Chapter 3 Msn Legal Responsibilies

Front 1

civil wrong commited by a person against another person or property

Back 1

Tort

Front 2

wrong that results from a deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gain

Back 2

Fraud

Front 3

a legal document designating who may make health care decisions for a client when the client if a client is no longer capable of decision making.

Back 3

Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

Front 4

law developed by those persons who are appointed in governmental administrative agencies and who are entrusted with enforcing the statutary law passed by the legislature

Back 4

Administrative Law

Front 5

contract that recognizes a relationship between parties for services

Back 5

Implied Contract

Front 6

obligation one has occured or might incur through any act or failure to act

Back 6

Liability

Front 7

written instructions for health care that is recognized under state law and is related to the provision of such care when the individual is incapacitatd

Back 7

Advance Directive

Front 8

sittuation wherein a person is made to wrongfully believe that he cannot leave the place

Back 8

False Imprisonment

Front 9

negligent acts on the part of a professional; relates to the conduct of a person who is acting in an unprofessional capacity

Back 9

Malpractice

Front 10

statute that is enacted by the legislature of a state and that outlines the scope of nursing practice in that state

Back 10

Nursing Practice Act

Front 11

enforcement of duties and rights among the individuals and independent of contractural agreements

Back 11

Tort Law

Front 12

law that provides protection to health care providers by ensuring them immunity from civil when care is provided at the scene of an emergency and the caregiver does not intentionally or recklessly cause the client injury

Back 12

Good Samaritin Law

Front 13

enforcement of agreements among private individuals

Back 13

Contract Law

Front 14

threat to do something that may cause harm or be unpleasant to another person

Back 14

Assalt

Front 15

written contract that cannot be changed legally by an oral agreement

Back 15

Formal Contract

Front 16

a competent client's ability to make health care decisions based on full disclosure of the benefits, risks, potential consequences of a recommended treatment plan, and alternate treatments, including not treatment, and the client's agreement to the treatment as indicated by the client's signing of a consent form

Back 16

Informed Consent

Front 17

risk management tool used to describe any unusual event that occurs to a client, visitor or staff member

Back 17

Incident Report

Front 18

law that deals with an individual's relationship to the state

Back 18

Public Law

Front 19

guidelines established to direct nursing care

Back 19

Standards of Practice

Front 20

unwanted or unauthorized touching of one person by another

Back 20

Battery

Front 21

law concerning acts of offense against the welfare on safety of the public

Back 21

Criminal Law

Front 22

crime of a serious nature that is usually punishable by imprisonment in a state or by death

Back 22

Felony

Front 23

conditions and terms of a contract given in writing by the concerned parties

Back 23

Expressed Contract

Front 24

law that deals with the relationships between individuals

Back 24

Civil Law

Front 25

offence that is less serious than a felony and may be punished by a fine or by sentence to a local prison for less than 1 year

Back 25

Misdemeanor

Front 26

words that are communicated verbally to a third party and that harm or injure the personal or professional reputation of another

Back 26

Slander

Front 27

law enacted by legislative bodies

Back 27

Statutory Law

Front 28

written words that harm or injure the personal or professional reputaion of another person

Back 28

Libel

Front 29

private or secret

Back 29

Confidential

Front 30

nurse who has habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of alcohol or habit forming drugs

Back 30

Impaired Nurse

Front 31

use of words to harm or injure the personal or professional reputation of another person

Back 31

Defamation

Front 32

rehabilitation program that provides an impaired nurse with referrals, professional and peer counseling support groups, and assistance and monitoring back into nursing

Back 32

Peer Assistance Program

Front 33

that which is laid down or fixed

Back 33

Law

Front 34

law that defines and limits the power of government

Back 34

Constitutional Law

Front 35

any device used to restrict movement

Back 35

Restraint

Front 36

general term refering to the careless acts on the part of an individual who is not exercising reasonable or prudent judgement

Back 36

Negligence

Front 37

legal document that allows a person to state preferences about the use of life sustaining measures should she be unable to make her wishes known

Back 37

Living Will

Front 38

the right to be left alone, to choose care based on personal beliefs, to govern body integrity, and to choose when and how sensitive information is shared

Back 38

Privacy

Front 39

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration

Back 39

ADA

Front 40

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Back 40

ADA

Front 41

against medical advice

Back 41

AMA

Front 42

American Dietetic Association

Back 42

ADA

Front 43

Americans with Disabilities Act

Back 43

ADA

Front 44

cardiopulmonary resusciatation

Back 44

CPR

Front 45

do not resuscitate

Back 45

DNR

Front 46

durable power of attorney for health care

Back 46

DPAHC

Front 47

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

Back 47

JCAHO

Front 48

National Coucil Licensure Exam

Back 48

NCLEX

Front 49

National Federation of Licenced Practical Nurses

Back 49

NFLPN