NURS 207-Midterm Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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PNR 207
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PNR 207
What is health care law? - Answer-The practice of law involving federal, state, or local law and rules or regulations regarding the delivery of healthcare services. In addition to healthcare provider issues and regulations of providers, health law includes legal issues regarding relationships betwe...
NURS 207-Midterm Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
What is health care law? - Answer-The practice of law involving federal, state, or local
law and rules or regulations regarding the delivery of healthcare services. In addition to
healthcare provider issues and regulations of providers, health law includes legal issues
regarding relationships between and among providers and payors.
What is the scope of health care law (2)? - Answer-1. Scope involves a collection of
laws that have a direct impact on the delivery of health care or on the relationships
among those in the business of health care or on the relationships among those in the
business or health care or between the provider, payors, and consumers and patients of
health care.
2. Process for creating healthcare law is through the state legislative processes,
regulatory activities by government agencies, or through precedent setting judicial
opinions resulting from court cases.
What are the sources of law (7)? - Answer-1. Constitutional Law
2. Statutory Law
3. Administrative Law
4. Common Law
5. Tort law
6. Contract law
7. Criminal law
What is constitutional law? - Answer-Deals with the fundamental principles by which a
government exercises its authority.
What is statutory (legislative) law? - Answer-Laws that arise from legislative action.
What is administrative law and regulation? - Answer-Administrative agencies protect
public interest and act as agents for the executive branches of the federal and state
governments.
What is common law? - Answer-A body of law derived from decisions made by
appellate or supreme courts.
What is tort law? - Answer-A wrongful or unreasonable action or omission to an
individual or entity against a person who suffers harm from the act or omission.
What is contract law? - Answer-The body of law that governs mutual agreements
between two or more individuals or groups of people or businesses.
, What is criminal law? - Answer-Relates to crime and prohibits conduct that threatens or
harms others or endangers the property or health and safety of individuals.
What are the attributes of health care law (5)? - Answer-1. Rule is established by a
government body/agency
2. Has enforceable sanctions.
3. Is publicly available.
4. Consistent with provincial and federal laws.
5. Can be modified, changed, or upheld through authoritative action.
What is scope of practice? - Answer-The knowledge of RNs and the comprehensive
application of that knowledge to assist clients in meeting their health needs in whatever
setting, complexity, and situation they occur throughout their lifespan.
What is the scope of practice boundaries (2)? - Answer-1. Restricted activities are high
risk activities performed as part of providing a health service that require specific
competencies and skills to be carried out safely.
2. Health care professionals who have the competencies to safely perform a restricted
activity are authorized to perform it.
What is some relevant legislation in Alberta for nurses (2)? - Answer-1. Health
Professions Act (HPA)
2. College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA)
What is the HPA (4)? - Answer-1. Under it, health professions are organized into
regulatory bodies called colleges.
2. Colleges are delegated powers and authorities for self-governance.
3. Requires that colleges carry out governance responsibilities in a manner that serves
and protects the public interest through developing, maintaining, and enforcing
professional regulations, standards of practice, and codes of ethics.
4. Identifies different professions in Alberta, who can call themselves a member of that
profession, the educational requirements, what happens when people do not follow
requirements, etc.
What is CARNA (2)? - Answer-1. The professional and regulatory body for RNs in
Alberta.
2. Acts as a regulator by ensuring ethical, safe, competent care by RNs.
What are the five nursing practice standards (5)? - Answer-1. Responsibility and
accountability: Nurse is personally responsible and accountable for their nursing
practice and conduct.
2. Knowledge-based practice: Continually acquires and supplies knowledge and skills to
provide competent, evidence-informed nursing care and service.
3. Ethical practice: Complies with Code of Ethics adopted by the Council in accordance
with the HPA and CARNA bylaws.
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