Legal Aspects of Nursing
Legal relationship that exists between the nurse and the patient and family
Nurse-patient relationship
Most important assessment upon admission
Falls assessment
area of physiology that studies muscle action how muscles function in prevention of injury
Body mechanics
Provide compassionate competent nursing care
How to avoid a lawsuit
malicious or untrue words that are brought to attention of others
Slander
an act that can give injury to the patient not meeting the established scope of care
Scope of practice
Device used to assist patients to get out of bed
Gait belts
Bank injuries rank how much in nursing injury
2nd place
Provides immunity from from lawsuits in certain cases
Good Samaritan law
A type of civil law that involves wrongs against a person or property
Tort
standards that nurses must be aware of their scope of practice and constitute professional duties
standards of care
Every year children and many adults die of this
Accidental poisoning
Sitting in a 90 degree angle
Orthopneic
If it was not charted it was not done
Proper documentation
A malicious or untrue writing that was brought to attention of others
Libel
Medical error, patient falls, restraints ,equipment injuries acn be what?
Negligence
A preventable hazard for health care professionals yearly
Vaccine preventable diseases
Head is lower than the body
Trendelenberg
Nurses responsibility of each state
Knowledge of the nurse practice act of that state
Injury to a person or persons property
Harm
Nursing responsibilities take actions as well as omitted, duty, breech, harm, cause of harm
Malpractice
First thing to do in a fire
Get residents safe
Lying on side with knee and thigh near chest
Sims position
Being responsible for ones own actions
accountability
the person or nurse will plead a case or or an obligation for the patient's interest
advocate