Chapters 1/2/3

Question 1

Three sources of law

Answer 1

⬤ Constitutional law provides for basic rights and
creates legislative bodies.
⬤ Judicial law results when a law or court
decision is challenged and the judge affirms or
reverses the decision.
⬤ Administrative law comes from agencies
created by the legislature.

Question 2

Administrative law governs…

Answer 2

schools of nursing; licensure; hospitals, nursing homes,
and home health agencies; and health care insurance such as Medicare, Medicaid, or
private insurance company policies.

Question 3

What is a TORT?

Answer 3

A tort is a violation of civil law; you may be guilty of tort if you harm a patient, for example, administering wrong dose of medication or type of medication.

Question 4

What is a felony?

Answer 4

Serious crimes are called felonies, punished with long terms of a year or more or death penalty.

Question 5

What is a misdomeanor?

Answer 5

Less serious crime.

Question 6

Accountability is…

Answer 6

entails a commitment to stay current and knowledgeable; asking for assistance when unsure

Question 7

Standards

Answer 7

standards are defined in nursing
procedure books, institutional manuals of policies and procedures or protocols, and nursing journals that outline the current skills or techniques.

Question 8

How many hours of continuing education (CE) must I
have to renew my license?

Answer 8

Licensees must complete 30 contact hours of Continuing Education every two years in order to renew their license with an active status. but the 30 hour CE requirement does not apply to the first license renewal following
the initial issuance of a license

Question 9

OSHA

Answer 9

Occupational Safety and Health Association

Question 10

What is OSHA for?

Answer 10

Regulations on handling infectious/toxic materials

Question 11

CAPTA

Answer 11

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

Question 12

When did federal legislators make it illegal for employers to discriminate

Answer 12

1964

Question 13

Good Samaritan Laws

Answer 13

Protect a health care professional from liability if he stops to provide aid in anemergency

Question 14

Good Samaritan Laws do not apply to…

Answer 14

Employed emergency response workers

Question 15

Who developed Patients Rights ethical document?

Answer 15

American Hospital Assoc.

Question 16

What is a Sentinel event?

Answer 16

An unexpected patient care event that results in death or
serious injury (or risk thereof) to the patient.

Question 17

National Patient Safety Goals 2023

Answer 17

Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections

Question 18

National Patient Safety Goals 2023 applies to:

Answer 18

Ambulatory, Assisted Living Community, Behavioral Health and Human Services, Critical Access Hospital, Home Care, Hospital, Laboratory, Nursing Care
Center, Office-Based Surgery.

Question 19

Who is a durable power of attorney?

Answer 19

◆ Gives legal power to a health care agent
◆ Person is chosen by the patient to follow the patient’s advance directives and make medical decisions on his behalf

Question 20

What are two violations of the law?

Answer 20

Negligence and malpractice

Question 21

Litigation is the same as…

Answer 21

Lawsuit

Question 22

Assault is a

Answer 22

(ASSAULT >THREAT- AT)
Threat to harm another

Question 23

Battery is a

Answer 23

(Battery PHysical-BP)
Actual physical contact that has been refused

Question 24

Two types of Defamation…

Answer 24

Slander & Libel

Question 25

When does someone sign a release to leave “against medical advice” (AMA)

Answer 25

When a person wants to leave the hospital against the advice
of the physician

Question 26

What activities by the nurse will support reduction of legal
risks?

Answer 26

competent and well-documented
nursing care. Potential lawsuits may be avoided by early
identification of dissatisfied patients

Question 27

What should the nurse do if hospital rules are out of date or unrealistic?

Answer 27

get involved

Question 28

Who participated in the ethics committee?

Answer 28

Nursing, medicine, surgery, psychiatry, pharmacy, legal,
economics, spiritual, and social work

Question 29

Levels of healthcare

Answer 29

-Preventive
-Primary-
-Secondary
-Tertiary
-Quaternary care
-Restorative-
-Continuing care

Question 30

Miller-Keane dictionary defines
health as:

Answer 30

“A relative state in which
one is able to function well
physically, mentally,
socially, and spiritually in
order to express the full
range of one’s unique
potentialities within the
environment in which one
is living”

Question 31

Chronic illness

Answer 31

Develops slowly over a long period and
lasts throughout life

Question 32

Acute illness

Answer 32

Develops suddenly and resolves in a short
time*

Question 33

Terminal illness

Answer 33

No cure, ends in death

Question 34

Stages of illness

Answer 34

Transition stage (deny but recognize symptoms)
Acceptance stage (acknowledge illness, welcoming care)
Convalescent stage (recovering)

Question 35

• Maslow’s Hierarchy of
  Needs is…

Answer 35

a motivational
or influential theory that
looks at the dynamics of
what humans need to
survive

Question 36

Three types of coping responses:

Answer 36

• Actions or thoughts that change the situation, so it is no longer
  stressful
• Alteration of thoughts to control the meaning of the situation before it
  triggers a stress response
• Control of thoughts and actions to stop a stress reaction