Legal Terms
protecting a patient's privacy
What is confidentiality?
protection for nurses who provide reasonable care in an emergency situation
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Sets standards to evaluate nurse's ethical behavior, not legally binding
What is the nursing code of ethics?
telling the truth
What is veracity?
the right to make an informed, uncoerced decision
What is autonomy?
federal law that dictates how we handle patients' healthcare information
What is HIPAA?
the legal responsibility to alert authorities of reasonable suspicions of abuse or neglect
What is mandated reporting?
the failure to use ordinary or reasonable care or to act in a careful manner
What is negligence?
deviation from a set standard of care
What is malpractice (intentional) or negligence (not intentional)?
professional organization to advance and protect Nursing. Publishes Code of Ethics and scope of practice
What is the American Nurse's Association (ANA)?
A client's surrogate decision maker to make healthcare decisions if the client is unable to do so
Who is the Durable Power of Attorney or Health Care Proxy?
the principle of doing good and providing care to others
What is beneficence?
the intentional act of making someone fear that you will cause them harm
What is assault?
state-level regulatory agency that ensures public health by overseeing schools of Nursing and all aspects of Nursing licensure
What is the Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN)?
sedating a client to prevent them from falling out of bed
What is false imprisonment?
the principle of doing no harm
What is nonmalficence?
the intentional act of causing physical harm to someone
What is battery?
federal regulatory agency that assures safe and healthy working conditions
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
assignment of the performance of activities or tasks related to patient care to unlicensed assistive personnel while retaining accountability for the outcome
What is delegation?
keeping one's promises
What is fidelity?