Legal aspects of Nursing
The absence of due care or The failure to act in a manner demonstrating the care and knowledge any prudent individual would use.
What is Negligence
Also known as the clean technique, is used in many activities, such as hand washing and changing patient bed linens.
What is Medical Asepsis
*Known as “Lady with the Lamp”
* Credited as the first nursing theorist
*Helped to shift the views of nursing education
Who is Florence Nightingale
A written document that directs treatment in accordance with a patient's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or conditions.
What is a living will.
Consist of techniques designed to destroy all microorganisms and their spores.
What is Surgical asepsis
*Founded by Lillian Kuster in 1949
* Membership limited to LPN/LVN's
What is the National Federation of Licensed Practical
Nurses (NFLPN)
Person designates an agent, surrogate, or proxy to make health care decisions on the person's behalf based on the patient's wishes.
What is a durable power of attorney.
Infectious agent, Reservoir, Exit route, method of transmission, Entrance and Host.
What is the chain of Infection
*Established the Department of Practical
Nursing Programs in 1961.
*Developed an accreditation service for these
programs, which today is called the Council of
Practical Nursing Programs.
Who is the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Signed and witnessed documents that provide specific instructions for health care if a person is unable to make decisions personally at the time they are needed.
What are Advance directives.
Refers to methods used to kill all microorganisms, including spores.
What is sterilization.
Organized the American Society of Superintendents of Training schools of Nursing in 1893.
Who is Isabel Hampton Robb and Lavinia Dock.
Ethical principle to do no harm and act in the patient's best interest; an ethical and legal duty to do nothing that has a harmful effect on the patient.
What is Nonmaleficence
Used to destroy microorganism; however does not destroy spores.
What is Disinfection.
Pioneer crusader for elevation of standards of care for the mentally ill. Superintendent of Female nurses of the Union Army.
Who is Dorothea Dix