who is legally responsible for giving or refusing consent for the incompetent adult?
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the legal guardian or representative
What do nurses do with consent forms?
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The nurse can obtain the actual signature, but should verify that the patient
was told and understands all of the things the physician reviewed with the
patient
What is Informed consent?
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a communication process between a patient and a provider (not the nurse)
that explains a summary of the information necessary for a patient to
understand before having an invasive procedure
tort
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a civil wrong committed against a person or the person's property
What are the 3 elements necessary for a good samaritan defense?
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, 1. The care rendered was performed as the result of an emergency
2. The initial emergency or injury was not caused by the person invoking the
defense
3. The emergency care was not administered in a grossly negligent or
reckless manner
What does HIPAA mandate?
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the development of a centralized electronic database containing all health
records for every patient in the United States as a means of administrative
simplification
What was the doctrine of informed consent developed from and why?
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the doctrine of informed consent has developed from negligence law as
the courts began to realize that, although consent may have been given,
insufficient information was imparted to form the foundation of an informed
decision
the law views oral and written consent as equally valid UNLESS
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, unless the state law OR the institutions' policies and procedures mandate
written consent
what is the main function of incident reports?
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to review and evaluate patient care
What are the 3 types of advanced directives?
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living will
durable power of attorney
medical directive or physician directive
consent may be what 3 things?
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oral, implied by law, or apparent
when does a living will take on critical importance?
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the legal guardian or representative
What do nurses do with consent forms?
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The nurse can obtain the actual signature, but should verify that the patient
was told and understands all of the things the physician reviewed with the
patient
What is Informed consent?
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a communication process between a patient and a provider (not the nurse)
that explains a summary of the information necessary for a patient to
understand before having an invasive procedure
tort
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a civil wrong committed against a person or the person's property
What are the 3 elements necessary for a good samaritan defense?
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, 1. The care rendered was performed as the result of an emergency
2. The initial emergency or injury was not caused by the person invoking the
defense
3. The emergency care was not administered in a grossly negligent or
reckless manner
What does HIPAA mandate?
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the development of a centralized electronic database containing all health
records for every patient in the United States as a means of administrative
simplification
What was the doctrine of informed consent developed from and why?
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the doctrine of informed consent has developed from negligence law as
the courts began to realize that, although consent may have been given,
insufficient information was imparted to form the foundation of an informed
decision
the law views oral and written consent as equally valid UNLESS
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, unless the state law OR the institutions' policies and procedures mandate
written consent
what is the main function of incident reports?
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to review and evaluate patient care
What are the 3 types of advanced directives?
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living will
durable power of attorney
medical directive or physician directive
consent may be what 3 things?
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oral, implied by law, or apparent
when does a living will take on critical importance?
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