Legal/ethical Flashcards
Why is Nursing Code of Ethics important?
formal statement of a group’s values and ideals
What is Nursing Code of Ethics a standard for
professional conduct
Ethics Committee importance
to review procedures and policies related to ethical decisions
What does the nurse advocate for
the patient
purpose of nurse advocacy
keep patient from falling through the cracks, voices the patients opinions
define moral distress
when what the nurse is doing contradicts what they think is ethical
impact of moral distress on patient outcomes
can determine patient quality of life
define certification for nurses
voluntary practice of validating a specific task such as CPR
define licensure for nurses
legal permit that grants individuals to engage in practice and use of a title
define negligence for nurses
errors or incidents regarding a patient due to nurse actions, such as medication errors, or failure to ensure patient safety
define malpractice in nursing
unintentional tort of a nurse that can harm a patient
what is an incident report used for?
to file any sort of an incident that involves patient/nurse, nurse/nurse, patient/object, or nurse/object
what incidents are reported?
all sorts, such as patient falls, medication errors, accidental puncture of employee with equipment.
who is responsible to identify errors in physician orders?
the nurse
who can take a verbal order from a physician?
only an RN
