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Question | Answer |
What was written and enacted by the Congress of the United States, the state legislatures, and other governmental entities such as cities, counties or townships | Statutory Law |
Statutory Law carries more weight than what law | Common Law |
Why are most written at the state level? | because licensure is a responsibility of the individual states |
Give me 4 examples of the Statutory Law | a)Nurse Practice Act b)State Board of Nursing c)Individual licensure pocedures d)Fee Schedule |
Which Law derives from custom common usage judicial law (or court rulings) | Common Law |
What does the Common Law Reflect? | Reflects community's standards of behavior |
Give me some examples of the Internal Standards of Care | a)Agency policy and procedure book b)Job Description c)Employment contract |
Give me 2 examples of External Standards of Care | a)Standards developed by American Nurses Association (ANA) b)State Nurse Practice Act c)Criteria established by JCAHO d)Guidelines from nurse specialty groups e)Federal agency regulations |
State Nurse Practice Act...is it Internal or External Standards of Care? | External Standards of Care |
Agency Policy and Procedure Book....is it Internal or External Standards of Care? | Internal Standards of Care |
What Law regulates conduct between private individuals or businesses | Civil Law |
Who does Jada Love | Mark |
Nurses are likely involved in what concerning Civil Law? | Lawsuits |
Violation of Civil Law is called? | Tort |
Which Law is concerned with harm against society: Misdemeanor/Felony | Criminal Law |
Failure to renew license is an example of which law | Criminal Law |
Give me 3 examples of Criminal Law | 1.Failure to renew license 2. illegal diversion of drugs, esp, narcotics 3. Intentional or unintentional death of patient 4. Violating the Nurse Practice Act |
Violating the nurse practice act is an example of what law | Criminal Law |
If Patient was not even harmed but the Nurse Practice Act was Violated...is it still a criminal offense? | Yes |
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