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Autonomy - Answer-refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and make decisions freely. Nonmaleficence - Answer-means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is good. Accountability and confidentiality are - Answer-the responsibilities of the nurse as part of the care...

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Exam 1, Semester 1, UNITEK VN
Questions with Latest Update
Autonomy - Answer-refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and
make decisions freely.

Nonmaleficence - Answer-means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is
good.

Accountability and confidentiality are - Answer-the responsibilities of the nurse as part of
the care to be given to the patient.

Civil battery is - Answer-the unlawful touching of a person; intent to harm is not
necessary.

Laws - Answer-proper behavior in society

Negligence - Answer-absence of due care

Malpractice - Answer-professional negligence

duty - Answer-established relationship btwn patient and nurse

breach of duty - Answer-failure to perform the duty in a reasonable prudent manner

proximate cause of harm

harm - Answer-doesn't have to be physical injury

deposition - Answer-witnesses required to undergo questioning by attorneys

Criminal Law - Answer-concerned with offenses against society in general

The purpose of criminal law is to punish the crime and to deter and prevent further
crimes.

Civil Law - Answer-deals with personal rights and applies to conduct that is detrimental
to an individual.

Civil law's purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again.

Assault - Answer-Assault is an intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another. It
does not have to include actual bodily contact.

, Malpractice - Answer-Malpractice is the failure to meet a legal duty that results in harm
to another.

Negligence - Answer-Negligence is the commission of an act or omission of an act that
a reasonably prudent person would have done in a similar situation, leading to harm of
another person.

Harm - Answer-Term for injury to a person or the person's property that gives rise to a
basis for a legal action against the person who caused the damage.

Failure to secure informed consent may result in - Answer-civil liability for battery.

The Patient's Bill of Rights is - Answer-a list of rights of the patient that includes the right
of an informed consent.

Justice in nursing means - Answer-that nurses must allocate time among all the
assigned patients to meet their needs.

When determining the legality of an advance directive, what applicable laws should the
nurse know? - Answer-State laws vary on the legalities of the various forms of advance
directives, so the nurse needs to know the applicable state laws.

What is compromised of a health care system? - Answer-agencies like docs, health
care providers

established
educational standards and criteria
and is involved in the voluntary accreditation
of nursing programs - Answer-The National League for Nursing (NLN)

The purposes of NAPNES and NFLPN are to: - Answer-Set standards for
practical/vocational nursing
programs.
Promote and protect practical/vocational
nursing.
Educate and inform the general public about
practical/vocational nursing.

LPN/LVNs function to - Answer-provide specific services
to patients under the direct supervision
of a licensed physician, dentist, or registered
nurse;

performing
basic therapeutic, rehabilitative, and
preventive care to assigned patients.

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