Ethics, Quality, Safety, and Legal Issues in Nursing: Week 2 Flashcards

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Advocacy

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Process whereby a nurse objectively provides patients with the information they need to make decisions and supports the patients in whatever decisions they make.

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Autonomy

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Ability or tendency to function independently

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Beneficence

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Doing good or actively promoting doing good; one of the four principles of the ethical theory of deontology

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Code of ethics

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Formal statement that delineates a profession’s guidelines for ethical behavior. A code of ethics sets standards or expectations for the professional to achieve.

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Confidentiality

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Act of keeping information private or secret; in health care the nurse shares information about a patient only with other nurses or health care providers who need to know private information about a patient to provide care for him or her; information can only be shared with the patient’s consent.

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Fidelity

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Agreement to keep a promise.

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Justice

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Ethical standard of fairness.

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Non-maleficence

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Fundamental ethical agreement to do no harm. Closely related to the ethical standard of beneficence

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Value

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Personal belief about the worth of a given idea or behavior

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QSEN

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The Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN).
Initiative is the commitment of nursing to the competencies outlined in the Institute of Medicine report related to nursing education.
QSEN encompasses six competencies: patient-centered care, teamwork, collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and safety.

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Quality Improvement

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Monitoring and evaluation of processes and outcomes in health care or any other business to identify opportunities for improvement.

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National Patient Safety Goals

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7 goals to improve patient safety. Identify patients correctly, improve staff communication, use medicines safely, use alarms safely, prevent infection, identify patient safety risks, prevent mistakes in surgery.

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The Joint Commission

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National non-profit group that is the driver of quality improvement and patient safety in health care. Often associated with accreditation and setting national patient safety goals.

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Fall Prevention Techniques

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Call light within reach, fall alert signs/bracelets, hourly rounding, orientation and cognitive assessments, bed low and locked position, fall risk assessments

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CAUTI

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Catheter associated urinary tract infection: can be prevented with nurse-driven protocols focused on early removal [example of quality improvement]

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CLABSI

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Central line associated blood stream infection: central line bundles, set of guidelines that instruct nurses and providers how to care for patients with these types of lines

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Seizure Precautions

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Rescue equipment at bedside (oxygen, oral airway, suction equipment)
Pad side rails
IV access on patient
Bed low and locked
Remove items from room that are not necessary (Extra chairs, extra tables, etc)
Teaching caregivers/families do not restrain client during a seizure, protect head, remove nearby furniture

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RACE

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Rescue: and protect patients in close proximity
Alarm: activate alarm systems and report fire
Contain: and confine, close doors, windows, turn off oxygen sources, ventilate clients on ventilators with bag/mask valve

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PASS

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Pull the pine
Aim at the base of the fire
Squeeze the handle
Sweep the extinguisher from side to side, covering area of the fire

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Types of Physical Restraints

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Mittens, soft wrist restraints [sometimes called 2-point non-violent restraints], ankle restraints, belt restraints, 4-point violent restraints

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Timing of Restraint Assessments

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Every hour safety check
Toileting, repositioning, nutrition every 2 hours
Regular reassessment of need of restraints and order needed by HCP

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5 Rights of Delegation

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Right task 
Right circumstance
Right person 
Right direction/communication 
Right Supervision
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Actions NOT Delegated

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Assessment
Teaching
Evaluation

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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Specific person or people who will manage health care decisions if a person becomes incapable of doing so.
Can be in a KY living will, or other type or advanced directive [or separate power of attorney document]

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Informed Consent

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Process of obtaining permission from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure after describing all risks, side effects, and benefits.

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Malpractice

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Injurious or unprofessional actions that harm another.

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Neglect

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Pattern of misconduct by a person with a duty of care to provide services that maintain the physical and/or mental health of a child or vulnerable adult

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Negligence

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Careless act of omission or commission that results in injury to another.

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Nurse Practice Acts

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Civil state laws that define nursing and the standards you must meet within individual states. Distinguish nursing from other health professions

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Scope of Nursing Practice

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Defines nursing and reflects the values of the nursing profession. Usually associated with the skills/abilities the profession can do in a certain state. Can be different in various states and institutions.

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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act– provides rights to patients and protect employees. Established a patient’s right to consent to the use and disclosure of protecting health information, to inspect and copy one’s medical record, and to amend mistaken or incomplete information; it limits access to the medical record.

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EMTALA

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Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

Prohibits the transfer of patients from private to public hospitals without appropriate screening and stabilization. Prevents ‘patient dumping’– ensures that when patients come to the emergency department or hospital, appropriate medical screening occurs.

Staff must assess ALL patients who enter the hospitals and cannot discharge/transfer until stable.

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Advanced Directive/Living Will

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Instruments by which a dying person makes wishes known

Often where the durable power of attorney, or surrogate decision maker is listed

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Do Not Resuscitate [DNR]

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A document or health care order that allows the patient to state the patient wants to refuse medical treatment; if a patient has this as a document, the order must be placed in the computer. These are reversible at ANY time if the patient changes their minds. The order should be reviewed periodically.

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Affordable Care Act Components

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Consumer rights and protections
Affordable health care coverage
Increased access to care
Quality of care that meets the needs of patients

Patients bill of rights–> protection for people with pre-existing conditions

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Personal Health Information [PHI] Components

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Name, address, date of birth, social security number, photograph, fingerprints, medical record number, telephone number, fax number, driver’s license number, Email address, website URL, IP address, Admit/Discharge dates