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1
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Doctrine of INFORMED CONSENT

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patient needs to know all possible foreseeable outcomes of procedure. what happens if patient does or does not go through with surgery

2
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Who’s responsibility to obtain ‘Informed Consent’?

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Doctor

3
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Can a nurse obtain Informed Consent?

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A nurse can get a patient to sign informed consent document if the doctor asks the nurse to obtain the sig.

4
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Can nurse sign Informed Consent doc?

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yes, as a witness to patient signing.

5
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If patient doesn’t seem well informed, should nurse still get sig?

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No, get doc to ensure patient understands.

6
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non-malificence

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practice of “do no harm”

7
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Sanctions

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repercussions or punishments

8
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2 categories of law

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Criminal vs Civil

9
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Criminal law

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break a law that sicuety has set up

10
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Civil law

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violating other people’s rights

11
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Statutory Law

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Written laws, usually enacted by a legislative body

12
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Common Law

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law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals that decide individual cases

13
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Plaintiff

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person complaning

14
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Defendent

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person potentially liable

15
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Discovery

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when all evidence is presented

16
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17
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Assault

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THREAT. If you get up in someone’s face, you don’t even have to touch them, it can be assault.

18
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Battery

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if you touch the patient in ANY unwanted way

19
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Defamation

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damaging the good reputation of someone

20
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Slander

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making false damaging claims about someone

21
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Libel

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written words of defamation or slander

22
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Malpractice

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failing to meet legal duty requirements

23
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Negligence

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to commit or not commit an act, resulting in causing harm

24
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Standards of Care

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medical care policies and procedures that would be carried out for certain patients no matter where in the world you/they are.

25
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Scope of Practice

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what the medical professional would and can do in a given situation - varies based on professional level

26
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???? Box 2-3

Common Breaches of Care

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27
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Patient Bill of Rights

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is a list of guarantees for those receiving medical care. It may take the form of a law or a non-binding declaration. Typically a patient’s bill of rights guarantees patients information, fair treatment, and autonomy over medical decisions, among other rights.

28
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Consent for Treatment does not cover….

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invasive procedures (biopsy, surgery etc)

29
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Invasive procedures require what form?

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Informed Consent Form

30
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If patient is refusing treatment and decides to sign the AMA form (against medical advice), you must inform them that…..

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health insurance may not pay for service

31
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??? Box 1-1

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32
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Deontology

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the normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action’s adherence to a rule or rules. It is sometimes described as “duty” or “obligation” or “rule”-based ethics, because rules “bind you to your duty.”

33
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Teleology

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an account of a given thing’s end or purpose. (i.e. we might give a teleological account of why forks have prongs by showing their purpose—how the design helps humans to eat certain foods. Stabbing food and helping humans eat is what forks are for. There are two kinds of telos or end.)

34
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2 most common Nosocomial infections

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  • pneumonia

- UTI

35
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Lasix used for?

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diuretic drug

36
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unit measurement of the lumen of catheter tube

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french

37
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3 Branches of Law

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Executive
Judicial
Legislative

37
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Penal codes

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Protect citizens from people who pose a threat to public good.

38
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Assault

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In your face threat. Verbal

39
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Torts

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a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.

39
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Battery

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Unwanted touching. Invasive procedure without informed consent unless in life saving emergency.

40
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Assault

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verbal threat, in your face agressiveness

40
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False Imprisonment

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Restraints without permission

41
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Battery

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any unwanted touching, invasive procedure without informed consent,

42
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Nurse Practice Act

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Defines scope of nursing practice, establish limits to practice

http://www.rochestergeneral.org/about-us/rochester-general-hospital/about-us/rochester-medical-museum-and-archives/online-exhibits/the-nursing-practice-act-the-armstrong-act-of-1903/

43
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When can an LPN manage a central line?

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http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/nurse-lpn-iv-acutecare.htm

  • under direct supervision of RN
  • completed an IV training course
  • demonstrate competency
  • in an acute care setting
44
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Common law

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decisions based on similar cases

45
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Civil laws

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protect personal freedoms and rights

46
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False Imprisonment

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using restraints when unwanted

47
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How to avoid lawsuits

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  • good nurse patient relationship
  • give competent, considerate care
  • anecdotal records
  • incident reports
  • risk management
48
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nonmalefincenec

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do no harm

49
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beneficence

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doing an action for the benefit of others

50
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autonomy

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must allow patient their decision and honor it.

51
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Veracity

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always tell the truth. Is it going to hurt? Yes, a liitle.

52
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Fidelity

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do what you promise

53
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living will

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describes certain life prolonging treatments. indicate which treatments you do or do not want applied to you in the event you either suffer from a terminal illness or are in a permanent vegetative state.

54
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Power of Attorney

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is a legal document that gives someone you choose the power to act in your place, In case you ever become mentally incapacitated.

55
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Triage

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the assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds or illnesses to decide the order of treatment of a large number of patients or casualties.

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