legal implications nursing

what is a fiduciary relationship?

• in which the relationship between the patient and nurse is appropriate

• in which the relationship between the patient and nurse is theraputic

• in which the nurse provides services that benefit the patient

• in which the nurse provides services that cause the patient to trust the integrity of the nurse

what is professional regulation r/t nursing? (select all that apply)

• nurses are regulated at a provincal/territorial level and each province/territory has a regulatory body

• regulatory bodies ensure competence,certification, and disicplinary actions

• provincal regulatory bodies are responsible for nurses, HCA, and MD together

• regulatory bodies are accountable to the public for ensuring safe, competent, ethical nursing care and investigating complaints

what are standards of care?

• standards of nursing practice

• legal guidelines that apply to certain situations, has some flexibility

• legal guidelines that establish expectations to ensure nurses deliver appropriate care

• legal guidelines that establish expectations

what are nursing practice acts? (select all that apply)

• define changing scopes of nursing practice

• set educational requirements

• define the differences between nursing and medical practice

• define standards of nursing care

what is a tort? (select all that apply)

• a civil wrong comitted against a person or property

• is intentional

• is unintentional

• is intentional OR unintentional

what is negligence? (select all that apply)

• conduct that does not meet care standards

• is intentional or unintentional

• conduct that does not acheive standards established by law

• is intentional

what is nursing negligence? (select all that apply)

• nurse left the room with the bed raised on a fall-risk patient

• nurse owed a duty and did not care out said duty

• failure to use education/skill to foresee or prevent patient harm

• nurse did not document administration of meds, and patient was later given an overdose

criminal liability is a tort of negligence that breaches the provision of expected care

• true

• false

for consent to be legally valid...

• patient must have the mental capacity to make decisons or have a formal advanced directive

• patient is given the right to revoke consent

• patient consent is implied voluntarily

• patient understands risks and alternatives

informed consent is...

• a patient agreement to allow a medical action to take place

• explanation of procedure, and the providers names/qualifications

• full disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives

• the doctor meets with the patient and explains the procedure in medical terms

Answer explanation

medical terms such as IM, edema, erythema... are hard for the patient to understand + clouds their ability to make an informed choice