NUR 310 Exam 3 (UAB) Questions with
Answers
Law - Answer-Standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government;
designed to protect the rights of the public
Litigation - Answer-Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
Plaintiff - Answer-One who begins a lawsuit
Defendant - Answer-person being accused of a crime
The common purpose of all nursing practice acts - Answer-To protect the public
Criminal Law - Answer-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) - Answer-Protect individual rights; consequence is usually paying a
fine; ex. an individual sues another for money because of a perceived loss
assault and battery - Answer-assault includes a threat or attempt to injure, and battery
includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent
False Imprisonment - Answer-unjustifiable detention of a person without legal warrant to
confine the person
defamation of character - Answer-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 - Answer-defamation by means of print, writing, or pictures
Slander - Answer-spoken defamation
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) ensures that patients have
the following rights: - Answer--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 - Answer--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 - Answer-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 - Answer-negligence and malpractice
Negligence - Answer-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 - Answer--right task
-right circumstance
-right person
-right direction and communication
-right supervision and evaluation
DO NOT delegate what you can EAT! - Answer-*E*valuate, *A*ssess, *T*each; RN
should not delegate patient education, any task that requires nursing judgement,
nursing assessment, blood transfusions
Malpractice - Answer-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 - Answer-A nurse or healthcare provider does not make a notation in
the medical record
Error of commission - Answer-A nurse or healthcare provider fabricated information and
documents it in the medical record
Information included on incident reports - Answer--identify the client by name, initials,
and hospital or ID number
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