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39 Cards in this Set
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Makes the laws through amendments |
Legislative branch |
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Signs the amendments to make them into laws |
Executive branch |
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Reviews laws as needed |
Judicial branch |
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Laws that are enacted by legislative bodies, declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something |
Statutory laws |
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Rules, regulations, and decisions of administrative bodies, to which the statuets have delegated authority |
Administrative laws |
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Federal, state, and local judicial opinions |
Common laws |
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Action that is harmful to the public or the individual in which the punishment is designated for the offender |
Criminal |
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Help protect individual rights |
Civil |
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Type of civil law in which there is an agreement between parties where a duty is involved |
Contract |
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Determines which regulations need to be applied at that time |
Procedural |
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Suspension of civil law in times of emergency |
Martial |
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Governs the contact of military organizations in peace or during war |
Military |
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A group of peers listen to evidence to see if this person should be brought to trial |
Grand jury |
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Pronounce a verdict that must be impartial and free from bias |
Petit jury |
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Civil wrong against an individual that is not criminal |
Tort |
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Act causing fear of physical contact |
Assault |
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Unlawful and offensive touching |
Battery |
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Detaining or restraining against someone's will |
False imprisonment |
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Extreme misconduct or outrageous behavior |
Emotional distress |
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Communication to a third part that harmed the victim's reputation so that now people may not wish to associate with that person |
Defamation |
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Inappropriate sharing of information about a patient |
Breach of confidentiality |
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Right to be free from unreasonable intrusion into a person's information |
Invasion of privacy |
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Failure to meet an ordinary standard resulting in injury to a patient |
Negligence |
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Professional misconduct, breach of duty where failure to exercise reasonable skill leads to harm |
Malpractice |
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Duty to give care that is ignored |
Abandonment |
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Failure of a product to function as intended so that it brings harm to a patient |
Products liability |
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Most frequent cause of law suits among patients |
Falls |
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Nurses catch about how many percent or medication errors before there is a bad outcome |
86% |
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Conduct that falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable harm |
Negligence |
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Exempt from civil liability when providing emergency care in good faith with due care or without gross negligence |
Good samaritan laws |
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Claim that covers the time when it is claimed |
Claims-made policies |
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Covers an issues based on the occurrence |
Occurrence based policies |
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Legal definition of death |
Brain death |
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What the patient wants done in a life threatening situation |
Advanced directive |
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States that in all hospitals they're mandated to ask for advanced directives |
Patient self-determination act |
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Gives the authority to someone else for your care |
Durable power of attorney |
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How often is the renewal fee for licensure |
2 years |
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4 levels of discipline of licensure |
Censure Probation Suspension Revocation |
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National standardized exam for nurses |
NCLEX |
