TEST BANK for Timby's Fundamental Nursing Skills and
Concepts, 12th Edition by Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno, Verified
Chapters 1 - 38, Complete Newest Version
Administrative Law - ANSWER: legal provisions through which federal, state, and
local agencies maintain self-regulation
advance directive (living will) - ANSWER: written statement identifying a competent
person's wishes concerning terminal care
allocation of scarce resources - ANSWER: process of deciding how to distribute
limited life-saving equipment or procedures
anecdotal record - ANSWER: personal, handwritten account of an incident
assault - ANSWER: act in which there is a threat or attempt to do bodily harm
assumption of risk - ANSWER: when a client is forewarned of a potential safety
hazard and chooses to ignore the warning
autonomy - ANSWER: a competent person's right to make his or her own choices
without intimidation or influence
battery - ANSWER: unauthorized physical contact
Beneficence - ANSWER: "doing good"; acting for another's benefit
board of nursing - ANSWER: Regulatory agency that manages the provisions of a
state's nurse practice act
civil laws - ANSWER: statutes that protect the personal freedoms and rights of
individuals
code of ethics - ANSWER: statements describing ideal behavior
code status - ANSWER: manner in which nurses or health care personnel must
manage the care of a client during cardiac or respiratory arrest
common law - ANSWER: decisions based on prior cases of a similar nature
defamation - ANSWER: act in which untrue information harms a person's reputation
defendant - ANSWER: person charged with violating the law
Deontology - ANSWER: ethical study based on duty or moral obligations
Concepts, 12th Edition by Loretta A Donnelly-Moreno, Verified
Chapters 1 - 38, Complete Newest Version
Administrative Law - ANSWER: legal provisions through which federal, state, and
local agencies maintain self-regulation
advance directive (living will) - ANSWER: written statement identifying a competent
person's wishes concerning terminal care
allocation of scarce resources - ANSWER: process of deciding how to distribute
limited life-saving equipment or procedures
anecdotal record - ANSWER: personal, handwritten account of an incident
assault - ANSWER: act in which there is a threat or attempt to do bodily harm
assumption of risk - ANSWER: when a client is forewarned of a potential safety
hazard and chooses to ignore the warning
autonomy - ANSWER: a competent person's right to make his or her own choices
without intimidation or influence
battery - ANSWER: unauthorized physical contact
Beneficence - ANSWER: "doing good"; acting for another's benefit
board of nursing - ANSWER: Regulatory agency that manages the provisions of a
state's nurse practice act
civil laws - ANSWER: statutes that protect the personal freedoms and rights of
individuals
code of ethics - ANSWER: statements describing ideal behavior
code status - ANSWER: manner in which nurses or health care personnel must
manage the care of a client during cardiac or respiratory arrest
common law - ANSWER: decisions based on prior cases of a similar nature
defamation - ANSWER: act in which untrue information harms a person's reputation
defendant - ANSWER: person charged with violating the law
Deontology - ANSWER: ethical study based on duty or moral obligations
