NURS : Complete Nursing Course Notes & Study Guid

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1. Nursefb Practicefb Act:fb Actfbthatfbdefinefbthefbscopefboffbnursingfbpracticefbforfbeachfbstate
2. Statutoryfb Law:fb arefbeitherfbcivilfborfbcriminal,fbdesignedfbtofbprotectfbthefbpeople
3. StatefbBoardfboffbNursing:fbAdministrativefbLawfbwhichfbissuefbstandardsfbforfbnursingfbpractice,fblicensure,fban
dfbcompliancefbmonitoringfbinfbthefbinterestfboffbpublicfbsafety.
4. BreachfboffbDuty:fbisfbthefbfailurefbtofbprovidefbafbreasonablefbstandardfboffbcarefbowedfbtofbafbperson.fb(Ifbdidn'tfbperf
ormfbthefbcare)
5. Dutyfbtofbcare:fbisfbafblegalfbobligationfbimposedfbonfbafbpersonfbwhofbisfbinfbafbpositionfbtofbperformfbanfbactionfbthatfbc
ouldfbpotentiallyfbharmfbothersfb(byfbactingfborfbnotfbacting).fbThisfbdutyfbcanfbarisefbbetweenfbafbnursefbandfbafbpatientfborfbviafbafbs
tatutefborfbcontractfbbetweenfbphysicianfbandfbpatient
6. Negligence:f b Myfbfailurefbtofbtakefbproperfbcarefbinfbdoingfbsomething.fb"IfbwasfbgonefbandfbIfbdidn'tfbgivefbafbhandottfbtofb
thefbnurse."
7. proximatef b cause:f b Iffbwhatfbwefbdidfborfbdidfbnotfbdofbcausefbharmfbwasfbdonefbtofbpatientfbwasfbourfbactionsfbthefbc
ausefboffbharm
8. malpractice:f b Isfbperformingfbcarefbthatfbhurtfbthefbpatient.
9. standardfboffbcare:fbAnfbobligationfboffbreasonablefbcare
10. Assault:fbMakingfbverbalfbthreatsfbinfbanfbattemptfbtofbforcefbafbpatientfbtofbtakefbmedicationfbagainstfbtheirfbwillfb(withou
tfbreasonablefbcause)fbconstitutesfban
11. Battery:fbforcefbusedfbinfbunlawfulfbdetentionfboffbafbpatient,fborfbiffbafbnursefbphysicallyfbapprehendedfbandfbforcedfbafbpatie
ntfb(withoutfbreasonablefbcause)fbtofbmove,fbsuchfbasfbtofbafbroom
12. advancefbdirectives:fblegalfbdocumentsfbthatfballowfbpeoplefbtofbchoosefbwhatfbmedicalfbcarefbtheyfbwishfbtofbhave
fbiffbtheyfbarefbunablefbtofbmakefbthosefbdecisionsfbthemselves


13. Delegatingfb asfb afb nurse:f b 1.fbKnowfbandfbfollowfbinstitutionalfbpoliciesfbandfbproceduresfboffbscopefbandfbauthority.
2. EnsurefbthatfbUAPfbassignedfbarefbqualifiedfbtofbcarryfboutfbthefbtasksfbthatfbtheyfbarefbexpectedfbtofbperform.
3. Knowfbthefbstatefblimitationsfbandfbresponsibilitiesfboffbnursingfbpracticefbandfbscope.
14. Self-determinism:fbAllfbindividualsfblivingfbwithfbmentalfbillnessfbmayfbconsentfborfbrefusefbtreatmentfbbasedfbon
15. Immediatef b interventionf b isf b required:f b allfbpatientsfbhavefbthefbrightfbtofbrefusefbtreatmentfbunless
16. Thefbpatientfbisfbinvoluntaryfbadmitted:fbinfbafbpsychiatricfbemergencyfbwithfbimminentfbriskfboffbharmfbtofbth
efbpatientfborfbanotherfbperson
17. informedfb decision:fb Anfbindividualfbmustfbdisplayfbcapacityfbforfbunderstandingfbtofbmakefban
18. Capacity:f b isfbthefbabilityfbtofbmakefbanfbinformedfbdecisionfbandfbisfbassessedfbbyfbafbphysicianfborfbpsychologist
19. evidencefbtofbdecidefbotherwise:fbIndividualsfbarefbcompetentfbtofbmakefbtheirfbownfbtreatmentfbdecision
sfbunlessfbafbjudgefbhas

