Ethics, Law, and Delegation in Nursing CH3 Flashcards
Define Value
Related to your own beliefs of something’s worth and may differ from others around you
Define Ethics
Made up of values that influence your decisions and behavior
Define Advocate
To stand up for that which is in the pts best interest
What is. Battery?
To touch an individual w/o consent
What is Assault?
To purposely threaten physical harm to an individual
Define Competency
The legal qualification to make one’s own decisions
What is a Durable Medical Power of Attorney?
Legal written designation making another person responsible for one’s medical decisions
Define Liability
One’s responsibility for his or her own actions, such as acts of negligence
Define Libel
False written statements about another that are made publicly known, with intent to harm
What is Malpractice?
Injury, loss, or damage to a patient because of failure to provide a reasonable standard of care or demonstrate a reasonable level of skill
What is negligence?
Failure to provide certain care that another person of the same education and locale would generally provide under the same circumstances
What does Civil laws protect?
An individual’s personal rights, which include most health care issues
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and when was it created?
HIPAA- 1996
What does the Nurse Practice Act Define and who governs it?
Scope of Practice ; Board of Nursing
What has to be reported always?
Diseases, outbreaks, child abuse , abuse of elderly over 60 , knife and gunshot wounds
What is False Imprisonment?
Intentionally preventing a patient from leaving a facility or restricting his or her movement within the facility
What is it called when someone leaves facility against Physcian’s advice?
AMA -Against Medical Advice
What can be considered Sexual Harassment ?
Touching or rubbing against another person
Physically standing within another’s “personal space”
Telling or playing jokes on another that are sexual in nature or carry a sexual innuendo
Engaging in personal conversations regarding reproductive organs or sexual activity that can be overheard by someone who is offended by the context
Having wandering eyes or facial expressions that make the recipient uncomfortable
Stalking
What is the name of the law that provides legal protection to the voluntary caregiver at sites of accidents and emergencies?
Good Samaritan Law
How old do you have to be to sign an informed consent?
18 years old unless emancipated
What is implied consent?
The only time that medical treatment may be provided without written consent is when a life-threatening emergency exists.
True/False : If it was never charted it was never done
True
Define Emancipated?
Free from legal, social, or political restrictions
