Legal Implications Of Nursing

Front 1

def
a rule of conduct established and enforced by the government of a society.

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law---- intended to protect the rights of the public

Front 2

In the Nursing Practice Acts the rules are primarily to protect the nurse and secondary to protect the public
true/false

Back 2

false--- the rules primarily protect the public and secondary protect the nurse

Front 3

def
Legally define and describes the scope of nursing practice.

Back 3

Nurse Practice Acts

This establishes the minimum standards which a qualified practitioner must meet

Front 4

A nurse is NOT allowed to practice medicine in the legal sense of :

Back 4

-diagnose
-prescribe
-operate
-treating

Front 5

In the legal sense of medicine the nurse is allowed to:

Back 5

(DOC-TEACHES-CARRYOUT)
-Delegate&Administer
-Observe&Care
-Counseling&Collaborating
-Teach&Supervise
-Carry out nursing process

Front 6

In an emergency situation a nurse should ONLY:

Back 6

(C-P-R-P-R)

-control bleeding
-prevent shock
-restore breathing
-prevent infection
-render professional first aid

Front 7

Who determines the minimum standards for education and the only agency that can revoke a nurses license?

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State Board of Nursing

Front 8

def
the process of determining and maintaining competence in nursing practice

Back 8

credentialing

Front 9

def
a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person's consent.

Back 9

assault

Front 10

If the nurse say's to a patient, "if you don't let me do this dressing change, i will not let you have your breakfast".
This would be an example of:

Back 10

assault
a threat or attempt to make bodily contact with another person without consent.

Front 11

def
unauthorized or unconcented touching of a person, their clothes, or something they are carrying that may or may not cause harm.

Back 11

battery

Front 12

true/false
Touching without consent even if beneficial is still considered battery

Back 12

true-- you must have informed consent.

Front 13

def
the unjustifiable detention of a person without legal warrant to confine the person is considered?

Back 13

false imprisonment

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False imprisonment accompanied by forceful restraint or threat of restraint is considered___________.

Back 14

battery

Front 15

def
a civil wrong committed against a person or a person's property

Back 15

tort

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def
This type of tort does require intent,but does not require and element of harm.

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unintentional tort

Front 17

def
This type of tort the act executed is on purpose or with intent, but does not require harm.

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intentional tort

Front 18

negligence
malpractice
Are what type of torts.

Back 18

unintentional torts

Front 19

assault
battery
false imprisonment
invasion of privacy
defamation
Are what type of torts.

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intentional torts

Front 20

def
held responsible for

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liable

Front 21

def
a direct wrong of a personal nature, it injures the feelings of the person and does not take into account the effect that the revealed information has on the reputation of the person in the community.

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invasion of privacy

Front 22

def
An agreement by a client to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after being provided complete information, including:
-benefits and risks
-alternatives
-prognosis if not treated

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Informed consent

Front 23

true/false
A client's nonverbal behavior indicates an agreement of consent.

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true-- this is known as implied consent

Front 24

A client must be:
-competent
-voluntary
-well informed
-all questions answered satisfactorily
in order for obtain the ______ ______ legally

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informed consent
These are the 4 elements that must be present when obtaining a informed consent

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The nurse should confirm that the information received when obtaining informed consent is ______ and ________ and the client should be _______.

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-voluntary
-authentic
-compotent

Front 26

def
misconduct or practice that is below the Standard expected of an ordinary, reasonable, prudent person

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negligence (unintentional tort)

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def
An act of negligent conduct on the part of a professional person either through lack of skill, or neglect to apply that skill, which results in injury to the patient.

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malpractice (unintentional tort)

Front 28

def
Laws that hold physicians and nurses harmless when undertaking to aid a person in an emergency situation

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Good Samaritan Law

Front 29

A nurse telling a patient that another nurse is incompetent is an example of:
-malpractice
-defamation
-slander
-liable

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slander
This is defamation spoken by words