Ch. 5 Legal Principles in Nursing

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Assault

Question 2

Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification

Answer 2

Battery

Question 3

Law based on judicial decisions or case law precedent

Answer 3

Common Law

Question 4

Actions that inflict or threaten harm without justification

Answer 4

Criminal Law

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Felony

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Good Samaritan Laws

Question 7

Similar to a power of attorney

Answer 7

Health Care Proxy

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Informed Consent

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Intentional Torts

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Living wills

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Malpractice

Question 12

Crime not inflicting injury but no serious harm

Answer 12

Misdemeanor

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Negligence

Question 14

Preventable errors are also known as…

Answer 14

Never Events

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Nurse Practice Acts

Question 16

Documentation of any deviation of standard of care or error

Answer 16

Occurrence report/ incident report

Question 17

Designated individual who gives consent for care/treatment

Answer 17

Power of attorney for health care

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Risk management

Question 19

Legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice

Answer 19

Standards of care

Question 20

Rules codified by legislative bodies of government

Answer 20

Statutory Law

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Tort