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Legal Practice - correct answers
Legal Practice - correct answers -provide safe, competent care i.e. vital signs
-advocate for clients' rights
-provide care that is within the nurse's scope of practice i.e. dispensing medications to patients , take out of Pyxis -->
doctor --> patient
-discern the responsibilities of nursing in relation to the responsibilities of other members of the health care team
-provide care that is consistent with established standards of care
-CONSTANTLY shield oneself from liability (i.e. DUI documentation)
Federal Regulation - correct answers -HIPAA
-American with Disabilities Act (ADA): can relate to jobs, schooling, public to private places where they gain rights
-Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA): prevents health insurance companies from penalizing these pts.
-Patient Self-Determination Act: pt's ability to make decisions, refuse care, etc.
-Uniform Anatomical Gift Act: cannot sell organs
-National Organ Transplant Act: relates to sale of human organs, provides a task force that relates specifically to organ
donation
Criminal and Civil Laws - correct answers Criminal Law
-Felony
-Misdemeanors : falsifying records , nurse as a title who is not actually a nurse
Civil Laws : protects the individual rights of the people
Intentional Torts
,-Assault : threatening a patient
-Battery : physical contact with the patient, pt. did not want an IM injection and you administer it
-False Imprisonment : documentation to support behavior in accordance with quotes, behavior, 302, etc.
Quasi-intentional Torts
-Invasion of Privacy : looking at other patient's charts that you are not supposed to be
-Defamation (false communication attempting to damage a person's reputation against their character) : libel(writing)
and slander(verbal)
REASONABLE & PRUDENT - correct answers *Did you as a nurse provide reasonable and prudent care?*
-refers to your skills, intelligence, knowledge
-includes your judgement, critical thinking, etc.
Lawyers will always ask if a nurse provided reasonable and prudent care compared to nurses with the same training in
the same nursing environment
Unintentional Torts - correct answers NEGLIGENCE
-duty to provide care as defined by a standard
-breach of duty by failure to meet standard
-foreseeability of harm
-breach of duty has potential to cause harm
-harm occurs
MALPRACTICE
Failure To:
-assess and monitor
-follow standards of care
-communicate
, -document (if it is NOT documented it is NOT done)
-act as a patient advocate
-use equipment in a reasonable manner
Quote - correct answers "Be a fierce advocate at all times. That patients and their families are dependent on you
State Laws - correct answers Pennsylvania RN Law
Pennsylvania RN Regulation **
Core of nursing practice is regulated by state law
Each state has enacted statutes that define the parameters of nursing practice and give the authority to regulate the
practice of nursing to its state board of nursing
Authority to adopt rules and regulations that further regulate nursing practice, similar among states but critical that you
know the laws and rules in the state you practice
Can issue and revoke a nursing license - practicing without a license, professional negligence, providing care beyond
scope of practice
Sets standards for nursing programs and delineate scope of practice for RN, LPN, and APRN
Good Samaritan Laws - correct answers Enacted in all states but may vary from state to state
Protects HCP rendering care in emergency situations (accidents/disasters) if care: occurs at the scene, is not grossly
negligent, meets appropriate standards, is rendered without pay
Needed because HCP are not legally obligated to render care to a stranger in an emergency
Licensure - correct answers Nurse Licensure Compact
Standards of Practice - correct answers -Published standards of nursing practice *
-Accrediting bodies
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