Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
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| Created by elected legislative bodies such as state legislatures and the U.S. congress | show 🗑
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| These describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state | show 🗑
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| show | regulatory law / administrative law
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| show | criminal laws
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| show | civil laws
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| show | legal guidelines for nursing practice
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| show | Americans With Disabilities Act
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| HIPAA | show 🗑
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| show | statutory law
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| show | Nurse Practice Acts
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| The client's right to refuse treatment is an example of what type of law? | show 🗑
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| The most common sources of client injury are: | show 🗑
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| This act allows an individual who is at least 18 years of age to make an anatomincal gift or organ donation: | show 🗑
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| show | The good samaritan laws, which grant immunity from suit if there is no gross negligence
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| The legal definition of death that facilitates organ donation is cessation of: | show 🗑
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| show | physician
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| show | while the nurse is working within the scope of his employment
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| The nurse is obligated to follow a physician's order unless: | show 🗑
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| show | RN can be found liable of malpractice if the following criteria are established: RN owed a duty to client, RN didn't carry out that duty, client was injured, and the RN's failure to carry out duty caused client's injury
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| show | all clients are entitled to confidential healthcare and freedom from unauthorized release of information
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| show | RN's are responsible for performing all procedures correctly and exercising professional judgement as they carry out physician orders
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| show | Legal issues involving death include documenting all events surrounding the death, treating a deceased person with dignity, and obtaining consent for an autopsy from the decedant before death or a close family member after death
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| show | a competent adult can legally give consent to donate specific organs, and RN's may serve as witnesses to these decisions
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| show | RN's are client advocates and ensure quality of care through risk mngmt. and lobbying for safe nursing practice standards
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