Exam 1 Legal Issues exam with |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
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Statutory laws - correct answer✔✔laws made by legislative branches at federal, state, and
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local levels |||\\\
Administrative laws - correct answer✔✔laws made by administrative agencies |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Ex: State boards of nursing
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The standards of care are based on what? - correct answer✔✔>Applicable nurse practice act
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>Applicable administrative rules |||\\\ |||\\\
>Job descriptions |||\\\
>Policies and procedures |||\\\ |||\\\
>Prevailing national nursing standards |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
>American Nurses Association Standards of Practice |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What are the standards of practice? - correct answer✔✔Established by ANA
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Address nursing care, professional performance |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What is informed consent? - correct answer✔✔Client's legal and ethical rights to be informed
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of, give permission for procedure, treatment
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In order to consent the patient must be what? - correct answer✔✔competent
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, How does a person decide if a patient is competent for consent? - correct answer✔✔Adult
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assumed to be competent if over 18, not declared legally incompetent, rendered temporarily
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incompetent
What about consent in an emergency? - correct answer✔✔Assumes participation of client in
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situations where consent impossible, impractical to obtain |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What is the Controlled Substances Act? - correct answer✔✔Federal law
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Drugs classified |||\\\
Schedules numbered from I to V |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Schedules I, II highest potential for abuse |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What are the Good Samaritan Laws and what do they do? - correct answer✔✔Encourage
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healthcare providers to help victims in an emergency |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Protect healthcare workers from potential liability
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Nurse responsible for following through with emergency care
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What is the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) and what does it do? - correct answer✔✔Defines Scope
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of practice
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Standards for education programs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Licensure requirements |||\\\
Grounds for disciplinary actions |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Who enforces to NPA? - correct answer✔✔state boards of nursing (BONs)
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What does your nursing license come through? - correct answer✔✔National Council of State
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Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
correct answers |||\\\
Statutory laws - correct answer✔✔laws made by legislative branches at federal, state, and
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local levels |||\\\
Administrative laws - correct answer✔✔laws made by administrative agencies |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Ex: State boards of nursing
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The standards of care are based on what? - correct answer✔✔>Applicable nurse practice act
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>Applicable administrative rules |||\\\ |||\\\
>Job descriptions |||\\\
>Policies and procedures |||\\\ |||\\\
>Prevailing national nursing standards |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
>American Nurses Association Standards of Practice |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What are the standards of practice? - correct answer✔✔Established by ANA
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Address nursing care, professional performance |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What is informed consent? - correct answer✔✔Client's legal and ethical rights to be informed
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of, give permission for procedure, treatment
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In order to consent the patient must be what? - correct answer✔✔competent
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, How does a person decide if a patient is competent for consent? - correct answer✔✔Adult
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assumed to be competent if over 18, not declared legally incompetent, rendered temporarily
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incompetent
What about consent in an emergency? - correct answer✔✔Assumes participation of client in
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situations where consent impossible, impractical to obtain |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What is the Controlled Substances Act? - correct answer✔✔Federal law
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Drugs classified |||\\\
Schedules numbered from I to V |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Schedules I, II highest potential for abuse |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
What are the Good Samaritan Laws and what do they do? - correct answer✔✔Encourage
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healthcare providers to help victims in an emergency |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Protect healthcare workers from potential liability
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Nurse responsible for following through with emergency care
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What is the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) and what does it do? - correct answer✔✔Defines Scope
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of practice
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Standards for education programs |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Licensure requirements |||\\\
Grounds for disciplinary actions |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Who enforces to NPA? - correct answer✔✔state boards of nursing (BONs)
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What does your nursing license come through? - correct answer✔✔National Council of State
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Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
