Legal Stuff

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

The study of beliefs about what is right or wrong

Question 2

Bioethics

Answer 2

Is ethical questions that arise in healthcare

Question 3

laws

Answer 3

Tend to reflect ethical values of society

Question 4

Board of nursing

Answer 4

Making sure nursing education is teaching what we are suppose to be taught, regulate licensure and practice, investigate complaints of nurses

Question 5

Code of ethics for nurses

Answer 5

Comes from ANA and have a standard of practice

Compassion , commitment , advocacy, accountability, responsibility, authority , professional growth, improve ethical environment and conditions of employment, advancing profession ( research) , collaborator, health diplomacy, maintaining integrity

Question 6

Nursing process

Answer 6

Assess pt probs
Nurse diagnosis
Come up w plan with how they are going to achieve it
Implement plan (interventions)
Evaluate

Question 7

Standards of practice include

Answer 7

Ethics , advocacy, requires the nurse to be respectful , equitable practice (treating pt the same) , communicate , collaborate, take part in leadership, continue your education, scholarly inquiry ( research) , quality of practice stewardship, professional practice, evaluation ( of self) , enviromental health

Question 8

Beneficence

Answer 8

The duty to act so as to benefit or promote the good of others

(Spending extra time to help calm an extremely anxious pt )

Question 9

Autonomy

Answer 9

Respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions

(Acknowledging the pt right to refuse medication)

Question 10

Justice

Answer 10

The duty to distribute resources or care equally regardless of person attributes

Question 11

Fidelity (nonmaleficence)

Answer 11

Maintaining loyalty and commitment to the pt and doing no wrong to pt (maintains expertise in nursing skills through nursing education)

Question 12

Veracity

Answer 12

One’s duty to communicate truthfully

( describing meds truthfully )

Question 13

Voluntary

Answer 13

Seeks voluntarily for treatment and has right to discharge

( adult or parent if under 18 )

Request in writing for discharged but need reevaluation

Must be realeased unless risk of harm

Question 14

Involuntary- what criteria do they need to meet

Answer 14

Danger to self or others or is unable to meet his or her own basic needs

Question 15

Competency

Answer 15

Related to the capacity to understand the consequences of ones decisions

Question 16

Conservatorship

Answer 16

Guardian is appointed to speak for pt if pt is ruled incompetent .. ( cannot provide his or own shelter, food or clothing. Cannot act on owns best interest and cannot run business and financial affairs )

Question 17

S/P

Answer 17

Suicide precautions

Question 18

A/P

Answer 18

Aggressive precautions

Question 19

E/P

Answer 19

Elopement /escape precautions

Question 20

Emergencies

Answer 20

Codes

Question 21

Mileu

Answer 21

Safety of the environment

Question 22

Agitation

Answer 22

An acute behavioral emergency requiring immediate intervention

Question 23

Best practice of agitation

Answer 23

Verbal de-escalation .. medication.. seclusion.. restraints

Question 24

Anger

Answer 24

Emotional response to frustration of desires threat to ones needs (physical or emotional) or a challange

Question 25

Aggression

Answer 25

Action of behavior that results in a verbal or physical attack

Question 26

Violence -

Answer 26

intentional use of force that results in or has potential to result in injury to

Question 27

Emergency meds antipsychotic

Answer 27

Haloperidol (Haldol) Ziprasidone (geodon) Olanzapine(zyprexa)

Question 28

Emergency meds antianxiety

Answer 28

Lorazepam (benzodiazepine)

Question 29

When someone is experiencing acute symptoms of anger and aggression What is used along side emergency meds to reduce extrapyramidal side effects?

Answer 29

Diphenhydramine , benztropine (Benadryl)

Question 30

Seclusion

Answer 30

Involuntary confinement in specially constructed room where person is prevented from leaving

Question 31

Restraint

Answer 31

Any manual method or physical or mechanical device that immobilizes the ability of person to move

Question 32

Time limit restraint for 18 and older

Answer 32

4 hours

Question 33

Time limit restraint for 9-17 years

Answer 33

2 hours

Question 34

Under 9 yr old restraint time limit

Answer 34

1 hour

Question 35

Causation

Answer 35

Negligent malpractice / unintentional tort But for the nurses action would this injury have occurred

Question 36

Proximate cause

Answer 36

Unforeseeable intervening actions or inactions that were the actual cause of harm to pt