Chapter s 4 & 5

Question 1

Regulatory Agencies

Answer 1

A public authority responsible for exercising autonomous authority.

Question 2

Common laws

Answer 2

(judicial decisions) or case law precedent

Question 3

Statutory laws

Answer 3

are rules codified by legislative bodies of government

Question 4

Nurse Practice Acts

Answer 4

are examples of statutes enacted by state legislatures to regulate the practice of nursing.

Question 5

Criminal laws

Answer 5

are federal or state statutory laws that define as a crime certain actions that inflict or threaten harm to individuals.

Question 6

Misdemeanor

Answer 6

does not inflict serious harm

Question 7

Felony

Answer 7

A serious offense that results in significant harm

Question 8

Torts

Answer 8

are civil wrongful acts or omissions against a person or persons property

Question 9

intentional torts

Answer 9

are deliberate acts that violate another persons rights.

Question 10

Assault

Answer 10

is an intentional threat toward another person that gives that person a reasonable fear

Question 11

Battery

Answer 11

is any intentional touching without consent

Question 12

Negligence

Answer 12

is conduct that falls below the standard of care (unintentional tort) ex medication error

Question 13

Malpractice

Answer 13

as the failure to use that degree of care that a reasonable nurse would use under the same or similar practices.

Question 14

Plaintiff

Answer 14

If nurse is convicted; patient is plaintiff

Question 15

Defendant

Answer 15

If nurse convicted, owed a duty to the patient.

Question 16

Standards of care

Answer 16

are legal guidelines for safe and adequate nursing practice

Question 17

Occurrence/ Incidence report

Answer 17

Documentation of a deviation of standard of care

Question 18

Risk management

Answer 18

identifying possible risks, analyzing them, acting to reduce risks, and evaluating the measures to reduce the risks.

Question 19

Never Events

Answer 19

“Never should have happened” EX: UTI from improper use of catheter.

Question 20

Good samaritan law

Answer 20

exist in almost every state to encourage nurses to assist in emergency situations. (these laws limit liability)

Question 21

Informed consent

Answer 21

is a patients agreement to allow something to happen, ensure the patient has all relevant info and gives permission of procedure

Question 22

Living wills

Answer 22

are documents instructing the health care provider to with hold any life sustaining procedures in patients whom are terminally ill.

Question 23

Power of attorney for health care

Answer 23

the document will designate an individual who is able to give consent for health care treatment when the patient is no longer able.

Question 24

Ethics

Answer 24

Consideration of standards of conduct

Question 25

Fidelity

Answer 25

Agreement to keep promises

Question 26

Justice

Answer 26

principle of fairness

Question 27

Morals

Answer 27

judgement about behavior

Question 28

Bioethics

Answer 28

study of ethics in healthcare

Question 29

Autonomy

Answer 29

A persons independence

Question 30

Beneficence

Answer 30

patients best interest

Question 31

Nonmaleficence

Answer 31

Do no harm

Question 32

Values or object

Answer 32

person beliefs about the worth of an idea.

Question 33

Confidentiality (HIPPA)

Answer 33

Health Insurance portability and accountability act

Question 34

Advocacy

Answer 34

involves giving patients the information they need to make decisions and then supporting those decisions.

Question 35

Ethical dilemma

Answer 35

exists when the right thing to do is not clear or when members of the health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do.

Question 36

Deontology

Answer 36

defines actions as right or wrong based on “right-makingcharacteristics” like truth and justice.

Question 37

Utilitarianism

Answer 37

guides us to measure the effect or consequences, that an act will have.

Question 38

Feminist ethics

Answer 38

proposes that we ask routinely how ethical decisions will affect women.

Question 39

Ethics of care

Answer 39

suggest that health care workers will resolve ethical dilemmas by paying attention to relationships and stories of the participants and by the fundamental act of caring.

Question 40

Institutional ethics committee

Answer 40

to process ethical dilemmas