NUR1113 Exam Latest Update
the health practitioner regulation national law act 2009 - Answer AHPRA is bound to this
act, purpose to ensure patient safety and keeping the public safe by ensuring that only
health practitioners who are educated and who practice ethically and competently can
register
children, youth and families act 2014 - Answer reporting child abuse — neglect;
physical, sexual, emotional abuse, exposure to family violence
guardianship and administration act 2019 - Answer allows for election of substitute
decision makers to provide valid consent
medical treatment planning and decisions act 2016 - Answer The Medical Treatment and
Planning and Decisions Act 2016 is a framework for decision making that is only applied
when a person does not have the capacity to make treatment decisions for themselves.
All registered health professionals are bound to seek consent before providing health
(except in emergency situations).
powers of attorney act 2014 - Answer allows appointment of enduring, non-enduring
and/or supportive power of attorney (only if the person is competent to make decisions
and provide consent)
the powers of attorney amendment act 2017 - Answer clarified parts of original act
2014, amendment allows for multiply attorneys
voluntary assisted dying act 2017 - Answer regulates access to voluntary dying
(administered meds for the purpose of causing death, must be voluntary and initiated by
the patient, only for people who face inevitable, imminent death resulting from incurable
condition)
wrongs act 1958 - Answer civil law, handles disputes between two or more individuals —
suffered a wrong ; negligence
privacy act 1988 - Answer Regulates collection and handling (privacy) of personal
information about individuals
public health and wellbeing regulations act 2009 - Answer states the mandatory
reporting of infectious disease in patients
health records act 2001 - Answer protects patient's medical information and covers
both public and private medical sectors in Victoria ; protects patient confidentiality
(disclosure and communication) of information
freedom of information act 1982 - Answer with health records act 2001, allows for
people to access records
crimes act 1958 - Answer This Act includes the criminal laws set by Victoria
, abortion law reform act 2008 - Answer repeals crimes act 1958 regarding abortion as a
crime ; medication induced abortion must be provided by nurse or pharmacist at 24
weeks pregnant or earlier ; if after 24 weeks, nurse or pharmacist must be employed by
hospital to administer abortion procedures — must be approved by two doctors that
abortion is reasonably appropriate
coroners act 2008 - Answer death of a child is a reviewable death if the deceased child
is the second or subsequent child of either of the deceased child's parents to have died.
Wrongs and Other Acts (Law of Negligence) 2003 - Answer protect Good Samaritans
from risk of being sued
reporting child abuse - Answer neglect, any form of abuse, proof is not necessary — if
told by child, someone else, or observed abuse or suspicion of abuse ; anyone can
report, practitioners are mandated by law to report
elements of consent - Answer must be given freely and voluntarily, must be informed
and cover procedure to be performed, must have legal capacity
exceptions to consent - Answer emergency treatment, parental authority is not
absolute, necessity
enduring power of attorney - Answer can make financial and other decisions such as
where the persona may live or what happens to their house, can be continued to be
used if the person loses capacity to make decisions but must be appointed beforehand
non-enduring power of attorney - Answer may be appointed for a short period of time,
such as when the person is overseas ; acts on behalf of the person relating to financial
decisions — cannot be used if the person loses capacity to make decisions
supportive attorney - Answer may be appointed to support a competent person to make
decisions and act on those
signs of assault and battery - Answer unexplained bruises, cuts and wounds, fractures
and broken bones, injuries, demonstrated fear towards healthcare professionals
when is restrain allowed - Answer only if there is a danger to the patient, other patients
or staff
refusal of treatment - Answer all competent adult patients or decision makers has the
right to provide and withhold consent to treatment recommended by healthcare
professionals
withdrawal of treatment - Answer medical decision to withdraw treatment from a patient
in the event that the patient is approaching the end stages of life and that treatment is
considered to be futile
NFR / DNR - Answer orders implemented to prevent the use of CPR in situations when it
is deemed futile or unwanted by the patient (or decision maker)
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