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Exam 1 Unit 2: Legal Flashcards

1
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What does HIPAA stand for?

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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2
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When was HIPAA passed by congress?

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1996

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3
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Anything that can identify your patient such as name, street address, birth date, telephone number

A

Demographic

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4
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What does PHI stand for?

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Patient Health Information

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5
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What does TPO stand for?

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Treatment, Payment, & Operations

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6
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What are examples of permitted disclosures?

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sign in sheets, calling out names in waiting rooms, voicemail appt reminders,

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7
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A belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one’s behavior

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Value

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8
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A concern for the welfare and well being of others

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Altruism

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9
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Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals

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Human Dignity

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10
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Acting within the appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice; Accountable for own actions

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Integrity

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11
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What is upholding moral, legal and humanistic principles

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Social Justice

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12
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Systems of thought that attempt to explain how we ought to live and whyu

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Bioethics

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13
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study of ethical issues that arise is the practice of nursing and the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments

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Nursing Ethics

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14
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Respecting the rights of patients or their surrogates to make healthcare decisions

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Autonomy

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15
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What is the term meaning avoid causing harm

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Nonmalefience

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16
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What is the term benfiting the patient and balance benefits against risks and harms

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Beneficence

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17
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What is the term meaning keeping promises

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fidelity

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18
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What is the term meaning being truthful

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Veracity

19
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Does OBN( Ohio Board of Nursing) make the laws?

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No they just enforce them

20
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What is Criminal (Public) Law?

A

offenses against the state

21
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What is Civil (Private) Law?

A

offenses against individual or organization

22
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process of bringing and trying a lawsuit is known as

A

litigation

23
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What is the support and protection of another’s rights in the nursing practice

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Advocacy

24
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What is needed to prove malpractice?

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Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation, Damages

25
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The step needed to prove malpractice that there must be a relationship between the nurse and the patient

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Duty

26
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The step needed to prove malpractice that was the failure to provide the acceptable standard of care

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Breach of Duty

27
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The step needed to prove malpractice that states the failure to meet the standard of care actually caused the injury

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Causation

28
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The step needed to prove malpractice where some type of harm or injury occurred

A

Danages

29
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What are some examples of intentional torts?

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assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy

30
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What is the threat of committing the action?

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Assault

31
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What is making physical contact with the patient that is offensive to the patient

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Battery

32
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What kind of restraints are available?

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Physical, Chemical

33
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Is a doctors order required for restraints to be used?

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Yes

34
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What are sentinal events?

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Major incident that results in severe injury or death

35
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What does AMA stand for?

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Against Medical Advice

36
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What are advanced directives?>

A

Durable Power of Attorney; Living Will

37
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Where would you find the patient’s wishes in the living will or the durable power of attorney?

A

Living Will

38
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What is full code?

A

Do everything humanly possible to keep them alive

39
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What is DNR-CCA?

A

When heart stops so do we

40
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What is DNR-CC

A

Keep comfortable; pain meds can be used

41
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Refers to ways in which professional competence is ensured and maintained

A

Credentialing

42
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A process of evaluating and recognizing educational programs meet certain standards

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Accreditation

43
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A process where the state determines that a person meets minimal requirements to safely practice in the profession and a license to do so

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Licensure

44
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The process which a person who has met certain criteria established by a non-government association is granted recognition in a specified practice area

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Certification

1522 NSG (13 decks)

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