LP1: Scope of Practice

Question 1

What are the 4 major areas of the Nursing Process?

Answer 1

1- Promoting health and wellnesss
2- Preventing illness
3- Restoring health
4- Caring for the dying

Question 2

What are the components of EBP?

Answer 2

Clinical expertise
Patient values and preferences
Best evidence

Question 3

What is Informed Concent?

Answer 3

An agreement to accept a course of tx or procedure. Benefits, risks, alternatives, and prognosis of tx are provided.

Question 4

What is expressed concent?

Answer 4

Verbally agreeing

Question 5

What is Implied Concent?

Answer 5

Physically agreeing

Question 6

What is Written Concent?

Answer 6

When the pt signs forms agreeing to invasive procedures.

Question 7

What are the exeptions for concent?

Answer 7

-Minors
-Unconscious
-Mentally ill deemed incompetent

Question 8

What is the role of the nurse when signing concent forms?

Answer 8

Witness

Question 9

What is Delegation?

Answer 9

The proces for a nurse to direct another person to perform nursing tasks and activities.

Question 10

What are the 5 Rights of Delegation?

Answer 10

1- Right task
2- Right person
3- Right circumstance
4- Right direction and communication
5- Right supervision and evaluation

Question 11

What is Negligence?

Answer 11

Misconduct or practice from a non-professional person.

Question 12

What is Malpractice?

Answer 12

Professional misconduct or practice.

Question 13

What is Assault?

Answer 13

Stated intent to touch a person/client.

Question 14

What is Battery?

Answer 14

The action of touching a person/client without consent.

Question 15

What is False Imprisonment?

Answer 15

When clients are made to believe that they cannot leave a place.

Question 16

When are restrains okay to be used?

Answer 16

When a client is in danger of harming her/himself or others.

-Retraines may be applied prior to getting MD’s order

Question 17

What is Invasion of Privacy?

Answer 17

The right of individuals to withold themselves and their lives from public scrutiny.

Question 18

What is Defamation?

Answer 18

When info. is communicated to a third party that causes damage to someone else’s reputation.

Question 19

What are the Legal Safeguards for Nursing Practice?

Answer 19

*Good Samaritan Acts
*Professional liability insurance
*Carrying out physician’s orders
*Providing Competent Nursing Care
*Documentation
*The Incident Report

Question 20

What are Code of Ethics?

Answer 20

Formal statement of a group’s ideals and values.

Question 21

What are the Moral Principles?

Answer 21

-Autonomy
-Nonmaleficence
-Beneficence
-Justice
-Fidelity
-Veracity

Question 22

Autonomy

Answer 22

Right to make one’s own decisions

Question 23

Nonmaleficence

Answer 23

Do no harm

Question 24

Beneficence

Answer 24

Do good

Question 25

Justice

Answer 25

Fairness

Question 26

Fidelity

Answer 26

To be truthful to agreements/promises

Question 27

Veracity

Answer 27

Truth-telling

Question 28

What is Clinical Advocate?

Answer 28

A client advocate acts to protect the client

Question 29

Advocacy-Client Rights

Answer 29

• Recognize the client’s right to refuse tx
  -Provide education to clients and staff about client rights and responsibilities.

Question 30

What are the Patient Care Partnership?

Answer 30

-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

Question 31

Who are Members of the Health Care Team?

Answer 31

-Social workers
-Dietician
-Activity director
-OT
-RT
-PT
-Chaplain/pastor
-Physician
-NP
-PA
-Podiatrist
-Dentist
-Pharmacist