example of professional misconduct from Ontario's Nursing Act
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, -failure to meet a standard of practice
-improperly delegating a controlled act
-directing a nurse or student to perform an act he or she is not prepared or
competent to perform
-improperly discontinuing professional services
-practising nursing while impaired
-verbally, physically, or sexually abusing a patient
-failing to keep records
Expressed Consent
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• Clear statement of consent from the patient.
Health Promotion
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Activities designed to improve or maintain health status
Primary prevention
Non-Intentional Tort
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, Negligence: non intentional tort. 3 elements present: duty of care, breach
duty of care, harm given.
What is ethics?
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Exploration of what is morally right and wrong
What is an emergency?
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There is an emergency if the person is experiencing severe suffering or is at
risk of sustaining serious bodily harm if the treatment is not administered
promptly. An examination or diagnostic procedure that is a treatment may
be conducted without consent if it is reasonably necessary to determine if
there is an emergency.
Incompetence
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When a nurse in the professional care of a client displays a lack of
knowledge skill or judgement that demonstrates he or she is unfit to
practice or that practice should be restricted.
, Rehabilitation
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To prevent complications and limit incapacity
Tort
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A civil wrong committed by one person against another such as to cause
injury or damage to person or property. Can be Intentional and Non-
intentional.
Controlled Acts For RNs and RPNs
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1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or mucous
membrane
2. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation
3. Putting an instrument, hand or finger:
Beyond the external ear canal; Beyond the point in the nasal passages
where they
normally narrow; Beyond the larynx; Beyond the opening of the urethra;
Beyond the labia majora; Beyond the anal verge; Into an artificial opening
into the body
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, -failure to meet a standard of practice
-improperly delegating a controlled act
-directing a nurse or student to perform an act he or she is not prepared or
competent to perform
-improperly discontinuing professional services
-practising nursing while impaired
-verbally, physically, or sexually abusing a patient
-failing to keep records
Expressed Consent
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• Clear statement of consent from the patient.
Health Promotion
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Activities designed to improve or maintain health status
Primary prevention
Non-Intentional Tort
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, Negligence: non intentional tort. 3 elements present: duty of care, breach
duty of care, harm given.
What is ethics?
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Exploration of what is morally right and wrong
What is an emergency?
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There is an emergency if the person is experiencing severe suffering or is at
risk of sustaining serious bodily harm if the treatment is not administered
promptly. An examination or diagnostic procedure that is a treatment may
be conducted without consent if it is reasonably necessary to determine if
there is an emergency.
Incompetence
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When a nurse in the professional care of a client displays a lack of
knowledge skill or judgement that demonstrates he or she is unfit to
practice or that practice should be restricted.
, Rehabilitation
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To prevent complications and limit incapacity
Tort
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A civil wrong committed by one person against another such as to cause
injury or damage to person or property. Can be Intentional and Non-
intentional.
Controlled Acts For RNs and RPNs
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1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or mucous
membrane
2. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation
3. Putting an instrument, hand or finger:
Beyond the external ear canal; Beyond the point in the nasal passages
where they
normally narrow; Beyond the larynx; Beyond the opening of the urethra;
Beyond the labia majora; Beyond the anal verge; Into an artificial opening
into the body
