Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Local, state, or federal constitution

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Constitutional law

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2
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Enacted by legislative body (nurse practice act)

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Statutory Law

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3
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Deliberate commission of a forbidden act or omission of an act required by law

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Crime

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4
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Serious crime

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Felony

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5
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Crime that is considered not as serious as a felony but is still serious and may be cause for revocation of a nursing license

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Misdemeanor

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6
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Legal responsibility for one’s actions or failure to act appropriately

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Liability

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7
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Injury that occurred because of another person’s intentional or unintentional actions or failure to act

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Tort

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8
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Harm done to a client as a result of neglecting duties, procedures, or ordinary precautions

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Negligence

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9
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What is the number one act of negligence?

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Failing to question a doctor order that seems incorrect

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10
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Professional negligence

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Malpractice

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11
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Threat or an attempt to do bodily harm, and includes physical or verbal intimidation

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Assault

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12
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Physical contact with another person without that person’s consent

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Battery

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13
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Tests, treatments, and medication are to be explained, documented, and signed by the client. This is a doctors job, a nurse can only witness.

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Informed Consent

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14
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Two types of defamation

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Slander and Libel

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15
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Written statement or photograph that is false or damaging

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Libel

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16
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Malicious verbal statements that are false or injurious

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Slander

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17
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Unnecessary confinement or restraint

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False Imprisonment

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18
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The law that defines and regulates the practice of nursing in the United States. These laws define the title of nursing and regulate the aspects of the field.

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Nurse Practice Act

19
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The legislative power to initiate, regulate, and enforce the provisions of the Nurse Practice Act is delegated to a specific state agency

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State Board of Nursing

20
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Able to make one’s own decisions

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Autonomy

21
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Trustworthy and dependable

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Responsibility

22
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Answer’s for one’s own actions

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Accountability

23
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Do no harm

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Nonmaleficence

24
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For the good or benefit of others

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Beneficence

25
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Keeping promises

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Fidelity

26
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Obligation to be fair, equal for all

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Justice

27
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To tell the truth

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Veracity

28
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Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture

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Ethnocentrism

29
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Prejudice in favor of one thing v. Another unfairly

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Bias

30
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Preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience

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Prejudice

31
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A way of life of a group of people – the behaviors l, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept and pass from generation to the next

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Culture

32
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Refers to spiritual beliefs

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Religion

33
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Category of people whom identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences

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Ethnicity

34
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The study of the typically controversial ethical issues emerging from new situations and possibilities brought about by advances in biology and medicine (abortion, ART)

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Bioethics

35
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Protects a person from liability if they give emergency care within the limits of first aid and if they act in a “reasonable and prudent manner”

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Good Samaritan Law

36
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Questionable behavior, meeting your needs instead of the client’s

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Boundary Crossings

37
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Excessive personal disclosures, asking client to keep secrets

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Boundary Violations

38
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Seductive, sexually demeaning, or harassing behavior

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Professional Sexual Misconduct

39
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Do not exploit the power to access private client information

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Power Versus Vulnerability

40
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A legal document in which a person either states choices for a medical treatment or names someone to make treatment choices if he or she loses decision-making ability

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Advance Directive

41
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Person chooses what measure to be taken or not taken if terminally ill

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Living will

42
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Client directs the doctor to make decisions for them. Dr must agree to accept

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Directive to Physicians

43
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Client directs who will be decision maker

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Durable Power of Attorney

44
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Person’s wishes for psychiatric care boundaries

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Mental Health Advance Declaration