Term
| Discuss the components of the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act |
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Definition
Nurse practice act and Board of nursing rules and regulations define the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice vary from state to state but common elements include the following
*Definition of the term Registered Nurse
*Description of professional nursing functions- Scope of practice
*Standards of competent performance
*Behaviors that represent misconduct or prohibited practices
*Grounds for disciplinary action
*Fines and penalties or violations |
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Term
| Verbalize the legal responsibilities of nursing students and registered nurses |
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Definition
Student nurses are held to the same standards of care as an RN
-Responsible for own acts of negligence if results in pt injury
-Legal responsibilities include:
-preparations for each clinical experience
-notify instructor if unprepared to carry out task
-being familiar with each agency's policies and procedures
-notify staff member or instructor of pt change
-do not perform RN duties outside supervised clinical setting |
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Term
| Identify the four specific areas of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and their impact on nursing practice |
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Definition
1. Privacy- Protects and controls health info
2. Security standards- safety of health info
3. Identifiers- Info that cannot be released for research
4. Codes- Involve the transfer of info |
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Term
| Identify the requirements of the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991 and nursing responsibilities |
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Definition
| Requires that federally funded hospitals (Medicare, Medicaid) inform adult patients in writing about their right to make treatment choices and that they ask patients if they have a living will (advance directives) or durable power of attorney for health care |
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Term
| Identify when the nurse has an obligation to report practices that endanger the health and safety of patients |
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Definition
-nurses are to report abuse, rape and communicable disease
-nurse responsible for knowing legally what to report and to whom
-nurses are of then the first to detect abuse0 obligated both ethically and legally to report abuse
-protected from law suits from alleged abusers for erroneously filing a report of suspected abuse |
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