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Chapter 4 Nursing Law and Ethics
Week 2 group assignment
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Nursing
Undergraduate 2
01/29/2018

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professional standard of care
Definition
statute or case law
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locality rule
Definition
a nurse must practice with the degree of skill and care processed by other nurses in the same or similar area
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national standard of care
Definition
holds a nurse in a rural community hospital to the same standard of care as a nurse in a metropolitan center
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nurse practice act
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defines the practice of nursing and determines whether nurses stay within their scope of practice
*varies state to state
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nurse practice act
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defines the practice of nursing and determines whether nurses stay within their scope of practice
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expert witness
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a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge or proficiency in a particular field that is relevant to the case.
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