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Fundamentals of Nursing -2

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Legal Aspects of Nursing - 1
Legal Aspects of Nursing - 2
Law   show
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Constitutional Law   show
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show laws enacted by the legislation are called statutory laws. Federal laws supersede state laws; state laws supersede local laws. Regulation of nursing is a function of state law. State legislatures pass statutes that define & regulate “nurse practice acts"  
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Administrative Law   show
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Common Law   show
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Public Law   show
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Criminal Law   show
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Private Law or Civil Law   show
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show involves enforcement of agreements among private individuals or the payment of compensation for failure to fulfill agreements  
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show duties and rights among private individuals that not based on contractual agreements (ex. malpractice, invasion of privacy).  
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Civil Actions   show
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Criminal Actions   show
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show Action of a lawsuit.  
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show Lawyers who participate in lawsuits  
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show Document filed by plaintiff  
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show Person who claims that his legal rights have been infringed  
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show Persons or entities claimed by plaintiff to have infringed his rights  
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show Written response made by defendants  
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show Both parties engage in pretrial activities, in an effort to obtain facts of the situation.  
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Trial   show
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show Rendered by Judge  
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Verdict   show
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Burden of proof   show
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show Special training, experience or skill in relevant area and allowed by court to offer an opinion in some issue within in his or her area of expertise  
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show Process of determining and maintaining competence in nursing practice. One way of maintaining standards. Includes licensure, certification and accreditation.  
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License   show
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Mutual recognition model   show
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show Mechanism used to create mutual recognition among states.  
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show Voluntary practice of validating that an individual nurse has met minimum standards of nursing competence in specialty areas such as maternal-child health, pediatrics etc.  
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show Skills and learning commonly possessed by members of a profession. Legal guidelines for nursing practice.  
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Contract   show
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Implied contract   show
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Liability   show
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show Nurse's duty of care, that is, duty to render care, established by the presence of an expressed or implied contract  
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show Vary among practice settings. Nurse-Client, Employer-Employee  
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Respondent Superior   show
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Right   show
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show Obligation associated with a right  
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Strike   show
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show Agreement by client to accept a course of treatment of procedure after being provided complete information, including the benefits and risks of a treatment.  
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show Oral or written agreement  
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show Individuals nonverbal behavior indicates agreement  
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show transfer of responsibility for performance of an activity from one person to another while retaining accountability for the outcome  
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Mandated reporters   show
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Impaired Nurse   show
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Advance health care directives   show
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show Provides specific instructions about what medical treatment the client chooses to omit or refuse in the event the client is unable to make those decisions  
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Health care proxy   show
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Autopsy   show
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show for clients who are in the stage of terminal, irreversible illness ore expected death and expressed wish for no resusitation in an event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest  
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Euthanasia   show
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Inquest   show
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show Public official, not necessarily a physician, appointed or elected to inquire into the death, where appropriate.  
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show Physician, usually has advanced education in pathology or forensic medicine.  
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Crime   show
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show Crime serious in nature, such as murder, punishable by a term in prison.  
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Manslaughter   show
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Misdemeanor   show
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show Civil wrong committed against a person or person's property.  
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Negligence   show
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