Legal Issues
An injury that occurred because of another person's intention or unintentional actions or failure to act.
What is a tort?
___________ defines the legal boundaries of nursing for nursing's scope of practice and establishes licensing requirements.
What is Nursing Practice Act?
The law that protects nurses from liability when providing first-aid care in a non-hospital emergency situation.
What is the Good Samaritan Act?
The standards of confidentiality that directs the actions of a professional nurse.
What is HIPAA?
The legal term for "mercy killing".
What is euthanasia?
The _____________ will enforce the prescribed punishment if a nurse fails to provide care within the nursing scope of practice.
What is the State Board of Nursing?
A written and legally witnessed document that requests no extraordinary measures be taken to save a person's life in the event of terminal illness.
What is a living will?
HIPAA stands for _______.
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
A nurse can be found __________ and sued for damages if the nurse fails to question a physician's order that seems incorrect.
What is negligent?
The process for which a nurse applies for licensure in another state and may receive a license
What is endorsement?
Which client is considered vulnerable and requires special attention?
a. middle-aged client with cancer
b. toddler with a heart defect
c. 20 year old with leukemia
b. toddler with a heart defect
The time in which a client is asked to sign a HIPAA statement.
admission to a healthcare facility (inpatient or outpatient)
Effective, appropriate documentation of all nursing care will best protect a nurse from being liable for _________.
What is malpractice?
The council that is responsible for the NCLEX examination?
What is the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)?
What is the best way to assure the client's wishes concerning organ donation?
a. discuss wishes in detail with family
b. have an organ donor card
c. let your primary physician know your wishes
a. discuss wishes in detail with family
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This act was put into place to establish a voluntary reporting system which improves and enhances increased safety of clients.
What is the Patient Safety Act?
Prosecution of violation of provisions of Nurse Practice Act is an example of this type of law
What is a criminal law?
This type of insurance will not be valid if a nurse deliberately commits an illegal act or negligent beyond accidental errors.
What is malpractice insurance?
Give the 3 determining factors that determines brain death.
1. absence of cephalic reflexes
2. presence of unresponsive pupils
3. absence of external stimuli response
The website in which detailed official information regarding legislation on HIPAA violations is found
What is the Health and Human Services Website?