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51 Cards in this Set
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National nursing care standards
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Joint commission
Nursing case law professional orgs. agency policies nursing texts/journals |
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State nursing care standards
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board of nursing
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local nursing care standards
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must be same as national
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case law
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made by judges
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standards of care
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failing to deliver care according to policy/procedures or reasonableness doctrine
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proximate cause
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your breach of standard of care caused injury.
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tort
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civil law category that deals with conduct considered unacceptable
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examples of torts
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civil wrong (intentional)
Ex: restraints, intimidation negligence (unintentional) |
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malpractice
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professional ngigence
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Example of misdemeanors against nurses
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illegal practice of medicine
failing to report elder/child abuse falsification of records assault/battery |
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battery def.
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intentional unauthorized physical contact w/o consent.
Ex: failure to follow a DNR order |
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causation
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a reasonable connection between act or failure to act, or negligence and an injury
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consortium
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element of damages generally recoverable by a spouse for loss of companionship
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contributory negligence
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plaintiffs negligence wholly or partially contributed to injury
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defamation
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communication of false professional or business information that injures a reputation. Spoken slander, written libel
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malpractice
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profession misconduct- failing to meet the standard of care
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vicarious liability
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employee responsibility for employees, employer is responsible to supervise and direct
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abandonment
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premature termination of professional treatment by provider w/o consent of patient.
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false imprisonment
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unlawful confinement, restraints, emotional (intimidation) chemical restraints
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fraud
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intentional misrepresentation of facts
Ex: charging for services not rendered, documenting care not provided, billing for services not provided. |
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types of damages
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general-pain and suffering
special-medical care/lost wages punitive-intentional acts or gross negligence |
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why do people sue??
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*retribution 9"look what happened to me"
*to get their questions answered** *known incompetence |
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iatrogenic def.
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healthcare caused
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read back verbal orders
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best way to prevent malpractice-better communication
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examples of malpractice
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not reading back verbal orders
non-std. abbreviations criticla test value slow reporting poor 'report" |
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Claims made policy
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proclaims against claims while you have it.
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Occurance policy
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protects even if claim made while policy terminated
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3 common forms of failing to meet standard of care
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failure to observe(assessment)
failing to intervene failure to protect |
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statute
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written by legislative branch
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regulation
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written by executive branch (board of nursing)
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case law
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aka common law-written by judges after deciding appellate cases
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regarding drugs administered a nurse must know:
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a drugs safe dosage limits
toxicity potential adverse reactions indications and contraindications |
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EMTALA
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emergency medical treatment and active labor act:
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safe medical device act of 1991
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report to FDA w/in 10 days, remove device and tag for investigation/repair.
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informed consent- nurses responsibility
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nurses responsibility is to withness patients consent.
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informed consent- elements of...
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*nature of proposed intervention
*material risks and benefits *alternatives *risk of no intervention. |
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interrogatories
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written sworn statements
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code white
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nursing support of colleagues
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metaethics
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gives theories about ethics
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ethical dilemmas always include____.
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value conflicts
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5 rights of delegation
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right task
right person right communication right feedback right circumstance(NCSBN added) |
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potential sources fo performance weakness
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unclear expectations
lack of performance feedback educational needs need for additional suervision/direction individual haracteristics |
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4 C's of intial direction
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clear
concise correct complete |
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advance directive
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written statement of wishes abbout how healthcare decisions if hteyant make decisions independently
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living will
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document thats states in advance that life sustaining measuresare not to be administered
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values
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beliefs that are held very important and influence one's behavior
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ethics
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rules or principles that determine which actions are right and wrong
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priority principles
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autonomy and nonmaleficience
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nuemberg code
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voluntary informed onsent for experiments
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stare decisis
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a precedent in law exists
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tort
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civil action
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