Legal issues - Death

Question 1

statutory law

Answer 1

state and federal legislation
civil/criminal laws

Question 2

regulatory law

Answer 2

administrative bodies
state boards of nursing

Question 3

common law

Answer 3

court decisions on individual cases

Question 4

liability

Answer 4

being held to a standard of care
having responsibility for your actions

Question 5

emergency medical treatment and active labor act

Answer 5

EMTALA
prevents patient dumping
patients must be screened and stabilized before being transferred

Question 5

patient protection and affordable care act

Answer 5

PPACA
obama care
allows ppl under 26 to be insured from parents
increase insurance company accountability
intended to reduce overall consumer cost

Question 6

Americans with disabilities act

Answer 6

ADA
protect the rights of those with mental or physical disabilities

Question 7

health insurance portability and accountability act

Answer 7

HIPAA

Question 8

good samaritan laws

Answer 8

protects medical personnel who volunteer to help an injured person in an emergency

Question 9

felony

Answer 9

prison for greater than a year/ death

Question 10

misdemeanor

Answer 10

prison for less than a year

Question 11

tort

Answer 11

civil wrongful acts or omissions made against a person or property

Question 12

intentional tort

Answer 12

willful acts that violate others
such as assault, battery, and false restriant of a patient

Question 13

quasi intentional torts

Answer 13

invasion of HIPAA
defamation of character
(slander, libel)

Question 14

unintentional torts

Answer 14

negligence
malpractice

Question 15

islamic postmortem care

Answer 15

• ritual washing by person of the same gender
• face turned toward mecca
• no cremation
• loved ones stay near body

Question 16

buddhism postmortem care

Answer 16

• male family members prepare body
• ritual prayers
• body not left alone
• cremation typical

Question 17

hinduism postmortem care

Answer 17

• body placed on the floor with head facing north
• preparation of body by people of the same gender
• cremation typical

Question 18

orthodox judaism

Answer 18

• burial within 24 hours (except Sabbath)
• Jewish Burial Society may come to hospital

Question 19

catholicism postmortem care

Answer 19

• last rites (“extreme unction”)
• priest administers Eucharist to the dying person

Question 20

NURSING ETHICS –>

Answer 20

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Question 21

beneficence

Answer 21

taking positive actions that will help the pt

Question 22

nonmaleficence

Answer 22

avoiding negative actions that harm

Question 23

advocacy

Answer 23

the support of a particular cause and advocating for the health, safety, and rights of a pt

Question 24

accountability

Answer 24

the ability to answer for ones actions

Question 25

responsibility

Answer 25

willingness to respect ones professional obligations and to follow through