Ch. 5 Legal Principles in Nursing Flashcards

1
Q

Intentional threat towards another person that places the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent or unwelcome contact

A

Assault

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2
Q

Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification

A

Battery

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3
Q

Law based on judicial decisions or case law precedent

A

Common Law

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4
Q

Actions that inflict or threaten harm without justification

A

Criminal Law

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5
Q

Serious offense that results in significant harm to another persons or society in general

A

Felony

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6
Q

Laws that limit liability and offer legal immunity to a nurse who helps at an accident

A

Good Samaritan Laws

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7
Q

Similar to a power of attorney

A

Health Care Proxy

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8
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A full disclosure of risks, option, etc agreed upon by patient

A

Informed Consent

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9
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Deliberate acts of wrongful conduct. ie; assault and battery in health care

A

Intentional Torts

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10
Q

Documents instructing the health care provider to withhold or withdraw life saving measure in terminally ill patients

A

Living wills

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11
Q

Failure to use that degree of care that a reasonable nurse would use under the same or similar circumstances

A

Malpractice

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12
Q

Crime not inflicting injury but no serious harm

A

Misdemeanor

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13
Q

Conduct that falls below the generally accepted standard of care of a prudent person

A

Negligence

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14
Q

Preventable errors are also known as…

A

Never Events

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15
Q

Statutes enacted by state legislatures to regulate nursing; Scope of nursing practice

A

Nurse Practice Acts

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16
Q

Documentation of any deviation of standard of care or error

A

Occurrence report/ incident report

17
Q

Designated individual who gives consent for care/treatment

A

Power of attorney for health care

18
Q

Organizational system of ensuring appropriate, quality health care through management and reduction of poss. risks

A

Risk management

19
Q

Legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice

A

Standards of care

20
Q

Rules codified by legislative bodies of government

A

Statutory Law

21
Q

Civil wrongful acts or omissions against a person/property that are compensated monetary damages to the individual whose rights were violated

A

Tort