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Nurse Practice Act determines:   The scope of practice for a professional nurse in a specific state  
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Nurse Practice Act establishes guidelines   by which nurses can perform skills or services  
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Nurse Practice Act is a set of:   statutes (rules and regulations) that provide guidelines for professional nurses  
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Nurse Practice Act establishes what to protect the public?   Educational, examination and behavioral standards for nurses  
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What does each state have to enforce requirements?   A Board of Registered Nursing to oversee implementation of Nurse Practice Act by nurses across care delivery settings  
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What can the Board of Nursing in state of licensure do?   Deny, suspend, or revoke license to practice as a registered nurse.  
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Why are reasons the Board of Nursing would place disciplinary action or sanction? (first 5)   -Unprofessional conduct -Conduct that could negatively affect public health -Accepting and carrying out assignments incorrectly or with insufficient preparation -Physical/verbal abuse of a client -Breach of confidentiality  
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Why are reasons the Board of Nursing would place disciplinary action or sanction? (last 4)   -Improper delegation of care that places client at risk for harm -Failure to maintain accurate client record of falsifying client record -Abandonment -Failure to engage continuing education activities required by state statute  
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Negligence   Unintentional failure to act as a reasonable person in similar circumstances would act that result in injury to another  
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What elements are included in Negligence?   Duty, Breech of duty, Injury occured, Proximate cause, and Actual loss or damage resulting from conduct  
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Duty indicates what?   legal relationship between nurse and client  
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Duty:   Nurse has responsibility to care for and watch over client as a component of employment  
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Breech of duty   nurse fails to complete the duty; includes commission or omission  
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Injury occurred   client has suffered physical, emotional, or financial  
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Proximate cause   injuriesthere is resonably close casual connection between nurse's conduct and resulting injury  
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Malpractice   negligence by a professional; professional failure to carry our or perform duties that result in injury to another; acting outside the scope of one's practice  
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What is malpractice usual filed as in court?   A civil tort; a court must reach finding of guilty in order for restitution to occur  
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The doctor administering the Diprivan to Michael Jackson is an example of what?   Criminal charge for gross malpractice  
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