Legal Principles in Nursing
Ethics
HIPAA
Sharp Policy and Procedures
CM Nursing 101
100
Federal statute protecting rights of handicapped individuals
What is the American with Disabilities Act
100
The first principle of ethics- To do no harm
What is Nonmaleficence?
100
This department enforces California privacy laws
What is the California Department of Public Health
100
This defines Sharp's Mission, Vision, and values while outlining Sharp's fundamental ethical principles.
What is the Code of Conduct?
100
Document that lists medical treatment a person chooses to refuse if unable to make decisions.
What is an Advanced Directive?
200
Statutes enacted by state legislation to regulate the practice of nursing
What is the Nurse Practice Act
200
A health care issue often becomes this when the choices involved do not appear to be clearly right or wrong.
What is an Ethical Dilemma?
200
This rule protects all individual's indentifiable health information.
What is the Privacy Rule?
200
True of False: If a case manager suspects abuse in a patient diagnosed with dementia they are not required to report. After all, the patient is confused, right?
What is False. Several other criteria must be satisfied in order to not have the duty to report.
200
The Nurse Practice act is an example of this type of law.
What is a Statutory law?
300
The client's right to refuse treatment or care is this type of law
What is a Civil law
300
The Code of Ethics for nurses is compiled and published by this association.
What is the American Nurses association
300
The obligation not to reveal information obtained about a patient except to other health care professionals involved in the patient's care.
What is Confidentiality?
300
This is available 24 hours a day and is used to report a confidentiality or compliance suspected violation.
What is the Sharp Confidential Hotline?
300
Failure to provide necessary care, aid, or guidance to dependent adults or children by those responsible for their care is this.
What is Neglect?
400
This is known as a violation of the nurse's professional duty to act with reasonable care and in good faith
What is malpractice
400
The third ethical principle that means an individual has a right to self determination.
What is Autonomy?
400
First enacted by Congress in 1996 to improve continuity of health insurance coverage, combat Health Care waste and fraud, and to simplify administration of health insurance.
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
400
True of False: A Sharp Health Care employee may access files of a family member to gather information regarding a referral.
What is FALSE
400
The minimum level of care which the ordinary, reasonably prudent nurse in the same or similar circumstance would provide is this.
What is the Standard of Care?
500
Violation of a civil law in which an individual may be wronged. May be intentional or unintentional.
What is a tort
500
Ethical principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting are guided by the principles of conduct written as this.
What is The ANA's code of Ethics
500
This office enforces Federal (HIPAA and HITECH) Privacy Laws.
What is the Office of Civil Right?
500
When unsure of how to safeguard information that must be sent securely via Sharp's electronic network you must conctact this department.
What is Sharp TAC (Technical Assistance Center)?
500
This important aspect of case management is Aimed at fostering patient's independence, education about their rights, facilitating informed decision making.
What is Advocacy?
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