Exam #1 LVN 101
1. LVN scope of practice is what you are able to do because you are a
LPN/LVN.
-includes the assisting role in the nursing
process
2. HIPPA health insurance portability and accountabili-
ty act
-was portability of health insurance for em-
ployees from one job to the next
-protection of patient privacy (health informa-
tion)
- any care, services, or supplies related to the
care of the patient
- designate a privacy officer
- notice of privacy practices is offered to all
patients
-mandatory law
3. criminal vs. civil law who law generally applies to:
civil- relationships between private individu-
als and infringements on individual rights
criminal- relationships between individuals
and the government; society as a whole.
sources of law:
civil- U.S Constitution, state and federal leg-
islatures
criminal- U.S Constitution, state and federal
legislatures
punishment for breaking law:
civil- payment of a monetary compensation
criminal- death, imprisonment, fines, restric-
tion
How guilt is established:
civil- proof by a preponderance of the evi-
dence
criminal- proof beyond a reasonable doubt
examples of nursing liability:
civil-contract, tort, unintentional, intentional,
negligence
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criminal- murder, rape, largency, homicide,
manslaughter, assault and battery, embezzle-
ment, felony/misdemeanor
4. abuse physical and emotional
always report incident immediately to your
supervisor or director of nursing
5. tort intentional- is intended to harm the patient
unintentional- did not mean to harm patient
(wrong medication)
6. assault threat ( not physical)
7. battery actually physicial (hitting, slapping, punching,
etc)
8. libel photographic untruth/ breach form of written
9. slander some untruth verbalized
10. negligence conduct that falls below the standards estab-
lished by the law for the protection of others
against the unreasonable risk of harm
ex: leaving patient
11. evidence based practice -best research evidence
-nurses clinical expertise
-patient preferences
12. measures/ interventions nursing interventions classification- focuses
(NIC) on intervention- what the nurse does to en-
hance patient outcomes. can be both direct
and indirect and can directed at the patient,
family, and community. NIC is useful for nurs-
es, students nurses, other health profession-
als, administrators, and faculty
-interventions in the categories of physical
and psycho-social; illness treatment and pre-
vention; health promotion; individual, group,
1. LVN scope of practice is what you are able to do because you are a
LPN/LVN.
-includes the assisting role in the nursing
process
2. HIPPA health insurance portability and accountabili-
ty act
-was portability of health insurance for em-
ployees from one job to the next
-protection of patient privacy (health informa-
tion)
- any care, services, or supplies related to the
care of the patient
- designate a privacy officer
- notice of privacy practices is offered to all
patients
-mandatory law
3. criminal vs. civil law who law generally applies to:
civil- relationships between private individu-
als and infringements on individual rights
criminal- relationships between individuals
and the government; society as a whole.
sources of law:
civil- U.S Constitution, state and federal leg-
islatures
criminal- U.S Constitution, state and federal
legislatures
punishment for breaking law:
civil- payment of a monetary compensation
criminal- death, imprisonment, fines, restric-
tion
How guilt is established:
civil- proof by a preponderance of the evi-
dence
criminal- proof beyond a reasonable doubt
examples of nursing liability:
civil-contract, tort, unintentional, intentional,
negligence
, Exam #1 LVN 101
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2gn0n3
criminal- murder, rape, largency, homicide,
manslaughter, assault and battery, embezzle-
ment, felony/misdemeanor
4. abuse physical and emotional
always report incident immediately to your
supervisor or director of nursing
5. tort intentional- is intended to harm the patient
unintentional- did not mean to harm patient
(wrong medication)
6. assault threat ( not physical)
7. battery actually physicial (hitting, slapping, punching,
etc)
8. libel photographic untruth/ breach form of written
9. slander some untruth verbalized
10. negligence conduct that falls below the standards estab-
lished by the law for the protection of others
against the unreasonable risk of harm
ex: leaving patient
11. evidence based practice -best research evidence
-nurses clinical expertise
-patient preferences
12. measures/ interventions nursing interventions classification- focuses
(NIC) on intervention- what the nurse does to en-
hance patient outcomes. can be both direct
and indirect and can directed at the patient,
family, and community. NIC is useful for nurs-
es, students nurses, other health profession-
als, administrators, and faculty
-interventions in the categories of physical
and psycho-social; illness treatment and pre-
vention; health promotion; individual, group,
