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Ethical and Legal Issues
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| LIVING WILL | list medical treatment that a client chooses to omit or refuse it client becomes unable to make decisions and is terminally ill |
| DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY | appoints a health care proxy chosen by the client to make health care decisions on the clients behalf when the client is no longer able to make decisions |
| INCIDENT REPORT | should not be copied or placed in the clients record |
| INCIDENT REPORT | no reference to the incident report in the clients chart should be made |
| INCIDENT REPORT | not a substitute for a complete entry in the clients record concerning the incident |
| INCIDENT REPORT | used as a means of identifying risk situations and improving client care |
| INFORMED CONSENT | the clients approval to have his body touched by a specific individual |
| NONMALEFICENCE | the obligation to do or cause no harm to another |
| BENEFICENCE | the duty to do good to others and maintain a balance between benefits and harm |
| JUSTICE | the equitable distribution of potential benefits and tasks determining the order in which clients should be provided care |
| VERACITY | the obligation to tell the truth |
| AUTONOMY | respect for clients right to self-determination |
| FIDELITY | the duty to do what one has promised |
| ADVOCATE | A person who speaks up for or acts on behalf of the client,protects the clients right to make his or her decisions |
| NPA | series of statues that have been enacted by eacj state legislature to regulate the practice of nursing in that state |
| STANDARDS OF CARE | guidelines that identify what the client can expect to receive in terms of care |
| MALPRACTICE | NEGLIGENCE On part of the nurse |
| NEGLIGENCE | can include acts of omission and commission |
| ASSAULT | when a person puts another person in fear of a harmful or offensive contact |
| BATTERY | intentional touching of another's body without the other's consent |
| FALSE IMPRISONMENT | when a client is not allowed to leave a health care facility when there is no legal justification to detain the client |
| DEFAMATION | false communication that causes damage to someone's reputation either in writing or verbal |
| FRAUD | deliberate deception intended to produce unlawful gains |
| INVASION OF PRIVACY | includes violating confidentiality, intruding on private client or family matters, and sharing client information with unauthorized persons |
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Pn2014
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