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Legal Flashcards

1
Q

Who defines the legal boundaries of nursing in a state?

A

Nurse practice acts

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2
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How is it determined that a nurse acted with a reasonable care in a legal situation (6)?

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  1. Followed standards of care
  2. Gave competent care
  3. Communicated with other health care team members (& with client)
  4. Developed a caring rapport with client
  5. Fully documented assessments, interventions, and evals—documentation was done!
  6. Use equip. in a knowledgable and responsible manner
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3
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T/F: Saying “i was just following physicians orders” is a defense for malpractice

A

F!!! NOT a defense for malpractice!

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4
Q

What have all nurses gained?

A

Authority
Autonomy
Accountable

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5
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All nurses have assumed what for their own practices?

A

Responsibility
Accountability
Liability

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6
Q

Nurses have more __ & __ in decision making

A

Authority and independence

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7
Q

Nurses have increased ____ for decision making

A

Legal accountability

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8
Q

Nurses are performing more actions that used to be in the realm of ___

A

Medical practice

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9
Q

Nurses are making ___ money

A

More

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10
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More nurses are carrying _____

A

Malpractice insurance

*increased chance of being sued bc they know they can get money out of you

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11
Q

Nurses have an ____ responsibility to take appropriate safeguard patients

A

Independent

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12
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

How to practice?

A

Within the scope of the nurse practice act

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13
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

Observe what?

A

Agency policies and procedures

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14
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

Model what?

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Practice after established standards by using EBP

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15
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

Always put what first?

A

Patients rights and welfare

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16
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

Be areas of what?

A

Relevant law and legal doctrines

17
Q

Reducing the risk of malpractice claims

Practice within what? Upgrade what?

A

The area of individual competence and upgrade technical skills consistently

18
Q

What is one critical strategy for addressing errors in the health-care system?

A

The need to increase both the mandatory and voluntary reporting of medical errors

19
Q

What does ignoring the problem of medical errors, denying their existence, or blaming the individuals involved in the process do in regards to medical errors?

A

Does nothing to eliminate the underlying problems

20
Q

What do you do if you discover a medical error was made on previous shift?

A

Determine if pt. is ok and file an incident report

21
Q

T/F: Document in the patients chart their incidence report

A

FALSE!!! Don’t do this!

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