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Legal issues in nursing practice
1.
2. About Legal Issues
īRights, responsibilities, scope of nursing practice
īAs defined by state nursing practice acts
īSources of laws
īSum total of rules and regulations by which a society is
governed
īLaw made at federal, state, and local levels
4. About Legal Issues, continued
īCriminal and civil laws
īAddress conduct harmful to another individual or
society
īMay be punishable by fines or imprisonment
īCrime
īAct prohibited by statute, common law principles
īCivil law
īDeals with rights and duties of private persons
5. Tort Law
īTort ī civil wrong committed against a person or
personâs property
īUnintentional torts
īNegligence
īProfessional negligence
īMalpractice
9. Strategies to Prevent IncidentsīMaintain client safety
īFalls
īMistaken identity
īMinimize risk of medication errors
īApply the Five Rights
ī Right drug
ī Right dose
ī Right client
ī Right route
ī Right time
10. Strategies to Prevent Incidents,
continued
īUse effective communication
īHelps decrease risk of bad outcomes
īAttentive listening
īAccurate documentation and reporting
īProfessional liability insurance
īNurses should carry to manage personal financial risk
11. Standards of Care
īBased on
īNurse Practice Act (NPA)
īAdministrative rules
īJob descriptions
īPolicies and procedures
īANA
12. Selected Laws
īInformed consent
īClientâs legal and ethical rights to be informed of, give
permission for procedure, treatment
īClient must not be coerced
īClient understanding essential
īFollow agencyâs specific protocols
īCompetency for consent
īConsent in an emergency
īChild participation in decision
13. Selected Laws, continued
īControlled Substance Act
īFederal law
īGood Samaritan laws
īEncourage health care providers to help victims in an
emergency
īProtects health care workers from potential liability
īNurse responsible for following through with
emergency care
14. Nurse Practice Acts
īNurse Practice Acts (NPAs)
īDefines:
ī Scope of practice
ī Standards for education programs
ī Licensure requirements
ī Grounds for disciplinary actions
īEnforced by state boards of nursing (BON)
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16. Figure 47-3 Relationship among the Nursing Practice Act, Administrative Rules, and position/advisory statements.
17. Licensure
īAllows nurses legal privilege to practice nursing as
defined by NPA
īEach BON oversees administration of a licensure
examination
īNational Council of State Boards of Nursing
īNCLEX-RNÂŽ
īNCLEX-PNÂŽ
18. BONsīResponsibilities
īActions against nurses found guilty
īGiving false information
īNolo contendere
īConduct that endangers public health
īUnfit or incompetent to practice
īEngaging in conduct that deceives, defrauds, or harms
the public
ī2009 NCSBN report www.NCSBN.org.
19. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing
īMembership
īFunctions
īNurse Licensure Compact
īMutual recognition model
21. Standards of Nursing Practice
īANA Standards of Nursing Practice
īStandards are authoritative statements by which the
nursing profession describes the responsibilities for which
its practitioners are accountable. Standards reflect the
values and priorities of the profession and provide
direction for professional nursing practice and a
framework for the evaluation of this practice. They also
define the nursing professionâs accountability to the public
and the outcomes for which registered nurses are
responsible.
ī http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/NursingStan
dards.aspx
22. ANA
Standards of Professional Performance
īQuality of practice
īProfessional Practice Evaluation
īEducation
īCollegiality
īEthics
īCollaboration
īResearch
īResource Utilization
īLeadership
25. Advance Directives
īLegal document
īExpresses an individualâs desires regarding medical
treatment
īPatient Self-Determination Act
īTypes of advance directives
īLiving will
īDurable power of attorney for health care
26. Elements of Advance
Directives
īSurrogate decision maker authority to:
īConsent to or refuse medical treatment or diagnostic
procedure
īHire or discharge medical providers
īAuthorize admission to medical and long-term care
facilities
īHave access to all medical records
īConsent to comfort care, pain relief measures
īAny measures to carry out wishes
27. Role of Nurse
īReassure clients and families that they have option to
change their decision
īAssess whether clients, families have accurate
understanding of life-sustaining measures
īBe supportive of clientsâ decisions
28. Health Information and Portability and
Accountability Act
īHIPAA
īPurposes
īMinimizes exclusion of preexisting conditions
īDesignates special rights for those who lose other health
coverage
īEliminates medical underwriting in group plans
īIncludes Privacy Rule
29. Protected Health Information
īProtected by Privacy Rule:
īIndividually identifiable health information
īInformation that identifies individual
īAccess to medical records
īRequired notice of privacy practices and opportunity
for confidential communications
īLimits on use of medical information
īProhibition of use of personal information for
marketing
30. Privacy vs. Confidentiality
īPrivacy ī right of individuals to keep their personal
information from being disclosed
īConfidentiality ī the assurance client has that
private information will not be disclosed without
clientâs consent
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