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UNIT 4 terminologies

Litigation

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lawsuit or process of suing someone

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adverse event

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unintentional injuries caused by errors in health care

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damages

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money that may be awarded

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allegations

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statements that declared to be true but need to be proven

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malpractice

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in proper or unethical conduct or unreasonable lack of skill by a holder of professional position

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negligence

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failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful person would have used under the same or similar circumstance

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standard of care

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expected knowledge skill and accountability of the nurse

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lawsuit

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patient or plaintiff will receive money because of the damages

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disciplinary

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investigated and corrected will be taken if necessary or lose nursing license

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defined regulated governed

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provide safe competence ethical care

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legal system

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nurse must provide care which is reasonable under the circumstances

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statute law

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created by elected legislative bodies such as parliament of canada and provincial or territorial legislatures.

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4 pillars of nursing

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regulator = serve and protect the public
professional = advance the professions and improve health
educational = advance education and represent nursing program
union = support the nurse and strengthen working conditions

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standard of care

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are legal guidelines for nursing practice

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nursing practice acts

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define the scope of nursing practice

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tort

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is a civil or wronged committed against a person or property

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assault

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is a conduct that creates in another person apprehension or fear imminent harmful or offensive contact

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intentional torts

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are willful acts that violate another persons right

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battery

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intentional physical contact with a person without that persons consent

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invasion of privacy

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protects the patients rights to be free from unwated intrusion into their private affairs

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false imprisontment

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serves to protect a persons individual right liberty and basic rights

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preventing negligence

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competent care, appropriate orientations, continuing education

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consent

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signed consent is required for all routine treatment procedures such as surgery , some treatment programs, chemotherapy and research involving patients

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criminal law

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committed criminal offences to the patients

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informed consent

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nurses ensure that nursing care is provided with the persons informed consent. nurses recognize and support a capable person right to refuse or withdraw consent for care or treatment at any time

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euthanasia

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is an act undertaken by one person with the motive of relieving another persons suffering and the knowledge that the act will end that persons life

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medical assistance in dying

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court legalized of euthanasia under the specific circumstances

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advance directive

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mechanism that enables a mentally competent person to plan for a time when they may lack the mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions

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living will

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document in which the person makes an anticipatory refusal of life prolonging measures during a future state of mental incompetence

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risk management

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system that ensures the appropriate delivery of nursing care by identifying potential hazards in order to prevent harm to patients

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risk management tool.

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incident report or adverse occurence report when a patient is harmed or endangered by incorrect care such as medication error.

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UNIT 2 TERMINOLOGIES

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nursing theory

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organize knowledge about nursing to enable nurses to use it in professional and accountable manner

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theory

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purposeful set of assumptions or propositions that identify the relationships between concepts.

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conceptualization

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forming concepts or an idea of something

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nursing process

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ADPIE

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concept

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mental formulation of objects

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operational definition

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a descriptions of concepts, articulated in such sway

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assumption

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a description of concepts or connections of two concepts that are accepted as factual

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proposition

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a declarative assertion

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phenomenon

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an aspects of reality that can be consciously sensed

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theoretical model

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mental representation of how things work

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conceptual framework

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theoretical structure that links concepts together for specific purpose

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metaparadigm concepts

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includes persons, environment, health care, and nursing care

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Culturally responsive care integrates these cultural beliefs into an individual’s health care. Culturally responsive care is intentional and promotes trust and rapport with patients.