EXAM 1, SEMESTER 1, UNITEK VN
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
t Autonomy - refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and make decisions freely.
Nonmaleficence - means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is good.
Accountability and confidentiality are - the responsibilities of the nurse as part of the care to be given to
the patient.
Civil battery is - the unlawful touching of a person; intent to harm is not necessary.
Laws - proper behavior in society
Negligence - absence of due care
Malpractice - professional negligence
duty - established relationship btwn patient and nurse
breach of duty - failure to perform the duty in a reasonable prudent manner
proximate cause of harm
harm - doesn't have to be physical injury
deposition - witnesses required to undergo questioning by attorneys
Criminal Law - concerned with offenses against society in general
The purpose of criminal law is to punish the crime and to deter and prevent further crimes.
Civil Law - deals with personal rights and applies to conduct that is detrimental to an individual.
Civil law's purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again.
Assault - Assault is an intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another. It does not have to include
actual bodily contact.
Malpractice - Malpractice is the failure to meet a legal duty that results in harm to another.
, Negligence - Negligence is the commission of an act or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent
person would have done in a similar situation, leading to harm of another person.
Harm - Term for injury to a person or the person's property that gives rise to a basis for a legal action
against the person who caused the damage.
Failure to secure informed consent may result in - civil liability for battery.
The Patient's Bill of Rights is - a list of rights of the patient that includes the right of an informed consent.
Justice in nursing means - that nurses must allocate time among all the assigned patients to meet their
needs.
When determining the legality of an advance directive, what applicable laws should the nurse know? -
State laws vary on the legalities of the various forms of advance directives, so the nurse needs to know
the applicable state laws.
What is compromised of a health care system? - agencies like docs, health care providers
established
educational standards and criteria
and is involved in the voluntary accreditation
of nursing programs - The National League for Nursing (NLN)
The purposes of NAPNES and NFLPN are to: - Set standards for practical/vocational nursing
programs.
Promote and protect practical/vocational
nursing.
Educate and inform the general public about
practical/vocational nursing.
LPN/LVNs function to - provide specific services
to patients under the direct supervision
of a licensed physician, dentist, or registered
nurse;
performing
basic therapeutic, rehabilitative, and
preventive care to assigned patients.
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