA 9173 to be able to take the Nurse

Licensure Examination are the following, except:
a. Filipino citizen
b. Good moral character
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 c. Majority Age
d. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree holder

92.Failure to report signs and symptoms of infection following an

abdominal surgery is a case of:
a. Incompetence c. Invasion of privacy
b. Negligence d. Unprofessional conduct

93.A nurse was sued for failure to protect an unconscious patient from
unnecessary exposure. Litigation may take place which means:
a. Process of carrying on a legal action
b. Filing a complaint at the earliest possible time
c. Issuing summons to the defendant
d. The law is harsh but it is the law

94.This element of a contract is not always necessary.

a. Voluntary consent
b. Parties who are legally competent
c. Signatures of contracting parties
d. Lawful purpose

95.One of these provisions does not apply to government employed

nurses:
a. Payment of the yearly professional tax
b. Ethical conduct as per RA6713
c. Legal age to marry under RA6809
d. Having a valid certificate of registration

96.If a hospital prevents a patient from going home because of unsettled

hospital bills:
a. Breach of contract c. Illegal detention
b. Assault and battery d. False imprisonment

97.Considered as a non intentional tort:

a. Falsification of documents
b. Invasion of privacy
c. Failure to chart the location of the pain and its severity
d. Writing the Chief Nurse about an illegal act

98.The circumstance affecting liability when an injury was inflicted in

defense of somebody:
a. Justifying c. Mitigating
b. Exempting d. Aggravating

99.When is a nurse a co-principal to a crime?

a. Mastermind of the crime
b. Compelling a person to commit an unlawful act
c. Assisting the criminal to escape
d. Helping the criminal do the act

100. The first comprehensive nursing law of 1953;

a. Act 2808 c. RA 4704
b. RA 877 d. RA 6136

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