Patient Rights
This allows competent patients to refuse treatment.
What is autonomy?
This ethical principle means “do no harm.”
What is nonmaleficence?
This legal document defines nursing scope of practice in each state.
What is the Nurse Practice Act?
This communication tool stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
What is SBAR?
This patient should be assessed first:
Who is the patient with oxygen saturation of 84%?
This document explains patient wishes if they cannot speak for themselves.
What is an advance directive?
This ethical principle means acting in the patient’s best interest.
What is beneficence?
These four elements are required for malpractice.
What are duty, breach of duty, harm, and causation?
This type of communication includes facial expressions, posture, and tone of voice.
What is nonverbal communication?
This ethical principle supports using fall precautions for a confused patient.
What is nonmaleficence?
This process requires patients to understand risks, benefits, and alternatives before treatment.
What is informed consent?
This ethical principle refers to fairness and equal treatment.
What is justice?
This occurs when a nurse fails to meet the standard of care and patient harm results.
What is malpractice?
This communication technique improves accuracy by repeating information back.
What is closed-loop communication?
This is the nurse’s priority action when noticing another nurse appears impaired during medication administration.
What is ensure patient safety/report concern?
This law protects patient privacy and confidentiality.
What is HIPAA?
This ethical principle refers to honesty and truthfulness.
What is veracity?
This type of reporting is required for abuse, neglect, or unsafe practice.
What is mandatory reporting?
This occurs when nurses discuss patient information in public places.
What is a confidentiality violation?
This is the correct action if a competent patient refuses medication after education.
What is respect the refusal and document?
This patient right allows access to personal medical records.
What is the right to access health information?
This ethical principle refers to keeping promises and commitments.
What is fidelity?
This compact allows nurses to practice in participating states with one multistate license.
What is the Nurse Licensure Compact?
This should always be done if a provider order seems unclear or unsafe.
What is clarify the order?
This is the first action when a patient suddenly reports chest pain.
What is assess the patient immediately?