verified answers already passed
law - correct answer ✔✔rule of conduct enforced by controlling authority
statutory law - correct answer ✔✔written by legislative body, violation considered criminal
offense, published in codes
federal statutes - correct answer ✔✔Madate minimal standard of care in all settings that
receive federal funds
common law - correct answer ✔✔decided in court decision, based on events, changes over
time
nursing informatics - correct answer ✔✔integrates nursing science, computer science, and
information science to manage and communicate data, information and knowledge in nursing
practice
Telehealth - correct answer ✔✔assess, diagnose, and treat at a distance
biometric tech - correct answer ✔✔use human characteristics to grant access to data
information literacy - correct answer ✔✔determine what info is needed/how to use it
appropriately
information technology - correct answer ✔✔hardware/software facilities retrieval of
information
, computer literacy - correct answer ✔✔understanding of computers/ability to use them
affectively
American disabilities act - correct answer ✔✔protect rights of disabled
emergency medical treatment and active labor act - correct answer ✔✔all patients coming into
the ER or hospital must receive medical training
mental health parity act - correct answer ✔✔no lifetime and annual limits on mental health
care benefits
advance directives - correct answer ✔✔living wills, healthcare proxy, power of attorney
uniform anatomical gift act - correct answer ✔✔organ donation
HIPPA - correct answer ✔✔Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
state statutes - correct answer ✔✔detail the conduct of licensed nurses and define behaviors of
all health care professionals in promoting public health and welfare
-nurse practice act
-state board procedures
-child abuse reporting
licensure - correct answer ✔✔regulated by each state
Good Samaritan laws - correct answer ✔✔protects health professionals stopping to help in
emergencies