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law :~~ standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government; designed to protect rights of public litigation :~~ process of bringing and trying lawsuit plaintiff :~~ person bringing suit defendant :~~ person being accused of crime; presumed innocent until proven guilty sources of laws :~~ constitutions, statutory, administrative, common law professional and legal regulation of nursing practice comes from 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update :~~ statutory laws; nurse practice acts nurse practice acts common purpose :~~ to protect public by defining and describing scope of nursing practice and through licensing requirements legal regulation of nursing practice comes from :~~ state boards state board of nursing holds legal authority for nursing practice and regulates nursing practice through :~~ establishing requirements to obtain nursing license, issuing nursing licenses, setting minimum education standards, managing disciplinary procedures voluntary regulation of nursing practice comes from :~~ ANA which determines professional standards nursing standards of care :~~ legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice written policies and procedures of employing institutions defines 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update :~~ standards of care for nurses at that institution credentialing from state boards includes :~~ accreditation, licensure, certification true or false: state nurse practice act is most important law affecting nursing practice :~~ true reasons for suspending or revoking nursing license :~~ drug or alcohol abuse, fraud, deceptive practice, criminal acts, previous disciplinary actions, gross or ordinary negligence, physical or mental impairments impaired nurse :~~ unable to perform essential job function due to chemical dependency on drugs, alcoholism, mental illness nurses who suspect coworker

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NUR310 Legal Dimensions of Nursing
Notes Questions & 100% Correct
Answers
law


✓ :~~ standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government;

designed to protect rights of public




litigation

✓ :~~ process of bringing and trying lawsuit




plaintiff


✓ :~~ person bringing suit




defendant

✓ :~~ person being accused of crime; presumed innocent until proven guilty




sources of laws

✓ :~~ constitutions, statutory, administrative, common law




professional and legal regulation of nursing practice comes from




Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update

, 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+


✓ :~~ statutory laws; nurse practice acts




nurse practice acts common purpose


✓ :~~ to protect public by defining and describing scope of nursing practice

and through licensing requirements




legal regulation of nursing practice comes from

✓ :~~ state boards




state board of nursing holds legal authority for nursing practice and regulates

nursing practice through

✓ :~~ establishing requirements to obtain nursing license, issuing nursing

licenses, setting minimum education standards, managing disciplinary

procedures




voluntary regulation of nursing practice comes from


✓ :~~ ANA which determines professional standards




nursing standards of care

✓ :~~ legal guidelines for minimally safe and adequate nursing practice




written policies and procedures of employing institutions defines


Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update

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