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47 Cards in this Set
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Law created by elected legislative bodies such as state legislatures and the U.S. Congress
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STATUTORY LAW
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Describes and defines the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state
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NURSE PRACTICE ACT
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Law created by administrative bodies such as State Boards of Nursing when they pass rules and regulations
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REGULATORY LAW/ ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
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Law created by judicial decisions made in courts when individual legal cases are decided
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COMMON LAW
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Law that is either civil or criminal
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STATUTORY LAW
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Law to prevent harm to society and provide punishment for crimes
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CRIMINAL LAW
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A crime of a serious nature that has a penalty of imprisonment for > than one year or even death
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FELONY
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A less serious crime that has a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year
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MISDEMEANOR
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Protects the rights of individual persons w/in our society and encourages fair and equitable treatment among people
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CIVIL LAW
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Legal guidelines for nursing practice
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STANDARD OF CARE
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Situation in which a professional, the nurse, provides services which by their nature causes the recipient, the client, to trust in the specialized knowledge, the integrity, and the fidelity of the professional
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FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP
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Law on how employers must treat health care workers and clients infected with the HIV virus or has any disability
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THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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Forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annula limits on health coverage that are less generous than those placed on medical or surgical benefits
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MENTAL HEALTH PARITY ACT
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Examples of Advanced Directives
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1.LIVING WILL
2.POWER OF ATTORNEY |
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Written documents that direct tx in accordance with a client's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition
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LIVING WILL
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Designates an agent, surrogate, or proxy to make health care decisions if a client cannot for themselves
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DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
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States an individual who is at least 18 can make and anatomical gift or organ donation in the case of their death
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UNIFORM ANATOMICAL GIFT ACT
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Limits the extent to which health plans may impose preexisting condition limitations
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HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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May only be imposed to ensure physical safety of client and only if their is a doctors order that must be renewed every 24 hours
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RESTRAINTS
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Law that limits liability and offers legal immunity for nurses who help at the scene of an accident
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GOOD SAMARITAN LAW
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Cardiopulmonary standard requiring irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function
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THE UNIFORM DETERMINATION OF DEATH ACT
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The first statute that permitted physician assisted suicide
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DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT
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A civil wrong made against a person or property
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TORT
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Negligence committed by a professional such as a nurse or physician
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MALPRACTICE (UNINTENTIONAL TORT)
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Any intentional THREAT to bring about harmful or offensive contact
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ASSAULT
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Any intentional TOUCHING w/out consent
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BATTERY
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Conduct that falls below normal standard of care
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NEGLIGENCE
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A person's agreement to allow something to happen, such as surgery or and invasive diagnostic procedure, based on a full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal.
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INFORMED CONSENT
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Committees that review admissions, diagnostic testing and treatments provided by physicians to clients
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SUPERVISED UTILIZATION REVIEW COMMITTEES
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Chapter 2
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System established by Congress to eliminate cost-based reimbursement
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PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM
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Group that has fixed reimbursement amount with adjustments for the severity of the case, rural/urban/regional labor costs, and teaching costs.
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DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS
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The payment mechanism in which providers receive a fixed amount per client or enrollee of a health care plan
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CAPITATION
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Describes health care systems in which there is administrative control over primary health care services for a defined client population
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MANAGED CARE
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What are the 6 levels of care?
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1.PREVENTIVE
2.PRIMARY 3.SECONDARY 4.TERTIARY 5.RESTORATIVE 6.CONTINUING CARE |
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School health services, Occupational health services, physician offices, clinics, nursing centers, block and parish nursing examples of?
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PREVENTIVE AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES
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What kind of care are hospitals, intensive care units, psychiatric facilities, and rural hospitals examples of?
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SECONDARY AND TERTIARY CARE
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What care are home health agencies, rehab faclities and extended care facilities examples of?
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RESTORATIVE CARE
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What kind of care are area agencies on aging, nursing centers and facilities, assisted living, repite care, adult day care centers and hospice examples of?
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CONTINUING CARE
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Mulitdisciplinary treatment plan that sequences clinical interventions over a over a projected length of stay or a projected time frame for a specific case
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CRITICAL PATHWAY
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Assistance for individual to regain maximal functional status to enhance quality of life and promote independence
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RESTORATIVE CARE
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The restoration of a person to their fullest physical, mental, social, vocational and economic usefullness possible
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REHABILITATION
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Offers skilled care from a licensed nursing staff at and extended care facility
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SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
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A collection of health, personal, and social services provided over a prolonged period of time to persons who are disabled, never functionally independenct, or suffer from a terminal illness
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CONTINUING CARE
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A center that typically provides 24 hour intermediate and custodial care for clients of any age with chronic or debilitating illnesses
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NURSING CENTER
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A service that provides short term relief or time off for persons providing home care to ill or disabled
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RESPITE CARE
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Center that provides a variety of health and social services to specific client populations who live alone or with family in the community
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ADULT DAY CARE CENTER
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A system of family centered care designed to allow clients to live and remain at home with comfort, independence, and dignity while alleviating the strains caused by terminal illness with a focus on palliative care and not curative treatment
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HOSPICE CARE
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