Laws in Nursing Practice
Saying or doing something to make a person afraid of being harmed/touched without consent
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What is Assault
The person who brings the law suit is the _________
and the person who is being sued is considered the _____________
What is the the plaintiff and defendent
When there is False communication to a third person
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What is defamation
The law requires patients give voluntary consent; person clearly understands choices being offered. The doctor is responsible for getting this form signed by the patient
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What is informed consent
Basic right and wrong
m_________
What are morals
When you actually touch a person without consent
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What is Battery
A criminal law that carries a lesser infraction of the law. Examples would be Minor crime; like DUI
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What is a misdemeanor
Oral defamatory statements
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What is slander
Legal documents stating wishes of individuals regarding healthcare in situations in which they are no longer capable of giving personal informed consent
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What is an advanced directive
when a person has self determination and freedom of control and can make their own decisions
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What is autonomy
Restraining a client against her/his will
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What is False Imprisonment
Four main characteristics of Negligence/Malpractice:
h________
d________
b__________ ___ ___________
c_________________
What is
Harm: must have occurred to the individual
2. Duty: the negligent person must have had a responsibility or due owed to the person
3. Breach of Duty: person must be found to have failed to fulfill his or her responsibility.
4. Causation: harm or injury must be shown to have been caused by breach of duty
Written defamatory statement
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What is libel
the state of mind a person must be in when signing an advance directive or living will
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What is competent
________________=doing good acts/charity.The Nurse should act in the patient/client’s best interests.
_________________= Nurse does no harm
What is beneficience for doing good acts/charity and when the nurse acts in the patients best interest
What is nonmalficience when there is a law to do no harm. Nurse must not inflict harm on the patient/client and must prevent harm whenever possible
This law involves a Breach of confidentiality.
Example would be if during your shift you looked in your neighbors chart to see why they were admitted to the hospital
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What is Invasion of Privacy
When there is
•Failure to perform as a reasonable, prudent nurse would
•Failure to follow standards of practice
•No intent to harm is present
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What is negligence
This is a Professional form of negligence that health care professionals are charged with if found guilty of these four things
•Existence of a duty
•Breach of the duty
•Causation
Damages
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What is malpractice
the act of omission or withholding or withdrawing treatment that might prolong life of a person who cannot be cured by the treatment. The withdrawal does not directly cause the death.
p___________________ euthanasia
What is passive euthanasia
When a nurse is faithful to agreement or commitment. Example if they said they would be back in 10 min and turn the patient and returned when stated.
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What is fidelity
They keep promises made to patient
If you failed to provide essential information for informed consent, this would be a form of
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What is fraud
A more serious violation like a
Homicide
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What is a felony
a legal document in which a person appoints someone else to make his or her decisions in the event he or she becomes incapable of making decisions
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What is a durable power of attorney
This involves a health care provider taking action that purposefully and directly causes the client’s death
a_____________ euthanasia
What is active euthanasia
ethical term in healthcare which means telling the truth
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What is veracity