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Values and Legal Aspects of Nursing Set 2
Test 2 Fundamentals
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
09/01/2010

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What do Ethics Committees do and who are in the Ethics Committees?
Definition
Ethics Committees educate, make policies, do case review, and consult. People from all different departments of the hospital are in the Ethics committee. Many views
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Standard or rule of conduct established and enforced by government. Designed to protect the rights of the public.
Definition
Definition of Law
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Examples of Law in Nursing are
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Federal and State institutions, Statutes, Common Law, Administrative Law ( State Board of Nursing).
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Common Law is evolved from what
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Interpretation of the Law
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Process of bringing and trying a lawsuit
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Litigation
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Person bringing suit
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Plaintiff
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Person being accused of a crime
Definition
Defendant
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Government is directly involved. They regulate relationships between individuals and government
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Public Law
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Civil Law. Regulates Relationships among people
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Private Law
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Concerns state and federal criminal statutes. Defines criminal actions, ex. Murder, theft.
Definition
Criminal Law
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What are the Professional and Legal Regulations of Nursing Practice
Definition
1. Nurse Practice Acts
2. Standards
3. Credentialing
a. Accreditation
b. Licensure
c. Certification
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States ________________ is the most important law that affects our practice. It protects the public.
Definition
Nurse Practice Acts
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_________is developed and implemented by the Nursing Profession and is used as guidelines for peer review.
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Standards
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This type of Standard is developed by the Legislature and sets minimum standards for Licensure and is used to determine if license should be revoked or suspended.
Definition
Legal Standards
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This is how education programs are evaluated and recognized as having met certain standards
Definition
Acceditation
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This ensures and maintains competence
Definition
Credentialing
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This is a process that the state uses determine candidate met certain minimum requirements
Definition
Licensure
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This is a process that person who has met criteria is granted recognition and specified practice area
Definition
Certification
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What are the Reasons for Suspending or Revoking a License
Definition
1. Drug or alcohol abuse
2. Fraud, deceptive practice
3. Criminal Acts
4. Gross or ordinary negligence
5. Physical or mental impairment
Term
wrong against a person or his or her property as well as the public.
Definition
Crime
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What are two types of Crimes
Definition
1. Misdemeanor
2. Felony
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This is punishable by fines or less than one year in prison
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Misdemeanor
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Punishable by imprisonment of more than one year
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Felony
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This is a wrong committed by a person against another person or his or her property
Definition
Tort
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What are the tow types of Torts
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1. Intentional
2. Unintentional
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Torts are usually settled in what way?
Definition
With Money
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Where are torts usually handled?
Definition
Civil Court
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How can gross negligence be tried
Definition
as Criminal or Civil
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A tort can be considered
Definition
a crime
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What are some examples of Intentional torts
Definition
1. Assault and battery
2. Defamation of character
3. Invasion of privacy
4. Fraud
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What are examples of Unintentional torts
Definition
1. Negligence
2. Malpractice
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What does HIPA stand for
Definition
Health Information Privacy Act
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This is threat or attempt to make bodily contact without consent
Definition
Assault
Term
When assault is carried out. Example forcing meds down a patients throat
Definition
Battery
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When does a Malpractice Litigation occur
Definition
when someone thinks they have been injured due to negligence of a nurse or other healthcare professional.
Term
What role does a nurse play in a Malpractice Litigation.
Definition
Nurse can be a Defendant, Fact Witness, or Expert Witness
Term
What does informed consent entail?
Definition
1. Disclosure
2. Comprehension
3. Competence
4. Voluntariness
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This is the body in decreased state of activity
Definition
Rest
Term
State of Altered Consciousness
Definition
Sleep
Term
What does sleep involve
Definition
progression of repeated cycle
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What are the 2 stages of sleep
Definition
1. Non- Rapid Eye Movement
2. Rapid Eye Movement
Term
In this stage of sleep pulse,respiratory rate, temp, BP, and metabolic rate are all decreased.
