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Created by an elected body, gives rights or boundaries
HIPPA, licensure laws (by state) |
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Administrative laws, decisions made by administrative bodies
nursing practice laws |
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| Results from judicial decisions made in courts when individual legal cases are decided |
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| Protect the rights of individuals within our society and provide for fair and equitable treatment when civil wrongs or violations occur |
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| Protect society as a whole and provide punishment for crimes, which are defined by municipal, state, and federal legislation |
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| A crime of serious nature that has a penalty of imprisonment for longer than 1 year or even death |
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| A less serious crime that has a penalty of a fine or imprisonment for less than 1 year |
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| legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum acceptable nursing care |
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Americans with Disibilities Act (ADA)
Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA)
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) |
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- Good Sumaritan Laws
- Public Health Laws
- The Uniform Determination of Death Act |
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| Protect nurse when doing what is reasonable to save a person's life, liable for injury caused by actions for which you are not trained, once committed to providing care one becomes liable for abandonment if you stop before handing over care to another person who can continue |
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| A civil wrong made against a person or property |
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| Willful acts that violate another's rights such as assault, battery, and false imprisonment |
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| Any action that places a person in apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact without consent |
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| Any intentional touching without consent |
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| A person's agreement to allow something to happen such as surgery or an invasive diagnostic procedure, based on full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal |
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| Nurse Practice Acts (NPA) |
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| Describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state |
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| Respresent written documents that direct treatment in accordance with a patient's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition |
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| Durable Power of Attorney for health care (DPAHC) |
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| A legal document that designates a person or persons of one's choosing to make health care decisions when the patient is no longer able to make decisions on his or her own behalf |
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| The right of patients to keep personal information from being disclosed |
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| The publication of false statements that result in damage to a person's reputation |
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| Occurs when one speaks falsely about another |
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| Written defamation of character |
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| Conduct that falls below a standard of care |
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| Type of negligence and often referred to as professional negligence |
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| An organization's system of ensuring appropriate nursing care by identifying potential hazards and eliminating them before harm occurs |
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