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