NURS 1110 Midterm Exam – Questions With
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Standards of Care legal requirements for nursing practice that describe
minimum acceptable nursing care
Standards of Care are determined by Each state's practice act
Emergency Medical Treatment and client must be treated until stable
Active Labor Law
Mental Health Parity Act prohibits limits to coverage not comparable to
physical coverage
American with Disabilities Act cannot discriminate patients or employees
Advanced Directive includes living wills, health care proxies, power of
attorney
Living will written documents that direct treatment with patient
wishes
health care proxy/POA legal document that designates a person to make
healthcare choices
good samaritan law limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps
at the scene of an accident
*
,Limits of the good Samaritan law 1. Abdandonement: if you begin to provide care, you
CANNOT leave until you transfer care to another
healthcare provider
2. Liability: you can only provide care that you are
licensed to perform
Public Health Laws for Nurses - must report suspected cases of abuse or neglect
- must report communicable diseases
- must report if immunizations are not complete
Malpractice type of negligance
must find an issue with 1 of the following:
1. nurse had a duty to the patient
2. nurse did not cary out the duty
3. patient was harmed or injured
4. nurses failure to perform duty caused the injury
consent may be obtained from patient or legally designated person
informed consent agreement to allow something to happen once you
have full disclosure of risks, benefits, consequences
of refusal and alternative treatments
Nursing Student's liabilites - you ARE liable if you cause harm
- never perform a task if you are unprepared
Risk Management incident report
complete documentation
protocols
incident report a means of documenting problem events within a
hospital or other medical facility
don't document that you completed form
, complete documentation do NOT leave EMR blank, keep it updated
throughout the day (avoiding risk)
ANA is concerned with - legal aspects of nursing
- public recognition of significance of nursing
practice to healthcare
- implications for nursing practice regarding trends
Standards are: authoritative statements by which the nursing
profession describes the responsiublities for which its
practitioners are accountable
Standards provide direction for professional nursing practice and a
framework for the evaluation of practice
ANA Standards of Care 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome Identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
ANA Standards of Professional 1. Quality of Care
Performance 2. Performance Appraisal
3. Education
4. Collegiality
5. Ethics
6. Collaboration
7. Research
8. Resource Utilization
9. Leadership
NPA Nurse Practice Act
What do NPAs do regulate the scope of nursing practice & protects
public safety, health, welfare
Who oversees NPAs State Boards of Nursing
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Terms in this set (244)
Standards of Care legal requirements for nursing practice that describe
minimum acceptable nursing care
Standards of Care are determined by Each state's practice act
Emergency Medical Treatment and client must be treated until stable
Active Labor Law
Mental Health Parity Act prohibits limits to coverage not comparable to
physical coverage
American with Disabilities Act cannot discriminate patients or employees
Advanced Directive includes living wills, health care proxies, power of
attorney
Living will written documents that direct treatment with patient
wishes
health care proxy/POA legal document that designates a person to make
healthcare choices
good samaritan law limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps
at the scene of an accident
*
,Limits of the good Samaritan law 1. Abdandonement: if you begin to provide care, you
CANNOT leave until you transfer care to another
healthcare provider
2. Liability: you can only provide care that you are
licensed to perform
Public Health Laws for Nurses - must report suspected cases of abuse or neglect
- must report communicable diseases
- must report if immunizations are not complete
Malpractice type of negligance
must find an issue with 1 of the following:
1. nurse had a duty to the patient
2. nurse did not cary out the duty
3. patient was harmed or injured
4. nurses failure to perform duty caused the injury
consent may be obtained from patient or legally designated person
informed consent agreement to allow something to happen once you
have full disclosure of risks, benefits, consequences
of refusal and alternative treatments
Nursing Student's liabilites - you ARE liable if you cause harm
- never perform a task if you are unprepared
Risk Management incident report
complete documentation
protocols
incident report a means of documenting problem events within a
hospital or other medical facility
don't document that you completed form
, complete documentation do NOT leave EMR blank, keep it updated
throughout the day (avoiding risk)
ANA is concerned with - legal aspects of nursing
- public recognition of significance of nursing
practice to healthcare
- implications for nursing practice regarding trends
Standards are: authoritative statements by which the nursing
profession describes the responsiublities for which its
practitioners are accountable
Standards provide direction for professional nursing practice and a
framework for the evaluation of practice
ANA Standards of Care 1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Outcome Identification
4. Planning
5. Implementation
6. Evaluation
ANA Standards of Professional 1. Quality of Care
Performance 2. Performance Appraisal
3. Education
4. Collegiality
5. Ethics
6. Collaboration
7. Research
8. Resource Utilization
9. Leadership
NPA Nurse Practice Act
What do NPAs do regulate the scope of nursing practice & protects
public safety, health, welfare
Who oversees NPAs State Boards of Nursing
