Ch4 Legal & Ethical Aspects Of Nursing

Question 0

Alias

Answer 0

An assigned name under which certain clients are admitted to a healthcare facility in order to maintain anonymity

Question 1

Advance Directive

Answer 1

Written instructions clients give in advance about the types of healthcare they desire should they become unable to decide for themselves

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

A violent act, either physical or verbal

Question 3

Assisted suicide

Answer 3

Helping an individual ho wants to end his or her life to do so

Question 4

Battery

Answer 4

Physical striking or beating, ad assault and battery

Question 5

Biological Death

Answer 5

Permanent and irreversible cessation of the body’s physical and chemical processes and failure of the body cells

Question 6

Brain Death

Answer 6

Irreversible cessation of brain and brain stem function to the extent that cardiopulmonary functionmust be mechanically maintained.
Criteria for determination vary between states.(also called cerebral death, irreversible coma, & persistent vegetative state)

Question 7

Crime

Answer 7

An illegal act; a felony or misdemeanor; an offense which is against the law

Question 8

Endorsement

Answer 8

Process by whicha licensed nurse in one state may receive a license in another state, without re-taking the livensing exam

Question 9

Ethics

Answer 9

Code or rules of behavior

Question 10

Euthanasia

Answer 10

An easy or painless death(may be induced), often refered to as mercy death or mercy killing; deliberate ending of life of person who has an incurable or painful disease

Question 11

Felony

Answer 11

A crime more serious than a misdemeanor, usually punishable by imprisonment for more than a year.
Felonies include murder, euthanisis, kidnapping, and blackmail

Question 12

Good Samaritan Act

Answer 12

Lae in effect in most states that protects healthcare providers from liability when performing emergencie care whithin the limits of first aid if they act in a “reasonable and prudent manner”

Question 13

Informed Consent

Answer 13

Giving full information and making sure the client understands before the client consents to surgery or other medical procedures

Question 14

Legal Death

Answer 14

Death, usually declared by a physician, as total absence of activity of any of the body’s systems

Question 15

Liability

Answer 15

Something one is required to do, an obligation often financial; being found guilty of inappropriate or illeal acts

Question 16

Libel

Answer 16

A false or damaging written statement or fotograph

Question 17

Malpractice

Answer 17

Injurious or faulty treatment; profesional misconduct

Question 18

Misdemeanor

Answer 18

A crime less serious than a felony; usually punishable by a fine or inprisonment for less than a year

Question 19

Negligence

Answer 19

Harm done to a person because of failure to do something that a respondible person would do; doing something a responsible person would not do; irresponsible care

Question 20

Nurse Practice Act

Answer 20

The law governing nursing practice in a state or territory

Question 21

Slander

Answer 21

Malicious and false verbal statements

Question 22

Tort

Answer 22

A wrong or injury committed againdt a person or property for which the injured person has the right to Sue