Ethico Flashcards
(70 cards)
refers to the exchange of two or more
things of value in a legally binding
contract.
Legal considerations
who are not of legal age for giving consent for medical procedures.
unseen client (fetus)
process of communication between
the patient and the health care provider that often leads to
agreement or permission for care, treatment, or services.
informed consent
This is part of the right of every individual to choose what
will be done to their own body, and it applies even when
refusing treatment means that the person may die.
right or refusal
Term that denotes conduct lacking in due care,
carelessness, and a deviation from the standard of care
that a reasonable person would use in a particular set of
circumstances
negligence
Examples of Legal Negligence of
Maternal and Child Nurse
Communication Negligence
Failure to ensure adequate care from doctor
Medication errors
Negligent assessment
Negligent intervention
Failure to use equipment in a responsible manner
Failure to document
Failure to act as a patient advocate
A more specific term that looks at a standard of care, as well as
the professional status of the caregiver.
Malpractice
Example of malpractice
Failing to properly monitor
Failure to respond to a patient
Errors in medication
Documentation mistakes (Inaccurately recording conditions,
using incorrect verbiage or abbreviations, failing to update
changes in progress)
Failure to follow a physician’s orders
Incorrectly performing a procedure or trying to perform a
procedure without training
Failure to get informed consent
law protects all citizens from people who
pose a threat to society.
Criminal law
falsifying medical records,
insurance fraud,
practicing without the required
license,
misuse of drugs,
stealing of drugs,
abuse,
murder.
Criminal law examples
criminal law offences may result in punishment like:
Community service
Fines paid to the government
Loss of license
Probation
Imprisonment
Execution
focuses on disputes between people
designed to monetarily compensate individuals for harm caused to
them.
Nurses can becomes involved such as malpractice, personal injury
lawsuits, and wrongful discharge.
civil law
two types of civil law
Torts
Contract
a person is harmed because of another
person’s actions or failure to act
torts
voluntary agreement.
If a ___ is not performed according to
the agreement or if a patient does not pay
for the services, the ____ is breached
Contract
This concern is long-lasting, because children who
feel they were wronged by health care personnel can
bring a lawsuit at the time they reach legal age.
• This means that a nursing note written today may
need to be defended as many as 21 years into the
future.
documentation
Adolescents who support themselves or who are pregnant are termed
blank and have the right to sign for
their own health care.
“emancipated minors” or “mature minors”
birth of a disabled child when the parents would have
chosen to end the pregnancy if they had been informed about the disability
during pregnancy.
wrongful birth
claim that negligent prenatal testing on the part of a health
care provider resulted in the birth of an unperfect child.
wrongful life
denotes a contraceptive measure that failed,
allowing an unwanted child to be conceived and born
wrongful conception
a major legal consideration for nurses and
nursing students including Maternal and Child Nurses.
is the right of an individual to have personal,
identifiable medical information, referred to as protected health
information (PHI), kept private.
patient confidentiality
sets national standards for protecting the
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronically protected
health information.
security rule
can cause
fetal injury and thus has legal and ethical implications.
In some instances, courts have issued jail sentences to pregnant women who caused harm to their fetuses.
Many state laws require reporting evidence of prenatal drug exposure, which may lead to charges of negligence
and child endangerment against the pregnant woman.
This punitive approach to fetal injury raises ethical and legal questions about the degree of governmental control that is appropriate in the interests of child safety
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Anti-Violence Against
Women and their Children Act
Republic Act 9262
