Legal Aspects of Nursing
Answer the following questions in detail, at least 250 words per question.
- What types of procedures should be assigned to professional nurses?
- Negligence is measured by reasonableness. What question might the nurse ask when determining such reasonableness?
- List the four elements that are necessary to prove negligence.
- Define an intentional tort, and give one example.
- Differentiate between voluntary and involuntary admission.
- List five activities a person who is declared incompetent cannot perform.
- Name three legal requirements of a surgical permit.
- Who may give consent for medical treatment?
- What law protects the nurse who provides care or gives aid in an emergency situation?
- What actions should the nurse take if he or she questions a health care provider’s prescription—that is, believes the prescription is wrong?
- Describe the nurse’s legal responsibility when asked to perform a task for which he or she is unprepared.
- Describe nursing care of the restrained client.
- Describe six patient rights guaranteed under HIPAA regulations that nurses must be aware of in practice.
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