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- What is a tort
- Violation of civil law
- The scope of practice for nurses is set forth in the _______
- Laws of the state
- When is a signed consent form not needed?
- If it's an emergency and the pt is unconscious and unable to communicate.
- Which consent form is used to show that the pt has consented to have blood drawn for labs?
- Conditions of admission
- When is a legal precedent set?
- When a court reverses a decision that has been appealed
- For a nurse to be found guilty of malpractice, what has to happen
- The nurse did not do or failed to do what a prudent nurse would have done
- Nurses helping out at the scene of an accident are protected by the ______
- Good samaritan law
- What are advance directives
- Written statement expressing wishes of pt regarding future consent for or refusal of treatment if pt can't participate in decision making
- What is a health care proxy
- Person designated to make decisions for the patient if incapacitated.
- What is a statute
- Legal term for law
- What is a Tort?
- Violation of a civil law
- What kind of law governs schools of nursing, other health care professions?
- Administrative
- What defines the scope of nursing practice?
- The Nurse practice act of the state in question
- What are the standards of care
- Established by state boards of nursing
- What is the Patient Bill of rights
- Not law, provides ethical guidelanes for nursing practice
- The chart is the property of ______
- The physician or agency
- What gives power to the health care proxy?
- Durable power of attorney
- What are the 4 elements that must be present to prove malpractice?
- Duty, Breach of duty, causation, and injury
- What are the forms of defamation?
- Slander, Libel
- How long can a person be detained without consent?
- 72 hours
- No references to what are made in the patient chart?
- Incident report
- What are laws?
- Rules of conduct established by Gov't
- Who does an LPN work under
- Nurse, Dr., Dentist
- Who may an LPN supervise
- Nursing assistants, technicians, other LPNS
- It is considered _________ not to report another professional's misconduct.
- NEGLIGENCE
- Is the Pt Bill of rights a Law? T or F
- F
- What does the facility need to have if there are hazardous substances (Bleach, etc)
- MSDS - manufacturer's safety data sheets
- Invasion of Privacy occurs when
- Unauthorized persons learn about the patients problems through gossip, carelessness, allowing others to overhear, etc. Also needlessly exposing the patient's body
- What's the limit of time a person can be held to protect him or her from self-harm?
- Usually 72 hours
- What are the guidelines to reduce legal risk?
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Maintain competence (keep abreast of new developments)
Document FULLY
Establish rapport
Communicate effectively - What are 3 characteristics of the various codes of ethics?
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A respect for human dignity
A commitment to continuing education
Confidential nature of the nurse-patient relationship - Codes of ethics are created by:
- Professional organizations