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Potpourri
100
a civil wrong that can be intentional or accidental
What is a tort?
100
6:15 am in military time
What is 0615?
100
formed by your personal values
What are morals?
100
my name is on a list in an official agency
What is registration?
100
I want to be certified so I take one of these
What is an examination?
200
an unintentional tort
What is negligence?
200
7:59 pm in military time
What is 2159?
200
I am the person that can make legal decisions for my mother
What is a durable power of attorney?
200
permission to proceed with treatment plan
What is informed consent?
200
the age of majority in Tennessee
What is 18?
300
negligence is sometimes called this
What is medical malpractice?
300
4am in military time
What is 0400?
300
a legal document that makes a person's wishes about a life support issue
What is an advanced directive?
300
nurses, physicians and massage therapists must have this to practice
What is a license?
300
duties determined by the job description, level of training, and qualifications
What is scope of practice?
400
for a medical malpractice suit to have merit it must have these 3 things
What is duty, derelict, and damages?
400
1:13 pm in military time
What is 1313?
400
how I choose to work-the level of performance expected by me as a health care worker
What is standard of care?
400
if I have a difficult nursing decision to make my professional health organization has one of these to help me
What is a code of ethics?
400
employers legal liability for acts performed by employees
What is law of agency?
500
laws may be broken two ways
What is commission or omission?
500
midnight in military time
What is 2400?
500
provides instructions directly to physicians, hospitals and other health care providers
What is a living will?
500
I as a nurse failed to exercise ordinary care and a client is injured
What is negligence?
500
act that provides confidentiality of medical information whether written or on a data base
What is HIPAA?
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