hill& howlett week 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
assimilation
the process of giving up parts of their own culture and adopting parts of the culture of the dominant group is called
Cultural competence
Is the continuous attempt of the LVN to gain knowledge and skills that allow them to effectively provide care for all patients of different cultures
all people regardless of back ground share these things in common
personal care and hygiene Sleep and rest nutrition and fluids elimination body alignment and activity environment emotional and spiritual support diversion and recreation mental hygiene
Complementary and Alternative medicine (CAM) focus on ?
assisting the bodies own healing powers and restoring body balance
The Most definitive legal statue or legislative act regulating nursing practice is?
The states Nurse Practice Act
Nurse Practice Act governs?
what you can and can not do as a nurse
student nurses are held to a standard of?
an LVN
Nursing Standard of Care is?
what an ordinary nurse with similar education and experience would do in a similar situation
Ethics deals with?
rules of conduct
Law provides regulations that?
control the practice of nursing.
EX: what you legally can and can not do (NURSE PRACTICE ACT)
The Nurse Practice act is a __________law?
statutory law.
Civil action is related to?
individual rights
Criminal action involves?
persons and society as a whole
Tot law has to do with a wrong injury to ?
someone who violates his or her rights
Intentional torts involve?
intended harm by the nurse
Examples of intentional torts in nursing include?
false imprisonment restraints defamation physical abuse emotional abuse
Unintentional torts mean
no harm was intended by the nurse
Examples of unintentional torts are?
professional negligence
malpractice
4 Elements necessary for negligence are? (in order)
1- Duty
2- Breach of Duty
3- Damages
4- Proximate Cause
Personal Liability holds us responsible for?
our behavior, including negligent behavior
Depositions are used to gather information under?
oath
_______________is a legal expectation in nursing regardless of the method used.
Documentation
If it was not charted, then it ?
DID NOT HAPPEN!
__________ errors are among the most common errors related to nursing liability?
Medication