high priorities - correct answer ✔✔look for ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation) ; always attend to first,
these will cause harm to the patient ; ex- people without a pulse or not breathing
immediate priorities - correct answer ✔✔not emergent or life threatening but need to attend to quickly ;
ex- ineffective tissue perfusion
low priorities - correct answer ✔✔actual or potential problems may/may not be directly related to
chronic illnesses or conditions ; ex- knowledge deficit before discharge
5 rights of delegation - correct answer ✔✔right person, right task, right circumstance, right supervision,
right direction
autonomy - correct answer ✔✔independence and freedom to practice
Beneficence - correct answer ✔✔positiver actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔✔avoidance of harm
justice - correct answer ✔✔being fair
fidelity - correct answer ✔✔keeping promises
advocacy - correct answer ✔✔preserving dignity and promoting patient equality
responsiblity - correct answer ✔✔obligation to perform duties
accountability - correct answer ✔✔taking responsibility for actions
, confidentiality - correct answer ✔✔right of an individual to have personal info kept private
Statutory Law - correct answer ✔✔written and passed into legislature by state
ex nursing practice act
criminal law - correct answer ✔✔nurses prosecuted for crimes ; slaughter, narcotic theft, insurance fraud
civil law - correct answer ✔✔compensation for harm caused; wrongful discharge
regulatory law - correct answer ✔✔state's duty to protect those receiving nursing care
common law - correct answer ✔✔informed consent, right to refuse treatment, negligence, malpractice
joint commission - correct answer ✔✔accredits programs; improves standards of care
ANA - correct answer ✔✔standards of care
federal laws - correct answer ✔✔the americans with disabilities act, health insurance portability and
accountability act
Quasi-intentional torts - correct answer ✔✔-Breach of confidentiality
-Defamation of character
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