NURS 3000 Exam 2 Study Guide With
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Is it legal for a nurse to participate in assisted suicide or passive euthanasia?
Yes (only on passive)
Legal regulation of nursing in USA is governed by who or what?
Nurse practice Act
nurse's action if physician's/practitioner's order needs to be changed
COMMUNICATE W/PHYSICIAN/PRACTITIONER!! YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE ORDER W/O
PERMISSION!!
responsibilities of state board of nursing
-Nurse practice act w/scope of practice
-credentialing
-licensing (privilege)
-mutual recognition model/NS licensure agreement
-standards of care
Libel example
-documenting false information in pt's chart or nurses' notes (alcoholic, drug seeker,
,etc)
-Recording false entries in a medical record
slander example
-false accusations abt pt where others can hear; labeling pt gossipy about pt making
negative statements about coworkers
battery example
-administering injection without consent
-forcing ambulation
-forcing them to do anything w/o consent
assault example
-threaten with injection if pt refuses/doesn't swallow oral med
-Insertion of NG tube is threatened on a client who refuses to take nourishment
false imprisonment example
-restraint without physician's order
-not allowed to leave room/home
-confining client to psych unit without physician's order
-Keeping patients hospitalized against their will (unlawful restraint or detention against
person's wishes; physical & chemical)
invasion of privacy example
allowing unauthorized persons to read pt's medical records, observe procedure, photo
without consent
what is informed consent?
-pt's agreement to accept tx/procedure after complete info provided by physician
-explain risks, benefits, alternatives
-pt able to understand & make decision (legal age >18)
, who can give informed consent??
-married
-self supporting
-active in military
-minor parent of child (in some states)/ teen parent
who cannot give consent
-minor
-unconscious
-mentally incompetent
most common reason for malpractice with nurses is what??
MEDICATIONS
(incorrect meds & dosages or injury from injections)
nurse's action with client with a DNR/AND order
-follow client's wishes (follow physician orders & doctor's instructions)
Knowledge
negligence
-conduct of individual in failing to exercise care a reasonably prudent person would use
under ordinary circ
-failure to act in a reasonable & prudent manner
ex: omission- not doing something that should've been done, not checking temp of water
b4 giving bath
malpractice
applies only to professionals such as Ns & physicians
-failure of professional person to act in a reasonable & prudent manner
Verified Solution
Is it legal for a nurse to participate in assisted suicide or passive euthanasia?
Yes (only on passive)
Legal regulation of nursing in USA is governed by who or what?
Nurse practice Act
nurse's action if physician's/practitioner's order needs to be changed
COMMUNICATE W/PHYSICIAN/PRACTITIONER!! YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE ORDER W/O
PERMISSION!!
responsibilities of state board of nursing
-Nurse practice act w/scope of practice
-credentialing
-licensing (privilege)
-mutual recognition model/NS licensure agreement
-standards of care
Libel example
-documenting false information in pt's chart or nurses' notes (alcoholic, drug seeker,
,etc)
-Recording false entries in a medical record
slander example
-false accusations abt pt where others can hear; labeling pt gossipy about pt making
negative statements about coworkers
battery example
-administering injection without consent
-forcing ambulation
-forcing them to do anything w/o consent
assault example
-threaten with injection if pt refuses/doesn't swallow oral med
-Insertion of NG tube is threatened on a client who refuses to take nourishment
false imprisonment example
-restraint without physician's order
-not allowed to leave room/home
-confining client to psych unit without physician's order
-Keeping patients hospitalized against their will (unlawful restraint or detention against
person's wishes; physical & chemical)
invasion of privacy example
allowing unauthorized persons to read pt's medical records, observe procedure, photo
without consent
what is informed consent?
-pt's agreement to accept tx/procedure after complete info provided by physician
-explain risks, benefits, alternatives
-pt able to understand & make decision (legal age >18)
, who can give informed consent??
-married
-self supporting
-active in military
-minor parent of child (in some states)/ teen parent
who cannot give consent
-minor
-unconscious
-mentally incompetent
most common reason for malpractice with nurses is what??
MEDICATIONS
(incorrect meds & dosages or injury from injections)
nurse's action with client with a DNR/AND order
-follow client's wishes (follow physician orders & doctor's instructions)
Knowledge
negligence
-conduct of individual in failing to exercise care a reasonably prudent person would use
under ordinary circ
-failure to act in a reasonable & prudent manner
ex: omission- not doing something that should've been done, not checking temp of water
b4 giving bath
malpractice
applies only to professionals such as Ns & physicians
-failure of professional person to act in a reasonable & prudent manner
