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, Tableofcontents P zl zl zl
art 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process Cha
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pter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process Chapter 2: A
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natomy of a Lawsuit zl zl zl
Part 2: Ethics zl zl
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics zl zl zl zl
Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues Chapter
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5: Standards of Care Chapter 6:
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Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses zl zl zl zl
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
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Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality zl zl zl zl zl
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurancezl zl zl zl
Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing Chapter 1
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1: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice Chapter 12: Adva
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nced Nursing Practice Roles
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Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
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Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
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Rights Act of 1991 zl zl zl
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
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Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision zl zl zl zl zl
Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings zl zl zl zl zl zl
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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hapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
Question 1 Type: MCSA zl zl zl
A nurse would like to advocate for a modification of the state’s nursing practice act and believes the best str
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ategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom should the nurs
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e contact?
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Correct Answer: 3 zl zl
Rationale 1: State boards of nursing are involved in the implementation and enforcement of the nurse practic
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e act but not charged with writing the law.
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Rationale 2: Governors may appoint members of those on the state board of nursing, but are not involved in
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writing nursing practice acts. zl zl zl
Rationale 3: State legislative bodies create and pass the individual nursing practice acts (statutory laws) and
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create state boards of nursing or state boards of nurse examiners (state administrative agencies) to impleme
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nt and enforce those acts.
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Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, but they cannot do
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so independently.
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Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment Cli
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ent Need Sub: Management of Care
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is derived, including c
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onstitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law. zl zl zl zl zl zl
Question 2 Type: MCSA zl zl zl
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und for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a differ
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ent decision?
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3. Yes, because of the doctrine of precedent
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4. No, this is a landmark decision
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Correct Answer: 1 zl zl
Rationale 1: Res judicata means “a thing or matter settled by judgment” and applies when a legal dispute has
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been decided by a competent court of jurisdiction. This doctrine prevents the same parties in the original la
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wsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the first lawsuit.
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Rationale 2: Stare decisis means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts of law in cases with
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similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system.
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Rationale 3: The doctrine of precedent means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts of law in cas
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es with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system. Landmark decisions sig
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nify that precedent is changed by the current court decision.
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Rationale 4: Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court decision. Global
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Rationale:
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ent Need Sub: Management of Care
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Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res judicata.
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, Tableofcontents P zl zl zl
art 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process Cha
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pter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process Chapter 2: A
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Part 2: Ethics zl zl
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics zl zl zl zl
Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues Chapter
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5: Standards of Care Chapter 6:
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Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses zl zl zl zl
Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
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Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality zl zl zl zl zl
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurancezl zl zl zl
Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing Chapter 1
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1: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice Chapter 12: Adva
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nced Nursing Practice Roles
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Chapter 13: Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
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Chapter 14: Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil
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Rights Act of 1991 zl zl zl
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
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Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision zl zl zl zl zl
Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings zl zl zl zl zl zl
Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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hapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process zl zl zl zl zl zl zl
Question 1 Type: MCSA zl zl zl
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ategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom should the nurs
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e contact?
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e act but not charged with writing the law.
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writing nursing practice acts. zl zl zl
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nt and enforce those acts.
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Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, but they cannot do
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so independently.
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ent Need Sub: Management of Care
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Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is derived, including c
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onstitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law. zl zl zl zl zl zl
Question 2 Type: MCSA zl zl zl
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und for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a differ
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3. Yes, because of the doctrine of precedent
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Correct Answer: 1 zl zl
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been decided by a competent court of jurisdiction. This doctrine prevents the same parties in the original la
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wsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the first lawsuit.
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Rationale 2: Stare decisis means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts of law in cases with
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similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system.
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Rationale 3: The doctrine of precedent means to “let the decision stand” and is applied by courts of law in cas
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es with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system. Landmark decisions sig
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nify that precedent is changed by the current court decision.
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Rationale 4: Landmark decisions signify that precedent is changed by the current court decision. Global
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Rationale:
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ent Need Sub: Management of Care
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Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment zl zl zl zl
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res judicata.
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