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, Table of contents mf mf mf
Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process Chapte
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r 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
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Part 2: Ethics mf mf
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
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Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues Chapt
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er 5: Standards of Care Chapte
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r 6: Tort Law
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Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
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Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
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Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality mf mf mf mf mf
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
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Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing Chapt
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er 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice Chapter 12
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: Advanced 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 mf mf mf
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
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Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
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Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
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Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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,Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
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Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
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Question 1 Type: MCSA mf mf mf
A nurse would like to advocate for a modification of the state’s nursing practice act and believes the be
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st strategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom shoul
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d the nurse contact?
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2. State governor mf
3. State legislature mf
4. State nursing association mf mf
Correct Answer: 3
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Rationale 1: State boards of nursing are involved in the implementation and enforcement of the nurse pr
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actice 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 involve
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d in writing nursing practice acts.
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Rationale 3: State legislative bodies create and pass the individual nursing practice acts (statutory laws)
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and create state boards of nursing or state boards of nurse examiners (state administrative agencies) to i
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mplement and enforce those acts. mf mf mf mf
Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, but they cann
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ot do so independently.
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Global Rationale: mf
Cognitive Level: Applying mf mf
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment C
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lient Need Sub: Management of Care
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, Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation mf mf mf mf
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is derived, includi
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ng constitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law.
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Question 2 Type: MCSA mf mf mf
A patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the ju
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ry found for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes
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of a different decision?
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1. No, because of the doctrine of res judicata
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2. Yes, stare decisis allows retrial
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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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Rationale 1: Res judicata means “a thing or matter settled by judgment” and applies when a legal disput
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e has been decided by a competent court of jurisdiction. This doctrine prevents the same parties in the o
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riginal lawsuit 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 i
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n cases with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system. Landmark deci
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sions signify 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. Glo
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bal Rationale: mf
Cognitive Level: Analyzing mf mf
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment C
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lient Need Sub: Management of Care
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Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment mf mf mf mf
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res judicata.
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, Table of contents mf mf mf
Part 1: Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
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Chapter 1: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process Chapte
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r 2: Anatomy of a Lawsuit
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Part 2: Ethics mf mf
Chapter 3: Introduction to Ethics
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Chapter 4: Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
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Part 3: Liability Issues Chapt
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er 5: Standards of Care Chapte
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r 6: Tort Law
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Chapter 7: Nursing Liability: Defenses
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Chapter 8: Informed Consent and Patient Self-
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Determination Chapter 9: Documentation and Confidentiality mf mf mf mf mf
Chapter 10: Professional Liability Insurance
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Part 4: Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing Chapt
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er 11: Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice Chapter 12
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: Advanced 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 mf mf mf
Chapter 15: Nursing Management and the Nurse-
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Managers Chapter 16: Delegation and Supervision
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Part 5: Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
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Chapter 17: Nursing in Acute Care Settings
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Chapter 18: Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
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,Chapter 19: Public and Community Health Care
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Chapter 20: Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
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Chapter 01: Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
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Question 1 Type: MCSA mf mf mf
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st strategy is to contact the persons with authority to write and change this statutory law. Whom shoul
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d the nurse contact?
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2. State governor mf
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4. State nursing association mf mf
Correct Answer: 3
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actice 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 involve
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d in writing nursing practice acts.
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and create state boards of nursing or state boards of nurse examiners (state administrative agencies) to i
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mplement and enforce those acts. mf mf mf mf
Rationale 4: State nursing associations may promote or seek to change nurse practice acts, but they cann
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ot do so independently.
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Global Rationale: mf
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Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment C
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lient Need Sub: Management of Care
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, Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation mf mf mf mf
Learning Outcome: 1.1 Define the term law and describe four sources from which law is derived, includi
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ng constitutional, statutory, administrative, and judicial (decisional) law.
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Question 2 Type: MCSA mf mf mf
A patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the ju
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ry found for the hospital. Can the patient take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes
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of a different decision?
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1. No, because of the doctrine of res judicata
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2. Yes, stare decisis allows retrial
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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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e has been decided by a competent court of jurisdiction. This doctrine prevents the same parties in the o
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riginal lawsuit 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 i
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n cases with similar fact patterns that have been previously decided by the court system. Landmark deci
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sions signify 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. Glo
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bal Rationale: mf
Cognitive Level: Analyzing mf mf
Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment C
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lient Need Sub: Management of Care
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Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment mf mf mf mf
Learning Outcome: 1.2 Compare and contrast the doctrines of precedent (stare decisis) and res judicata.
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