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Negliegence Failure to do something that a normally prudent person would do Battery Carrying out threatened physical contact Assault threat or attempt to injure Libel A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights. Slander spoken defamation Abandonment withdrawing medical care from a patient without providing sufficient notice to the patient False Imprisonment restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom Malpractice is "professional negligence," that is, negligence that occurred while the person was performing as a professional. Five Legal Elements of Negligence: Duty Standard of Nursing Care Five Legal Elements of Negligence: Breach of Duty Failure to do your duty Five Legal Elements of Negligence: Foreseeability of harm Ex: What will happen if you fail to turn a patient for 12 hrs? - Pressure Ulcers will develop Five Legal Elements of Negligence: Causation It will be present if the breach of duty caused the harm ex: disoriented, agitated patient who is trying to get out of bed. Nurse goes to assess patient and lowers side rails and leaves and forgets to raise side rail. As the nurse leaves the room a thump is heard and the nurse rushes to see if the patient is ok and the patient is fine. Later a patients family member visits and learns about the fall and threatens to sue. Five Legal Elements of Negligence: Harm or injury Giving beta-blocker when heart rate is already low. Five Legal Elements of Negligence`` Duty Breach of Duty Foreseeability of arm Causation Harm or injury` COMMON CAUSES OF NEGLIGENCE THAT RESULT IN MALPRACTICE -Failure to follow standards of care/practice -Failure to use equipment in a responsible manner -Failure to communicate -Failure to document -Failure to assess and monitor -Failure to act as patient advocate Standards of Care are the skills and learning commonly possessed by members of a profession. Tort defines and enforces duties and rights among private individuals that are not based on contractual agreements BON (Board of Nursing) -Responsible to the public -No jurisdiction in work-place matters -Prohibited from lobbying legislature Board Members of the BON Appointed by the Governor Confirmed by the Senate Represent: ◦Nursing Practice- Responsible for the floor ◦Nursing Education- Responsible for schools ◦Consumers Board of Nursing (BON) Meets every quarter Meetings are open to he public Members serve a six year term BON Functions -Accrediting Nursing Programs -Licensing Qualified Applicants -Monitoring Nursing Practice -Investigating Complaints -Disciplining Violators advisory committees -Advisory Committee on Education -Nursing Practice Advisory Committee -Advanced Practice Advisory Committee Nursing Practice Act (NPA) Law regulating professional and vocational nursing Defines professional nursing Gives BON authority to make rules Nursing Practice Act and Rules Equally enforceable Amended periodically RNs and LVNs required to comply with both as applicable Nurse's responsibility to know these changes 217.11 Standards of Practice Provide baseline for safe, effective care Establish minimal acceptable level Identifies unprofessional behaviors Purpose of Licensure/Multi-state Licensure Is the "process by which an agency of state government grants a permission to an individual to engage in a given profession upon finding that the applicant has attained the essential degree of competency necessary to perform a unique scope of practice." advance directives legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care Living will is a written, legal document that describes the kind of medical treatments or life-sustaining treatments you would want if you were seriously or terminally ill. A living will doesn't let you select someone to make decisions for you. Durable Power of Attorney (DPA)/Health-Care Surrogate DPA states whom you have chosen to make health care decisions for you. It becomes active any time you are unconscious or unable to make medical decisions. A DPA is generally more useful than a living will. But a DPA may not be a good choice if you don't have another person you trust to make these decisions for you. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders Is a specific directive to health care personnel not to initiate CPR measures ONLY physician can make the orders after consulting with a client or family clients have the right to request a DNR order