Florida Laws
Nursing Practice Acts
Licensure
Legal implications
Other.....
100

3 sources of nursing laws?

-statutory law

-regulatory law

-common law

100

What is a Nurse Practice Act? 

universal guideline used to ensure nurses provide safe and effective patient care

100

Is Florida included in the compact licensure? 

-Yes

100

What does it mean when a healthcare provider fails to meet the standard of care expected resulting in harm to a patient?

-Negligence 

100

Examples of Intentional torts?

-Assault, Battery, False imprisonment, Defamation, Intentional infliction of Emotional Distress

200

What are two components of an advanced directive? 

1. Living Will

2. Durable power of attorney for health care

200

What act was created to protect the rights of client privacy and confidentiality?

HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

200

What is the purpose of a licensure? 

required to show that the nurse is competent to perform the specialized skills

200
Failure to comply with HIPPA can result in what punishments? 

civil (penalties) and or criminal (jail time) punishments 

200

What is the difference between assault and battery?

-Assault is causing fear or apprehension of an immediate harmful or offensive contact, does not require actual physical contact to occur

-Battery the intentional, harmful or offensive physical contact with another person without their consent

300

What must be included in a DNR order to be valid? 

Patient signature, attending/physician signature, witness signature, and date 

300

What are some classes that nurses need to take under the NPA?

-HIV/AIDS

-Domestic violence

-recognizing impairment 

-prevention of medical errors 

300

What are some things that nurses do to become licensed? 

-take NCLEX

-fingerprinting, background check

-paying fees 

300

What is another word for professional negligence?

-Medical malpractice 

300

Examples from unintentional torts? 

-Medical Malpractice

-Nursing Malpractice 

400

What does DNR stand for?

-Do Not Resuscitate 

400

Most common listed right under HIPPA?

Right to privacy and confidentiality 

400
2 types of licensures?

-Multistate

-Compact 

400

4 implications that must be met to claim negligence? 

1. Duty

2. Breach of duty

3. Harm

4. Causation 

400

How many phases are in the nursing disciplinary process?

6

500

What are some examples where an advanced directive would've been signed? 

-terminally ill patients, comatose patients, or patients with later stage dementia 

500
What is another law that is relevant to nursing practice act? 

- Controlled substance act

- Good Samaritan Act 

500

What is the name of the course that nurses must do to keep their licenses?

-continuing education courses

500

What are some things that can lead to malpractice lawsuits?

-medication errors

-failure to document or incorrect documentation

-failure to follow protocol 

-lack of informed consent 

-failure to follow up

500

What are some instances where nurses would be disciplined? 

-positive criminal background check

-sexual misconduct

-substance misuse

-verbally or physically abusive to patients 

-fraud