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Chapter 23

Horizontales
Incident report, provides a database for further investigation in an attempt to determine deviations from standards of care
Protect the rights of individuals and provide for fair and equitable treatment when civil wrongs happen
Type of negligence and often referred as professional negligence
Patient's agreement to have a medical procedure after receiving full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences of refusal
Written defamation of character
Describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state
Represent written documents that direct treatment in accordance wit ha patient's wishes in the event of a terminal illness or condition
Intentional threat toward another person that places the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact
Publication of false statements that result in damage to a person's reputation
Legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum acceptable nursing care
Protects private patient information once it is disclosed in health care settings
Reflects decisions made by administrative bodies
Nurse practices; elected legislative bodies such as state legislatures and U.S. Congress created:
Are deliberative acts that violate another's rights such as assault, battery, and false imprisonment
Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification
Verticales
Results from judicial decisions made by courts when individual legal cases are decided
Occurs when one speaks falsely about another
Example is requirement to repot incompetent or unethical nursing conduct to State Board of Nursing
Serious offense that results in significant harm to another person or society in general
Acts in which intent is lacking but volitional action and direct causation occur
Legal document that designates a person or people of one's choosing to make health care decisions when a patient is no longer able to on their behalf
Occurs with unjustified restraint of a person without a legal reason
Preventable errors (falls, UTIs from catheters, pressure ulcers)
Right of patients to keep personal information from being disclosed
Crime that causes injury but does not inflict harm
Civil wrongful acts or omissions made against a person or property