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8 Cards in this Set
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Standards of Care |
Developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA). The legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum acceptable nursing care. They reflect the knowledge and skills possessed and used by nurses actively practicing in the profession. |
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Living Will |
Represent written documents that direct treatment in accordance with a patient’s wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition. Patient os able to declare which medical procedures they want or do not want when terminally ill or in a persistent vegetative state. |
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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPAHC) |
A legal document that designates a person or people of one’s choosing to make health care decisions when a patient is no longer able to make decisions on their own behalf. |
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Good Samaritan Laws |
These laws limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps at the scene of an accident. If you perform a procedure exceeding your scope of practice for which you have no training, you are liable for injury that may result from that act. Only provide care within your level of expertise. |
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Assault |
An intentional threat toward another person that places the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact. No actual contact is required for an assault to occur. |
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Battery |
Any intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification. The contact can be harmful to the patient and cause an injury, or it can be merely offensive to the patient’s personal dignity. |
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Informed Consent |
A patient’s agreement to have a medical procedure after receiving full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal. It requires a health care provider to disclose information in terms a patient is able to understand to make an informed choice. The person responsible for performing the procedure is responsible for obtaining the informed consent. |
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Never Events |
Preventable errors, which may include falls, urinary tract infections from improper use of catheters, and pressure ulcers. |
