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NUR 155 Legal Aspects Of Nursing Questions And Answers
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NUR 155 Legal Aspects Of Nursing Questions AndAnswers
Public law ANS the law of relationships between individuals and the government.
Criminal law ANS deal with actions against the safety and welfare of the public
Private/Civil Law ANS the body of law that deals with relationships among private individuals
Contract law ANS the body of law that governs contract enforcement
Tort Law ANS law that defines and enforces duties and rights among private individuals that are
not based on contractual agreements
Nurse Practice Acts (NPA) ANS •Define and describe the scope of nursing practice
•Control practice through licensing
Proof of Negligence in Nursing ANS -The nurse owed a duty to the patient
-The nurse did not carry out the duty or breached it
-The patient was injured
-The patient's injury was caused by the nurse's failure to carry out that duty
Standards of Care: Internal Standards ANS •Job description
•Education
•Expertise
•Institutional policies and procedures
Standards of Care: External Standards ANS •Nurse practice acts
•Professional organizations
, •Nursing specialty-practice organizations
•Federal organizations and federal guidelines
Licensure Models - State-based ANS -Separate license required for each state
-Challenged by changes in health care delivery
Licensure models: mutual recognition ANS -New regulatory model developed by NCSBN
-Allows for multistate licensure
-State legislatures initiate and establish a compact (NLC)
Informed Consent: Purpose ANS -Provides client with complete information prior to obtaining
agreement by client to accept a course of treatment
-Based upon principle of autonomy
Informed Consent: Essential elements ANS -Consent must be voluntary
-Consent must be given by client or individual with capacity to understand
Individuals that cannot provide informed consent ANS -a minor, person 18 years or younger
-the unconscious or person injured in such as way that they are unable to consent
-a mentally ill person judged by professionals to be incompetent
Who can give informed consent if the pt can not? ANS •a parent, legal guardian, or
representative provides or refuses consent for these individuals
Good Samaritan Acts ANS Protect health care providers providing assistance at an emergency
scene against claims of malpractice
Guidelines for nurses who choose to render emergency care include: ANS 1.Limit actions to
those normally considered first aid if possible
2.Do not perform actions which the nurse does not know how to perform
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