Ch4 Legal & Ethical Aspects Of Nursing Flashcards
Alias
An assigned name under which certain clients are admitted to a healthcare facility in order to maintain anonymity
Advance Directive
Written instructions clients give in advance about the types of healthcare they desire should they become unable to decide for themselves
Assault
A violent act, either physical or verbal
Assisted suicide
Helping an individual ho wants to end his or her life to do so
Battery
Physical striking or beating, ad assault and battery
Biological Death
Permanent and irreversible cessation of the body’s physical and chemical processes and failure of the body cells
Brain Death
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)
Crime
An illegal act; a felony or misdemeanor; an offense which is against the law
Endorsement
Process by whicha licensed nurse in one state may receive a license in another state, without re-taking the livensing exam
Ethics
Code or rules of behavior
Euthanasia
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
Felony
A crime more serious than a misdemeanor, usually punishable by imprisonment for more than a year.
Felonies include murder, euthanisis, kidnapping, and blackmail
Good Samaritan Act
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”
Informed Consent
Giving full information and making sure the client understands before the client consents to surgery or other medical procedures
Legal Death
Death, usually declared by a physician, as total absence of activity of any of the body’s systems
Liability
Something one is required to do, an obligation often financial; being found guilty of inappropriate or illeal acts
Libel
A false or damaging written statement or fotograph
Malpractice
Injurious or faulty treatment; profesional misconduct
Misdemeanor
A crime less serious than a felony; usually punishable by a fine or inprisonment for less than a year
Negligence
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
Nurse Practice Act
The law governing nursing practice in a state or territory
Slander
Malicious and false verbal statements
Tort
A wrong or injury committed againdt a person or property for which the injured person has the right to Sue
