LP1: Scope of Practice Flashcards
What are the 4 major areas of the Nursing Process?
1- Promoting health and wellnesss
2- Preventing illness
3- Restoring health
4- Caring for the dying
What are the components of EBP?
Clinical expertise
Patient values and preferences
Best evidence
What is Informed Concent?
An agreement to accept a course of tx or procedure. Benefits, risks, alternatives, and prognosis of tx are provided.
What is expressed concent?
Verbally agreeing
What is Implied Concent?
Physically agreeing
What is Written Concent?
When the pt signs forms agreeing to invasive procedures.
What are the exeptions for concent?
-Minors
-Unconscious
-Mentally ill deemed incompetent
What is the role of the nurse when signing concent forms?
Witness
What is Delegation?
The proces for a nurse to direct another person to perform nursing tasks and activities.
What are the 5 Rights of Delegation?
1- Right task
2- Right person
3- Right circumstance
4- Right direction and communication
5- Right supervision and evaluation
What is Negligence?
Misconduct or practice from a non-professional person.
What is Malpractice?
Professional misconduct or practice.
What is Assault?
Stated intent to touch a person/client.
What is Battery?
The action of touching a person/client without consent.
What is False Imprisonment?
When clients are made to believe that they cannot leave a place.
When are restrains okay to be used?
When a client is in danger of harming her/himself or others.
-Retraines may be applied prior to getting MD’s order
What is Invasion of Privacy?
The right of individuals to withold themselves and their lives from public scrutiny.
What is Defamation?
When info. is communicated to a third party that causes damage to someone else’s reputation.
What are the Legal Safeguards for Nursing Practice?
*Good Samaritan Acts
*Professional liability insurance
*Carrying out physician’s orders
*Providing Competent Nursing Care
*Documentation
*The Incident Report
What are Code of Ethics?
Formal statement of a group’s ideals and values.
What are the Moral Principles?
-Autonomy
-Nonmaleficence
-Beneficence
-Justice
-Fidelity
-Veracity
Autonomy
Right to make one’s own decisions
Nonmaleficence
Do no harm
Beneficence
Do good
Justice
Fairness
Fidelity
To be truthful to agreements/promises
Veracity
Truth-telling
What is Clinical Advocate?
A client advocate acts to protect the client
Advocacy-Client Rights
- Recognize the client’s right to refuse tx
-Provide education to clients and staff about client rights and responsibilities.
What are the Patient Care Partnership?
-High qualit hospital care
-A clean and safe environment
-Involment in your care
-Protection of your privacy
-Help when leaving the hospital
-Help with your billing claims
Who are Members of the Health Care Team?
-Social workers
-Dietician
-Activity director
-OT
-RT
-PT
-Chaplain/pastor
-Physician
-NP
-PA
-Podiatrist
-Dentist
-Pharmacist
