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Culture & Ethnicity
HIPAA
Nursing Documetion/ Informatics
NURSING ETHICS
Legal Issues
100
The nurse who is acting as if their culture is superior to that of the client is exhibiting
What is ethnocentrism
100
To break an agreement, to violate a promise
What is Breach Confidentiality?
100
Physicians must countersign within 24 hours
What is a telephone order read back?
200
Do not share computer passwords and lock doors and file cabinets
What is Security Measures?
200
Documentation that only focus on what is outside of the norm and does not show that an area was actually assessed.
Charting By Exception
200
Nurses role regarding written consent
What is witness a patient's signature?
300
Adapting to a new culture while maintaining some of their old culture
What is Acculturation?
300
Patient information that comes from a health care provider or a health plan
What is Protected Health Information?
300
Defined by The Joint Commission (JC) as any unanticipated event in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient
What is Sentinel Events
300
The nurse promises a patient they will be right back with their pain medication
What is Fidelity?
300
A hospital that does not provide information about making a living will
What is not in compliance with The Client Self-Determination Act
400
Logging off and close the computer screen Create a password that is not obvious Change password on a regular interval
What is maintaining data security
400
Date/time Text To followed by provider’s name Your signature
What should be transcribe when obtaining a physician order?
400
A set of guiding principles that all members of the nursing profession accept.
What is the Nurse Code of Ethics?
400
A nurse accepts responsibility for an assignment then leave or cease care
What is patient abandoment?
500
When individual signed a valid authorized release form
What is when Protected Health Information can be disclosed?
500
Changes in patient’s status PRN medications given Patients complaints Test ordered and results Abnormal labs
What is information giving during Hand Off Report?
500
Nurse's role in ethical dilemma
What is being a patient's advocate and supporting their decisions
500
1. Provide a safe environment is owe to the patient 2. The nurse fails to provide a safe environment by not putting the bed down 3. The patient falls out of the bed and breaks an arm 4. if it wasn't for the bed being left in the high position, the patient would not have fallen
What are the 4 elements necessary to collect damages in malpractice law suite Duty Breach of Duty Damages Causation