NURC 1001 Test with Right Answers

Team nursing - a nursing care pattern; a team of nursing staff is led by an RN who decides the amount and kind of care each person needs Boundary crossing - a brief act of behavior of being over involved with the person; the intent of the act or behavior is to meet the persons needs Boundary sign - acts, behaviors or thoughts that warn of a boundary crossing or boundary violation Boundary violation - an act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's Child Abuse and Neglect - the intentional harm of mistreatment of a child under 18 years old; it involves any recent act or failure to act on the part of a patient or caregiver; it results in deaths, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploration; and it presents a likely or immediate risk for harm Civil law - laws concerned with the relationships between people Code of ethics - rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow Crime - an act that violates a criminal law Criminal law - laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general Defamation - Injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a third person Elder abuse - any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult Ethics - knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct False imprisonment - unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement Fraud - saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person Intimate partner violence - physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse Invasion of privacy - violating a person’s right not to have his or her name, photo, or private affairs exposed or made public without giving consent Law - a rule of conduct made by a government body