Legal Issues1
Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Nursing Laws are an example of this type of law
Statutory Laws
Guarantees the right to use AD's
Patient Self-Determination Act
being answerable for outcomes of a task or assignment.
accountability
focuses on nursing practice
i.e. describes the responsibilities for which nurses are accountable
Standards of Professional Performance: expected behavior of nurses
ANA
The series of state statutes that define the scope of practice, standards for education programs, licensure requirements, and grounds for disciplinary actions.
Deviation from standard of care owed to the patient
Breach of Duty
agency record of an accident or incident that occurred within the agency
incident report
Standards of Care are established by
the joint commission, ANA, NLN, and NSNA
focuses on healthcare organizations
The Joint Commission
The legal requirement to report an act, event, or situation that is designated by state or local law as a reportable event (suspicious behavior or events).
Mandatory Reporting
Threatening a patient who refuses to agree to start an IV line is an example of this type of intentional tort
Assault
legal process of obtaining information before a trial
discovery
Practice to the fullest extent utilizing knowledge, skills, abilities, and judgement while enacting care
competence
improves quality and safety in nursing programs
A legal document executed by an individual that expresses that individual's desires regarding medical treatment that may be used if and when the individual is no longer to communicate his or her preferences directly.
Healthcare Advance Directive
Willful touching of another individual that is unwanted, embarrassing, or unwarranted
Battery
you should write an incident report in the style that it could be eligible for this
discovery
open to the opinion of others but rely on their own knowledge to make a decision.
critical thinking
focuses on education of nurses leading to practice
NLN
Designed to protect healthcare workers from potential liability when volunteering their skills outside of an employment contract
Good Samaritan Law
Patients legal/ethical right to be informed of, give or refuse permission, any healthcare procedure or treatment
informed consent
conduct that deviates from what a reasonable person would do in a particular circumstance
negligence
Examples of this
focuses on development of student nurses
NSNA