Clinical Exam Flashcards
RACE
Rescue
Alarm
Confine the blaze
Extinguish or evaporate
PASS
Pull
Aim
Squeeze
Sweep
Class A Fires
Wood, paper, cloth, rubber, plastics
Prevented by simple housekeeping
Class B Fires
Gases, liquids
Prevented by storing combustible liquids and gases in specific areas away from heat sources
Class C Fires
Appliances, air conditioning, heating units, motors, generators
Most common fires in health care
Equipment should be kept clean and maintained properly, extension cords should not exceed 6 feet
Class D Fires
Certain metals
Licensure
The process of granting permission to a person to engage in a specific occupation
Standards of Care
The average degree of skill, care, and diligence exercised by members of the same profession under the same or similar circumstances
Negligence
When the standards of care are not met
Gross Negligence
Intentional disregard
Malpractice
A specific type of professional negligence that occurs when the standard of care that can be reasonably expected is not met
Ethics
Rightness or wrongness of an action
Goal is to ensure that individual’s rights are protected
Ethical Dilemma
Situation that requires a choice between two equally unfavorable alternatives
Five Step Process Tool for Helping with Ethical Dilemmas
- Collect, analyze, and interpret the data
- State the dilemma
- Consider the choices of action
- Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each course of action
- Make the decision
Code of Ethics
A written list of a professional’s values and standards
Framework to help us make decisions
Identify areas of the “patient care partnership”
High quality hospital care Clean and safe environment Involvement in your care Protection of your privacy Help when leaving hospital Help with your billing claims Discuss treatment choices Discuss treatment plan Provide information about health Understanding health care goals and values Understanding who should make decisions
Nursing Liability
Can lead to civil judgment, criminal penalties, imprisonment, restrictions on license
Nurse Practice Act
Specific statute from the state that defines and regulates nursing practice
Most important legal statute
Safeguards the patients
EMTALA
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
Requires that each facility provides appropriate medical screening within their ability
Patient cannot be transferred unless:
- They have had appropriate medical screening
- They have been stabilized
- The other facility has been called
Reporting Duties for Health Care Professionals
Child abuse Elder abuse Communicable diseases Impaired peers EMTALA violations
Tort
A wrongful act committed by one person against another person
Scope of Practice
Determined by Nurse Practice
Act
Defines and limits the scope of nursing practice
Common Types of Patient Incidents
Falls
Restraints
Burns
Medication Errors
Policy
Directive or regulation
Procedure
A way of doing something
Describe the purposes for client records
Planning client care, communication, legal documentation, reimbursement, quality assurance monitoring, research, education, accreditation and licensing, statistics
SOAP
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan
Used in prisons