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20. professionalfborfbafbjudgefb(reasonablefbstandardfboffbcare).:fbNursesfbmightfbbefbheldfbliablefbi
ffbtheirfbinterpretationfboffbafbpsychiatricfbemergencyfbdittersfbfromfbthatfboffbanother
21. CommonfbLaw:fbEstablishedfbbyfbprecedent
22. Precendent:fbanfbexamplefbthatfbmayfbservefbasfbafbbasisfbforfbimitationfborfblaterfbaction
23. AdministrativefbLaw:fbthefbbodyfboffblawfbthatfbregulatesfbthefboperationfbandfbproceduresfboffbgovernmentfbagencies.
24. suspensionfboffbpatientfbrights:f b Takingfbawayfbphonefbcalls,fbpersonalfbbelongings,fbgoingfboutside,fbrestroo
mfbtime,fbetc.fbrequiresfbspecificfbdocumentationfbthatfbthefbrightfbwouldfbbefbafbrisk
25. Institutionalfbpolicy:fbRestrictingfborfbsuspendingfbafbpatient'sfbrightsfbrequiresfbthefbnursefbtofbdocumentfbclearl
yfbthatfballowingfbthefbpatientfbtofbcontinuefbtofbexercisefbthefbspecificfbrightfbmightfbresultfbinfbharmfbtofbthefbpatientfborfbothersfbandfbm
ustfbbefbsupportedfbby
26. paradox:fbAfbstatementfborfbpropositionfbthatfbseemsfbself-
contradictoryfborfbabsurdfbbutfbinfbrealityfbexpressesfbafbpossiblefbtruth.fbIndividualsfbwhofbrequirefbinpatientfbcarefbisfbthatfbthefb
processfboffbbecomingfbafbpatientfbcanfbitselffbcausefbtraumafbandfbrelatedfbanxietyfband/orfbdepressionfbwhilefbalsofbviolatingfbh
umanfbrights.
27. paradoxfbbetweenfbpeople:fbbeingfbadmitted,fbrestrained,fbetc.,rightsfbbeingfbtakenfbawayfbandfbkeepingfbthem
fbsafefbbutfbthisfbisfbalsofbdamagingfbandfbnontherapeutic


28. conservator:fbOncefbanfbindividualfbisfbjudgedfbincompetentfbbyfbthefbcourt,fbtherefbmayfbbefbanfbappointmentfboffba
orfblegalfbguardianfbtofbassumefbsomefborfbmanyfbresponsibilities,fbsuchfbasfbenteringfbcontracts,fbfinancialfbmanage-
ment,fbandfbotherfbpersonalfbattairs.fbThefbindividualfbmayfblosefbrightsfbsuchfbasfbthefbrightfbtofbmarry,fbvote,fbdrivefbafbcar,fbandfbmak
efbday-to-dayfbdecision.
29. Competency:fb abilityfbtofbcommunicatefbchoicesfbandfbunderstandfbtheirfbconsequences
30. leastfbrestrictive:fbPsychiatricfbpatientsfbhavefbthefbrightfbtofbbefbtreatedfbinfbthefb
alternativefbmethodfborfbdevicefbpossiblefbmustfbbefbchosen.
31. (PRN)fborders:fbarefbnotfbpermitted.fbEachfbepisodefbmustfbbefbbasedfbonfbimminentfbrisk.
32. LeastfbRestrictivefbEnvironment:fbiffbpatientsfbcanfbreceivefbappropriatefbcarefbclosefbtofbhomefbinfbafbcommunityfb
agency,fbtheyfbcannotfbbefbforcedfbtofbgofbtofbafbpublicfbmentalfbhospital,fbfarfbawayfbfromfbfamilyfbandfbfriends.
33. Commitmentfboffbanfbincapacitatedfbperson:fbtreatmentfboffbafbpersonfbwhofbdoesfbnotfbhavefbthefbleg
alfbcapacityfbtofbconsentfbtofbtreatment.
34. Involuntaryfbcommitment:fbafbpersonfbwithfbthefblegalfbcapacityfbtofbconsentfbrefusesfbtofbdofbsofbandfbisfbtreated
f b againstfbhisfbwill.


35. FalsefbImprisonment:fb1.fbExcessivefbforcefbusedfbtofbrestrainfbafbpatient
2. Preventingfbafbpatientfbfromfbleavingfbafbhealthfbcarefbfacility

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3. Wrongfullyfbcommittingfbafbpatientfbtofbafbpsychiatricfbfacility