Sum total of rules and regulations by which society is governed.

Laws are enforced by courts.

Points out the rights of people and states methods of maintaining these rights.

Includes acts of negligence, defimation, and contract law, and is called the law of torts.

A tort is an injury/wrong committed by one person against another person.

It's usually settled monetarily.

Is the basic law that governs your practice as an LPN/LVN that is passed by your state legislature.

The state board enforces it. They don't write it.

The nurse practice act defines legal functions, powers and duties of state board of nursing, also identifies membership of the board and how many people become board members.

Also defines terms such as nursing and the duties of the nurse.

8 RNs and 4 LPNs and 1 consumer.

They have the legal authority of interpret, implement, and enforce the laws governing nursing practice, nursing education, and licensure.

Functions of boards:

Examine applications for licensure, issues, and renews

Ivestigates alleged violations regarding practice of nursing.

Establishes minimum curriculum and standards for school of nursing.

Notify state board.

And before you activate you need to catch up on CEUs.

Part of civil law.

Defined as an agreement between two or more people and is legally binding.

Can be formal (written) or informal (word of mouth)

Two part problem.

By admission: failure to do so. What a perosn of ordinary judgment would do.

By commission: do something a reasonable person would not do.

Unjustifiable detention of a person. Holding against their will.

Misuse of restraints.

Wrongful act meaning to injure the reputation of another.

Oral: Slander when you talk about a person

Libel: Written.

Painlessly putting to death a person who has an incurable, painful, or distressing handicap or disease.

it's legal in Oregon. Illegal everywhere else.

Purpose to encourage aide at the scene of an accident by limiting legal liability.

The person giving aide must act as any responsible person woudl act under similar circumstances.

A higher standard is expected from medical personnel.

Take no gratuity, don't leave until emergency vehicle arrives.

In Ohio you're not obligated by law to stop.

Form that person signs telling them positive and negative thigns that can happen.

For example: when they're getting surgery.

It's "duty to warn"

Doctor/RN should do informed consent.

Do not want to witness a will because you could get halled into court to testify.

When someone's about to meet with a lawyer to create a will document what meds they're currently taking at that time and they're behavior.

Report on an unusual happening.

Usually it's a fall.

When it's completed it goes to a risk manager, they're a lawyer.

Do not move patient. Call supervisor first.

Do neuro checks and take vitals.

put patients statement of what happened in quotes.

Note position of call light and if floor was clear/dry.

Never write in chart that an incident report was filed. Put family/guardian was notified.

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Spaces between nurses power and clients vulnerability.

Clients can expect nurse to act in their best interest and respect their dignity.