| A | B |
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| autonomy | personal choice and freedom of choice |
| beneficence | doing good- an ethical principle that says every action should be for good |
| nonmalficence | do no harm, if you are going to do something to a patient make sure you do it right and cause no harm |
| HIPAA | the law that outlines confidentiality of medcial information in the US |
| confidentiality | patient information must be kept private and restricted to only those who need to know |
| prudent nurse | nurse that acts in a wise manner |
| battery | touching without consent |
| assault | treat to cause bodily harm |
| informed consent | the person fully understands the treatment, the complications, the alternative treatments and the possible outcomes of the treatment t |
| breach of duty | failure to perform the duty in a reasonalbe and prudent manner |
| standard of care | failure to follow can lead to legal liability. set forth by NPA's |
| accountability | when a nurse assumes care of the patient she isnow responsible for that patient and her actions as a nurse towards that patient |
| Board of Nursing | enforces the nurse practice act for the state |
| ethics | the study of right and wrong related to human conduct |
| nursing code of ethics | lists the rules of good conduct |
| nurse practice act | the legal act that defines and limit the practice of nursing |
| scope of practice | what you can and cannot do while providing nursing care |
| civil law | legal actions against you that can conduct violates a person rights, the intent is to make the aggrieved person whole again |
| professional negligence | malpractice, failing to meet the standard of care |
| beliefs | what you belive about a subject- does not have to be validated |
| values | what and how much you place importance to or onto something or someone- very individual |
| legal | laws that have been passed by congress and can be applied to health professionals |
| Justice | far and equal treatment, given what is due to the person |
| fideltiy | be true, be a patient advocate |
| advocate | every action is in the best interest of the patient, never your best interest |
| Nurse Practice Act | legal duties and functions of the nurse is determined by each state |
| Board of Nursing | the legal arm that upholds the Nurse Practice Act for the state |
| sanctity of life | life must be preserved above all else-an ethical principle |
| negligence | must establish duty, breach of duty and harm to prove |
| public Law | deals with a persons relationship to the state |
| statutory law | professional practice actsare created and governed under this law |
| criminal law | most common public law, addresses acts or offenses against the safety or welfare of the public. |
| administrative law | regulatory law where appointed govermental agencies (e.g. stste board of nursing rules and regulates Nursing Practice acts |
| felony | serious crime usually punishable by prison |
| misdemeanor | less serious than a felony often fine or local prison less than 1 year |
| law | "that which is laid down or fixed" |
| advanced directive | written instruction for a person in good health determining preferences for use of life sustaining measures |
| durable power of attorney | legal document designating who may make health decisions acying in patients best interests |
| living will | life sustaining measures known should the individual not able to do so |
| incident report | risk management tool to describe or report any unusaul event |
