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This is completed when there is deviation from the standard of care such as when a client falls or medication error occurs.
What is an event report?
This is a document that provides instructions about a clients wishes in certain situations such as withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining procedures in those who are terminally ill.
What is a living will?
As part of their right to refuse treatment, patients may prepare advance directives specifying what lifesaving treatments they do or do not wish to receive. When determining the legality of an advance directive, what applicable laws should the nurse know?
What is - State Laws?
This exists when the right thing to do is not clear, when team members can't agree on the right thing to do, or when the team and patient/family disagrees with the plan of care.
What is an ethical dilemma?
What is the name of the document prepared by the ANA that describe behaviors nurses must adhere to.
What is the - ANA Code of Ethics?
Name at least 2 important rules when filing an incident report:
Describe the facts only; no opinion statements, do NOT write in the chart that an incident report was filed; include who was involved & what happened, any witnesses
This limits the liability and offers legal immunity if a nurse helps at the scene of an accident.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
What is the legal document that informs nurses what they may and may not do?
What is - State Nurse Practice Act?
As the failure of a professional person to act in accordance with the prevailing professional standards, or failure to foresee consequences that a professional person, having the necessary skills and education, should foresee.
What is Malpractice?
This refers to taking positive actions to help other. Encourages you to do go for the client.
What is - Beneficence?
These are considered to be preventable errors, which may include falls, catheter associated UTI's, and healthcare associated pressure injuries.
What are Never Events?
This may occur when the nurse restrains a patient either chemically or physically without following hospital policy or procedure.
What is the document prepared by our nursing professional organization which describes the 'who, when, & where' of nursing practice?
What is ANA's Scope & Standards of Practice?
What is the ethical term for telling the truth to your patients?
veracity
What is the ethical term that means "do no harm" to our patients?
What is - Nonmaleficence?
Only covers a nurse while on duty.
What is Malpractice Insurance?
This is conduct which falls below the generally accepted standard of care that a reasonably prudent person would provide under similar circumstances.
What is Negligence?
According to Maslow, which should the nurse do first if all are needed:
Toilet the patient
Administer a sleeping pill
Change the temp in the room
Apply oxygen
What is - Apply Oxygen
What is the ethical term for upholding any promises you make to the patient?
fidelity
(Remember Semper Fi - always faithful)
What is - ask for reassignment?
What department gets an Event Report once it has been filed?
What is Risk Management?
Elements of what?
The patient/plaintiff must prove the following:
1. There was a provider-patient relationship between the nurse and defendant.
2. The nurse breached the duty owed to the client under that relationship.
3. The client's injury was due to the nurse's breach in duty.
4. The client has accrued damages due to the injury.
What are the elements of malpractice?
What is the term used to describe practicing nursing in such a way that incorporates the latest research, patient preferences, and clinical experience?
What is - Evidence Based research or evidence-based practice
What is the ethical term used to describe patients' rights to make their own decisions about their health care or even refuse care?
autonomy
The nurse-patient relationship is initiated when the nurse does what?
What is - Accepts a patient assignment?