What are the four levels of nursing regulation? 1. Nursing professional scope of practice/Code of ethics/Specialty Certification (National) 2. Nursing Practice Act/ Rules and Regulation (State) 3. Institutional policies and procedures (Hospital) 4. Self-determination (Individual)
What are examples...
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What are the four levels of nursing regulation? ✅1. Nursing professional scope of
practice/Code of ethics/Specialty Certification (National)
2. Nursing Practice Act/ Rules and Regulation (State)
3. Institutional policies and procedures (Hospital)
4. Self-determination (Individual)
What are examples of self-determination? ✅Peer-performance appraisal
Personal adherence
Guidelines about posting on social media
What are examples of institutional policy? ✅Job descriptions
Institutional practice guidelines
Employer policies
What are examples of Legal nursing practice measures? ✅Nursing practice acts
Licensure and continuing education
HIPPA
What are examples of professional nursing practice measures? ✅ANA code of ethics
ANA scope and standards of practice
ASCO/ONS Chemo
(Not legally binding, but professionally expected)
Who established legislation to control nursing practice and wrote the first journal for the
ANA? ✅Lavina Dock
Who was the first president/organizer of the ANA, NLN, and AJN? ✅Isabel Adams
Hampton Robb
Who was one of the first African- Americans to fight for inclusion of all races as army
nurses? ✅Mabel Staupers
Who was the president of the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses and
fought the Red Cross for inclusion? ✅Adah Belle Samuel Thomas
What year did the ANA begin? ✅1897
What are the 5 hallmark of a profession? ✅1) Extended education
2) Theoretical body of knowledge which leads to defined skills
3) Provides specific service
, 4) Autonomy and decision making in practice
5) Code of ethics for practice
What are the four elements essential to professional nursing practice? ✅1)
Responsibility
2) Accountability
3) Authority
4) Autonomy
What is a law? ✅A rule of conduct or action recognized by a controlling authority.
What is a statute? ✅Rule of formal regulation established by a government authority in
writing and carried out by agencies
What is common law? ✅The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions
in English and U.S. courts, not attributable to a legislature.
Customs/precedent vs. rules and regulations
The scope of nursing is determined by what three factors? ✅1) The nursing practice
act established by each state nursing board
2) Other statutes that apply to health care workers
3) Common law
What are the two purposes of state nursing boards? ✅1) Enforce and regulate the
state nursing practice act
2) Protect the public
What does the NPA for each state do? ✅1) Establishes education requirements
2) Provide licensure to those who meet these requirements
3) Establish parameters for discipline
4) Defines functions of each category of nurse
What is criminal law? ✅It relates the relationship between an individual and the
government. Offenses are categorized as misdemeanors and felonies.
What is civil law? ✅Laws which protect the individual rights of people.
Much of nursing law falls under TORT LAW: malpractice and negligence.
What is tort law? ✅Civil wrongs of one person against another. It can be intentional,
quasi-intentional, or unintentional. It is focused on providing RELIEF FROM DAMAGES
to deter others. LAWSUITS
What is negligence? ✅A type of unintentional tort in which the individual deviates and
delivers below the standard of care
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