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Week 1: Legal & Ethical Flashcards

" Always in control" The client's right to make theirown healthcare decision.

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Autonomy

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” Always in control”
The client’s right to make their own decisions.
Ex: Respecting a client’s right to refuse a treatment

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Advocacy

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To protect the client’s right, health, and safety.
Ex: Reporting critical changed in the client’s condition.

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Beneficence

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” Benefit”
Doing & promoting good.
Ex: Calling the family of a client’s to tell them “critically ill & we are caring for their needs

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Fidelity

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” Faithful”
To stay loyal & follow through

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Justice

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To treat fairly & equally

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Nonmaleficence

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” No mal-intent”
To avoid causing harm

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Veracity

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“Very honest”
To tell the truth

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Negligence

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Failure to provide adequate care

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Malpractice

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Illegal. improper or negligent action by a licensed professional

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Assault

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To threat of harm

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Abandonment

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Desertion of a client

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Battery

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The act of harm

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False Imprisonment

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Using physical restraints seclusion or a chemical restraint also preventing a patient from leaving

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Invasion of Privacy

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Violating confidentiality rights

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Deformation of Character

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Making rude insulting remarks that harm a client’s reputation
Libel: Written Memory Trick
Slander: Spoken

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ANA- American Nurse Association

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Established the ethical standards for nursing professions

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Ethic Committee

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A healthcare team the provides guidance in ethical dilemma

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Standard of Practice

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The reasonable nurse test

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Inform Consent

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Confirms a client’s voluntary decision

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Advanced Directives

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Legal documents that outline desired medical care if the client becomes unable to verbalize their wishes

Consist of two documents: A living will and a document appointing a healthcare proxy

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DPOA ( Durable Power of Attorney)

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Assign another person ( health care proxy, surrogate ) to make medical decisions for the clients if the client becomes incapacitated

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Living Will

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A signed document that outlines wishes and desired medical care if the client becomes incapacitated or unable to communicate

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Full Code

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Full resuscitative mesures

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Chemical Code

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Medication only

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DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
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AND
Allow natural death
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DNI
Do Not Intubate
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PSDA ( Patient Self Determination Act )
Protects & ensures client rights in determining end of life care
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AMA & Refusal
The right to refuse treatment
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Ethic
Standard of moral conduct in society
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Deontology
Focuses on the rightness or wrongness of individuals behaviors without concerns ff consequences
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Utilitarianism
Action is based on outcome,
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Code of Ethics
Statement on ethical values, obligations, duties, and professional ideals of nurses
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Civility
polite and respectful
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Incivility
Rude and disrespectful
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Futile care
End of life care
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Moral distress
Anguish that healthcare experiences when basic belief of right and wrong are challenged
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Nurse Practice act (NPA )
Defines the scope of nursing practice in the state
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Libel
Written form of defamation pf character
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Slander
Verbal information that is untrue
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HIPPA
Protect privacy of health care information
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Good Samaritan Act
Offer protection for health care professionals who provide emergency care at a scene of a disaster
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Medical aid in dying ( MAID)
When a person with 6 months or less to live causes, one's own death by self-administering prescribed medication
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Euthanasis
When a person willingly requests to die, a lethal drug is injected by other
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Holistic
Physic
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Evidence base practice
Integration of the best available research evidence and the nurse's clinical judgement to make patient care decisions
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Delegation
Transferring the responsibility for a certain task Performing basic care: hygienic care, taking vital. ambulate, eating
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Metaparadigm
Global set of concepts that provide broad conceptual boundaries of discipline Focuses on: environment, health, and nursing
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Philosophy
Statement about beliefs and values of nursing related to a specific phenomenon such as health
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Conceptual framework/Model
Collection of interrelated concepts that provide direction for nursing practice, research, and education A Model addresses - 1 Optimal functioning of the human being 2 How people interact with the environment 3 Healing of illness and health promotion 4 Nursing
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Nursing Theory
Represent a group a concept that can be tested in practice and can be derived from a conceptual model 1 Patient 2 Environment 3 Health 4 Nursing
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Maslow Hierarchy Needs
Specifies the psychological and physiologic factors that affect each person's physical and mental health
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Altruism
To help other with the expectations of something in return
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Novice
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Advanced Beginner
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Competent
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Proficient
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EXpert
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Jean watson Theory of caring
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Unintentional Injuries
Result from incidents like falls, motor vehicle crashes, poisoning, drowning, fire, suffocation - Third leading cause of death in the US
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Safety
Condition of being free from physical or psychological harm
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National Center for health Statistics ( NCHS)
detect and investigate health problems of the US population
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Intentional Injuries
Result from violence and abuse
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The Joint Comission
Independent nonprofit organization that accredits hospitals to focus on patient safety - NPSG (National Patient Safety Goals) - Improve patient Identification - Improve communication among caregivers - Improve safety of using medication -Reduce harm associated with clinical alarms -Reduce risk for infection - Hospital prioritize identifying safety risk in patient's environment and focuses on preventing surgery mistakes - Developed in 2003
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Sentinel
A patient safety incident the result in death
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Lead Poisoning
Occurs when lead levels build up over months or years - At risk if greater than 5 mcg -Common in 1 to 5 years of age
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Carbon Monoxide
Colorless and odorless gas that can cause sudden illness and death
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Electrical Shock
Occurs when a person comes in contact with an energy source and that energy flows throughout the body to the ground
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Bioterrorism
The release of biologic agents such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microbes with intent to cause illness or hill
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Medicare and Medicaid
-No longer make payment for falls -Federal funded
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Physical Restraints
A mechanical or physical device that prevent movement
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Chemical Restraints
Medication administrated to prevent patient from harming themselves or others
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Fall Assessment Tools
John Hopkins Morse Scale Hendrich 11 are most commonly used
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PASS
PULL AIM SQUEEZE SWEEP
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RACE
RESUE ACTIVATE CONTAIN EXTINGUISH
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Bag valve mask device
resuscitator bag used to assist ventilation
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