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Legal Vocabulary
100
This 16th century nurse influenced nursing practice by changing the patiemt's environment as a method of health Promotion..
What is Florence Nightingale
100

Assuming care of a patient forms a legally binding contract that is known as this

What is Nurse-Patient Relationship

100
The first fundamental principle of ethics.
What is Respect for people.
100

This organization was formed during WWII to provide nurses.

What is Cadet Nurse Corps

100
Malicious or untrue spoken words about another person that is bought to the attention of others.
What is Slander
200
This famous nurse worked to elevate the standards of care for the mentally ill.
What is Dorothea Dix
200
This document defines the scope of nursing practice in each state.
What is Nurse Practice Act
200
In order to protect the patient's safetry and well-being the nurse should do this when unethical behavior is observed.
What is Report to supervisor.
200

Hippocrates is credited with developing this approach to patient care.

What is Holistic.

200
A legal presumption that an adult can make decisions for his or her self.
What is Competency
300
This famous nurse is credited with the foundation of the American Red Cross.
What is Clara Barton
300

Universal Guidelines developed for appropriate nursing care and performance.

What is Standard of Care

300
The nurse protects sensitive patient information by maintaining this.
What is Confidentiality.
300
Primitive medical interventions were based on the belief that illness was caused by this.
What is Evil Spirits.
300
Spoken or written words made maliciously and intentionally that harm the subject,s reputation.
What is Defamation
400
Florence Nightingale cared for soliders during this war.
What is Crimean
400
The purpose of licensing nurses.
What is Protecting the public from unqualified people.
400
The nurse should seek advice for an ethical dilemma by consulting this group.
What is Ethics Committee.
400

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and shall not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug.

What is the Nursing Oath?

400
Failing to meet a legal duty that results in harm to another.
What is Malpractice
500
Florence Niightingale attended this school in Germany.
What is Kaiserwerth School
500
Patients expectations regarding the health care services they receive are protected by this law.
What is American Hospital Association's Patient's Bill of Rights.
500
The nurse may not refuse to care for a patient, but may do this under certain circumstances.
What is Ask for another assignment.
500

The word nursing itself is derived from this Latin term, which means "to nourish"

What is nutrire?

500
Do no harm
What is Nonmalficence