Definition
Non (REM)
Term
In this stage of sleep respiratory rate, blood pressure, pulse, temp, and metabolic rate are all increased.
Definition
REM
Term
In this stage of sleep
1. light sleep
2. Roused with Ease
3. Moves to Deep Sleep
Definition
Non- Rapid Eye Movement
Term
In this stage of sleep
1. Difficult to Rouse
2. Dreaming
Definition
Rapid Eye Movement
Term
In what state of sleep is there decreased muscle tone?
Definition
Rapid Eye Movement
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Cycles through NREM and REM stages of sleep throughout the night
Definition
Sleep
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How many cycles of sleep should a person do in a course of a night
Definition
4 to 5
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What is important to understand about people and their sleep requirements
Definition
There are no known parameters
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What should each person know about their sleep requirements
Definition
Each person should know what is required for their well- being
Term
How many hours of sleep do infants, children, and adults need for night
Definition
infants- 14-20hours
children- 10-14 hours
Adults- 7-9 hours
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What are some factors affecting sleep?
Definition
1. Development
2. Physical Activity
3. Stress
4. Motivation- Desire to stay Awake
5. Culture
6. Diet
7. Alcohol
8. Caffeine
9. Smoking
10. Environment
11. Lifestyle, Exercise
12. Illness
13. Medications
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If a child who has asthma took some of their inhaler before bed how will that effect their sleep
Definition
The child may have difficulty sleeping as a result of the steroid
Term
How is someones NREM going to be affected if they have hypothyroidism
Definition
The NREM will be decreased
Term
Alergy meds may have what affect on a persons sleep
Definition
They may keep a person awake
Term
List Sleep Disorders discussed in the powerpoint.
Definition
1. Insomnia
2. Hypersomnia
3. Narcolepsy
4. Sleep Apnea
5. Parasomnia
6. Somnambulism
7. Enuresis
8. Sleep Deprivation
Term
This is intermittent sleep or early awakening
Definition
Insomnia
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This is excessive sleep ( especially during the day) Someone who has sleep apnea or is excessively obese
Definition
Hypersomnia
Term
This is a disorder in which the person falls asleep uncontrollably at any time
Definition
Narcolepsy
Term
This is a disorder where there is decreased breathing between snoring. example breath then snore, then no breathing
Definition
Sleep Apnea
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Patterns of wakeful behavior
Definition
Parasomnia
Term
Sleep walking
Definition
Somnambulism
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Urinating during sleep
Definition
Enuresis
Term
Decreased amount of consistency or quality of sleep
Definition
Sleep deprivation
Term
When people grind their teeth in there sleep
Definition
Bruxism
Term
When doing a sleep assessment what are the 3 things that a nurse do or ask the patient to do.
Definition
The nurse will take a physical assessment. Nurse will ask the patient to keep a sleep diary, and about their sleep history.
Term
In a physical assessment of sleep what is the nurse looking for
Definition
1. snoring
2. nocturnal myoclonus
Term
When observing snoring the nurse is assessing what
Definition
if there is any obstruction to airflow
Term
When assessing nocturnal myoclonus what is the nurse assessing
Definition
The nurse is looking at the energy level and behavior. Does the person jerk one or both legs in their sleep. Overall when the person is awake do they appear sleepy; rubs eyes, yawn etc
Term
What exactly is sleep history identifying
Definition
it identifies sleep and wakeful patterns and bedtime rituals
Term
How does a sleep diary work
Definition
the patient will log over a period of time what they do. this will usually be like 7 to 14 days
Term
When a nurse diagnosis a patient with sleep pattern disturbance what are some implementations the nurse may make
Definition
1. provide restful environment
2. provide bedtime ritual
3. bedtime snack
4. Relieve anxiety, fears
5. provide comfort from pain
6. observe clients normal sleep wake cycle
7. schedule nursing care to prevent disturbance
8. use medications
9. teach about sleep and rest
Term
When the nurse is observing the clients normal sleep wake cycle what are they looking for?
Definition
Does the client want to sleep all day long
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