Fundalmental Nursing Skills And Concepts: Chapter 3- Laws And Ethics Vocabulary Flashcard

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Rules of conduct established and enforced by the government of a society

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Laws

Rules of conduct established and enforced by the government of a society

Statutory Laws

Laws enacted by federal, state, or local legislature

Administrative Laws

Legal Provisions through which federal, state, and local agencies maintain self-regulation

Board of Nursing

Regulatory agency that manages the provisions of a state's nurse practice act

Reciprocity

Licensure based on evidence of having met licensing criteria in another state

Nurse Licensure Compacts

Agreements between states in which a nurse licensed in one can practice in another without obtaining an additional license

Telenursing

the use of telecommunications and information technology for providing nursing services in health care whenever a large physical distance exists between patient and nurse, or between any number of nurses

Common Laws

Decisions based on prior cases of a similar nature

Criminal Laws

Penal codes that protect citizens from persons who are a threat to the public good

Misdemeanor

Minor Criminal Offense

Felony

Serious criminal offense

Civil Laws

Statues that protect the personal freedom s and rights of individuals

Plaintiff

Person who claims injury

Defendant

Person charged with violating the law

Tort

Litigation in which one person asserts that an injury, which may be physical, emotional, or financial, occurred as a consequence of another's actions or failure to act

Duty

Obligation to provide care for a person claiming injury or harm

Intentional Torts

Lawsuit in which a plaintiff charges that a defendant committed a deliberately aggressive act

Assault

Act in which there is a threat or attempt to do bodily harm

Battery

Unauthorized physical contact

False Imprisonment

Interference with a person's freedom to move about at will without legal authority to do so

Restraints

Devices or chemicals that restrict movement or access to one's body