NUR 310 exam 3 (UAB) || with 100% Error-free Answers.
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Course
NUR 310
Institution
NUR 310
Law correct answers Standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government; designed to protect the rights of the public
Litigation correct answers Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
Plaintiff correct answers One who begins a lawsuit
Defendant correct answers person being...
NUR 310 exam 3 (UAB) || with 100% Error-free Answers.
Law correct answers Standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government;
designed to protect the rights of the public
Litigation correct answers Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
Plaintiff correct answers One who begins a lawsuit
Defendant correct answers person being accused of a crime
The common purpose of all nursing practice acts correct answers To protect the public
Criminal Law correct answers Crimes committed against an individual or society, innocent until
proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; consequences range from a fine to jail to the death
penalty
Tort Law (Civil Law) correct answers Protect individual rights; consequence is usually paying a
fine; ex. an individual sues another for money because of a perceived loss
intentional tort correct answers A wrongful act knowingly committed; ex. Assault, battery, false
imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, fraud
assault and battery correct answers assault includes a threat or attempt to injure, and battery
includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent
False Imprisonment correct answers unjustifiable detention of a person without legal warrant to
confine the person
defamation of character correct answers Wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation. The law
imposes a general duty on all persons to refrain from making false, defamatory statements about
others.
Libel correct answers defamation by means of print, writing, or pictures
Slander correct answers spoken defamation
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) ensures that patients have the
following rights: correct answers -to see and copy their health record
-to update their health record
-to request correction of any mistakes
-to get a list of the disclosures a health care institution has made independent of disclosures made
for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations
-to request a restriction on certain uses or disclosures
-to choose how to receive health information
, HIPAA violations correct answers -unnecessary exposure of patients
-talking with patients in rooms that are not soundproof
-discussing patient information with people not entitled to the information
-pressing the patient for information not necessary for care planning
-interacting with the patient's family in ways not authorized by the patient
-using tape recorders, dictating machines, computers, and the like without taking precautions to
ensure the patient's confidentiality
-preparing written or oral class assignments about patients without concealing their identity
-carrying out research without taking proper precautions to ensure the anonymity of patients
fraud correct answers A person misrepresenting him or herself; misrepresenting the outcome of a
procedure or treatment; reporting vital signs or other assessment data that was not done
unintentional tort correct answers negligence and malpractice
Negligence correct answers The omission to do something that a reasonable person would do or
doing something that a reasonable person would NOT do
5 rights of delegation correct answers -right task
-right circumstance
-right person
-right direction and communication
-right supervision and evaluation
DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! correct answers *E*valuate, *A*ssess, *T*each; RN
should not delegate patient education, any task that requires nursing judgement, nursing
assessment, blood transfusions
Malpractice correct answers The failure of a person with professional training to act in a
reasonable and prudent manner within the identified scope of practice and/or within the
guidelines identified by the state regulating agency
Error of omission correct answers A nurse or healthcare provider does not make a notation in the
medical record
Error of commission correct answers A nurse or healthcare provider fabricated information and
documents it in the medical record
Information included on incident reports correct answers -identify the client by name, initials,
and hospital or ID number
-date, time, and place of incident
-description of the facts of the incident (no conclusions or blame)
-incorporation of the client's account of the incident in quotes
-identification of all witnesses
-identification of any equipment by number and any medication by name and dosage
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