Regulation of Nursing Practice
Medicare and Medicaid rules and regulations fall under the scope of the
What is the Federal Government
These may be intentional or unintentional
What is a tort?
Ensuring your education and clinical experience are adequate to perform your responsibilities is one example of
What is Competent Practice?
The concern for the welfare and well being of others.
What is Altruism?
The moral rule of keeping promises.
What is Fidelity?
State Legislation oversees this for RNs, LPNs and Advance Practice Nurses.
What is the Scope Of Practice?
Standards of care, negligence, malpractice.
What are Unintentional Torts? (Accidents)
Your best source of evidence if it becomes necessary to defend yourself
What is an EHR with complete and detailed documentation?
Upholding moral, legal and humanistic principles.
What is Social Justice?
Seek to prevent harm or risk of harm whenever possible.
What is Nonmaleficence?
This Act describes who, what, when, where and why.
What is your states Nurse Practice Act?
Assault, battery, defamation, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment and fraud.
What are Intentional Torts?
A legally required document that explains the process and possible risks of a treatment or procedure that must be signed by the patient or legal representative .
What is an Informed Consent?
The right to self-determination.
What is Autonomy?
Commitment to actively promoting the patient's benefit.
What is Beneficence?
A means to demonstrate advanced proficiency and commitment.
What is Certification?
Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation and Damages.
What are the Four Components of Liability?
An extremely rare medical error such as surgery performed on the incorrect body part.
What is a Never Event?
Acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice.
What is Integrity?
Distribute the benefits, risks and costs of nursing care justly.
What is Justice?
The process by which a state determines someone meets certain minimum requirements to practice in the profession.
What is Licensure?
Failure to document, communicate, assess and monitor or use equipment in a responsible manner
What is negligence?
A means of identifying risks and the potential for harm. They should not be used for disciplinary actions.
What is an Incident Report?
Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations.
What is Human Dignity?
Not abandoning a patient until without first providing for their needs.
What is Fidelity?