Exam 3 SG Terms

Question 1

negligence

Answer 1

omission of an act that a reasonable and prudent person would perform OR the commission of an act a reasonable and prudent person would not do

Question 2

libel

Answer 2

written damaging communication

Question 3

slander

Answer 3

spoken damaging communication

Question 4

defamation of character

Answer 4

false statements made about a person that damages their reputation, esteem, confidence

Question 5

liable

Answer 5

guilty

Question 6

malpractice

Answer 6

suggests the existence of a professional standard of care and deviation from that standard

Question 7

assault

Answer 7

attempt or threat to touch another person

Question 8

battery

Answer 8

actual harm or unwarranted contact without consent

Question 9

delegation

Answer 9

transferring to a competent individual the authority or right to perform selected nursing tasks in selected situations

Question 10

standards of care

Answer 10

the yardstick that the legal system uses to measure the actions of a nurse involved in a malpractice suit.

Question 11

holistic care

Answer 11

comprehensive pt care that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual needs of the eprson

Question 12

autonomy

Answer 12

the right of self-determination, independence, and freedom

Question 13

justice

Answer 13

obligation to be fair to all people

Question 14

fidelity

Answer 14

obligation of an individual to be faithful to commitments made to self/others (accountability)

Question 15

beneficence

Answer 15

doing good for the client (holistic approach)

Question 16

non-maleficience

Answer 16

DO NO HARM

Question 17

veracity

Answer 17

truthfulness, the right to know

Question 18

standard of best interest

Answer 18

decisions made for a client when he/she cannot make the decisions

Question 19

obligations

Answer 19

demands made on an individual, profession, or society to fulfill and honor rights of others

Question 20

legal obligations

Answer 20

formal obligation statements of law that can be enforced

Question 21

moral obligations

Answer 21

obligations based on moral or ethical principles that are NOT enforceable under the law

Question 22

rights

Answer 22

something owed to an individual according to just claims, legal guarantees, or moral and ethical priciple

Question 23

welfare rights

Answer 23

“legal rights” based on legal entitlement to some good or benefit. Guaranteed by law (bill of rights)

Question 24

option rights

Answer 24

basic human rights. Freedom of choice, live life as you choose

Question 25

What are advanced directive?

Answer 25

legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time

Question 26

what is a living will?

Answer 26

a document stating what what health care a client will accept or refuse after the client is no longer competent or able to amok that decision.

Question 27

What is a medical durable power of attorney

Answer 27

document that designates another person to make health-care decisions for a person if the client become incompetent or unable to to make such decisions

Question 28

What must be in place for advanced directives to be leagal

Answer 28

must be signed by the person requesting; notarized; must be of sound mind

Question 29

Power of attorney

Answer 29

a written authorization to represent or act on another’s behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter, sometimes against the wishes of the others. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MEDICAL CARE

Question 30

confidentiality

Answer 30

right of the client to expect the communication with a professional to remain unshared with any person unless a medical reason exists or unless the safety of the public is treated.

Question 31

quality assurance

Answer 31

activity conducted in health-care facilities that evaluates the quality of care providing to ensure that it meets pre-established quality standards