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37 Cards in this Set
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Threat or to make bodily contact without permission
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Assualt
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Assualt that is carried out
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Battery
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Process in which a person meets criteria, reconized in specific practice area
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Certification
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Court made law
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Common Law
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Common Ethical Principles
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Justice
Nonmaleficence Veracity Confidentiality Fidelity Paternalism Respect for person Respect for autonomy Beneficence Ethics |
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bringing and trying a lawsuit
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Litigation
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act of negligence
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Malpratice
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less serious crime then felony
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Misdeamenor
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fail to perform and act that a reasonable person would do
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Negligence
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person who is doing the suing
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Plaintiff
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placed under oath, testify who has knowledge of the actual incident
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Fact witness
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imprisonment in state or federal for 1 year
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Felony
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willfull/purposeful misrepresentation that could cause harm or loss to a person/property
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Fraud
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duty, breach of duty, causation and damages. Prove malpractice or neglect has occured
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Liability
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Process by which state determines if you meet minimum requirements to practice and grant license to do so
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Licensure
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unexpected event/accurance causing death ot serious physical injury
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Sentinel Event
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Nurse practice act. Law kept with state and federal constitution
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Statutory Law
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Wrong committed by a person against another person/property
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Tort
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Warning to the public
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Whistle-blowing
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offense against people or property
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Crime
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intentional tort, derogatory remarks
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Defamation of character
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the one being accused
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Defendent
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called to testify about what happened based on patients record, whether the care given met acceptable standards
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Expert Witness
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being responsible for ones actions
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Accountability
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the state of being responsible, which is able to answer for ones conduct and obligations. Being liable when called to answer.
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Responsibility
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created the professional code of ethics for nurses that delineates the responsibilties and conduct expected of all nurses
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The American Nurses Association
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what type of law does the judge do the deciding in?
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Common Law
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What are the types of laws?
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Public
Private Criminal |
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What all does the Nurse Pracitce Act do?
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Defines authority of the board of nursing
Defines nursing and scope of practice Identifies types of licenses and titles States the requirements for licensure Protects titles Identifies grounds for the disciplnary action |
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Reasons for suspending/revoking license
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Drugs, alcohol abuse
Fraud, deceptive practice Criminal Acts, previous disciplinary actions Gross/Ordinary negligence Physical/Mental impairments |
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preventing any movement
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False Imprisionment
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Four elements of negligence
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Duty must be owed to the patient
Breach of duty or standard of care Correlation between the breach of duty and damages-proximate cause Damages or injuries suffered by the patient |
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failure to use appropriate safety measures that results in injury
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Causation
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Most common malpractice claims
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Failure to:
Assess and Diagnose (intrepret symptoms) client safety-falls Make ongoing assessments Implement plan of care Evaluate |
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Protects confidentiality of pateint records
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HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
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When to question physician
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When a...
Client questions order Clients condition has changed Verbal orders to avoid miscommo |
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Agreement by the client to accept a course of tx/procedure after complete information, including facts and risks, has been provided
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Informed Consent
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