Ch 23

Question 0

Intentional torts

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Willful acts that violate another’s rights us has assault, battery, and false imprisonment

Question 1

Tort

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A civil wrong made against a person or property

Classified as intentional, quasi-intentional, or unintentional

Question 2

Quasi-intentional torts

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Acts in which intent is lacking but violation all action and direct causation occur such as in invasion of privacy and defamation of character

Question 3

Unintentional tort

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Includes negligence or malpractice

Question 4

Oregon Death with Dignity Act (1994)

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First statute that permitted physician or health care provider-assisted suicide

Question 5

ANA has held that nurses participation in assisted suicide violates the

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Code of ethics for nurses

Question 6

Any action that places a person in apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact without consent

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Assault

Question 7

Any intentional touching without consent

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Battery

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False imprisonment

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Unjustified restraint of a person without legal warrant

Question 9

Invasion of privacy

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Protects patient’s right to be free from unwanted intrusion into his or her private affairs

Question 10

Defamation of character

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Publication of false statements that result in damage to a person’s reputation

Question 11

Occurs when one speaks falsely about another

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Slander

Question 12

Conduct that falls below a standard of care

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Negligence

Question 13

A type of negligence and often referred to as professional negligence.

Happens when nursing care falls below standard of care

Answer 13

Malpractice

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Malpractice criteria

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1-nurse owed a duty to the patient
2-nurse did not carry out duty
3-patient was injured
4-nurse’s failure to carry out duty caused injury

Question 15

A person’s agreement to allow something to happen such as surgery or an invasive diagnostic procedure, based on a full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal

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Informed consent

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Regulatory law or administrative law

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Reflects decisions made by administrative body such as the State Board of Nursing when they pass rules and regulations

Question 17

Results from judicial decisions made in courts when individual legal cases are decided

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Common-law

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Civil laws

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Protect the rights of individuals within our society and provide for fair and equitable treatment when civil wrongs or violations occur

Question 19

Criminal laws

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Protect society as a whole and provide punishment for crimes, which are defined by inevitable, state, and federal legislation

Question 20

Felony

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A crime of a serious nature that has a penalty imprisonment for longer than one year or even death

Question 21

A less serious crime that has a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for less than one year

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Misdemeanor

Question 22

Laws created by elected legislative bodies such as the state legislatures and the US Congress

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Statutory law

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Nurse practice acts

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Describing to find a legal boundaries of nursing practice with in each state

Question 24

Standards of care

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The legal requirements for nursing practice that describe a minimum acceptable nursing care

Question 25

Americans with Disabilities Act

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ADA Protects the rights of individuals who are disabled in the workplace, and educational institutions, and throughout our society

Question 26

This act provides that, when a patient comes to the emergency department or the hospital, and appropriate medical screening occurs within the capacity of the hospital

Answer 26

Emergency medical treatment and active labor act

Question 27

This act forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits on mental health coverage that are less generous than that was placed on medical or surgical benefits

Answer 27

Mental health parity act of 1996

Question 28

Living wills, healthcare proxies, and durable power of attorney for healthcare are examples of what?

Answer 28

Advanced directives

Question 29

This act requires healthcare institutions to provide written information to patients concerning their rates understate law to make decisions, including the right to refuse treatment and formulate advanced directives

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Patient self-determination act

Question 30

Ability to make right choices for oneself as they relate to medical care

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Decisional capacity

Question 31

Living wills

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Written documents that direct treatment in Corinth with the patient's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition

Question 32

Durable power of attorney | (Health car proxy )

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A legal document that designates a person or persons of one's choosing to make healthcare decisions when the patient is no longer able to make decisions on their own behalf

Question 33

Written defamation of character

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Libel