· This person is responsible for obtaining consent signatures - The nurse
· This type of law established from previous court decisions - Common law/case law
Type of care a reasonably prudent nurse would use in a similar circumstance - o Reasonable standard of
care
· Releasing privileged information without permission from the patient - o Breach of confidentiality
Group of people have power to grant licenses - o State board of nursing
· A nurse notifies a friend that her ex-bf has hepatitis C - o Breach of confidentiality
· These things are required to be covered during informed consent - o Explain procedure, risk factors,
alternatives, benefits, who will do it, consequences if they don't do it
· This person is responsible for appointing members to state board of nursing - governor
· Violation of personal liberty of another person through unlawful restraint - o False imprisonment
· This person is responsible for providing the information required for informed consent - o Physician or
provider
· Type of law protects society from harmful acts of others - o Criminal law
· This type of law involves relationships between individuals or individuals and the government - o Civil
law
, · This law enacted in 1996 protects patient's privacy - HIPAA
· The threat of bodily harm to another - Assault
· The nurse gives a medication that the patient has a known allergy to - malpractice
· Most common types of legal cases experienced by nurses - negligence and malpractice
· Universal exam passed before becoming a nurse - nclex
· Two classifications of criminal law - o Misdemeanor and felony
practicing without a license in kansas - Misdemeanor
· Spoken communication that can harm one's reputation - slander
· Failure to raise the bed rails and a patient falls out of bed - negligence
How often must a nursing license be renewed in state of Kansas - Every 2 years
· Threatening to restrain a patient if she does not comply - assault
· Rules and regulations created on federal, state, and local levels - statutory laws
· Causing bodily harm to another person without permission - battery
· Required facts provided to a patient that allows them to make a decision regarding - informed consent
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