Assault
threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person's permission
Battery
An assault that is carried
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Common law
Law resulting from court decision that is then followed when other cases involving similar circumstances arise
Malpractice
An act of negligence - commonly used when speaking of negligent acts committed by a person working in a certain profession, such as medicine or nursing.
Ethics
A system that defines actions with respect to their being judged right or wrong
False imprisonment
Unjustifiable restraint or prevention of the movement of a person without proper consent
Misdemeanor
A wrong of less seriousness than a felony
Good Samaritan Law
Gives certain persons legal protection when giving aid to someone in an emergency
Felony
A wrong of serious nature
Negligence
Performing an act that a reasonable and comparable person under similar circumstances would not do, or failing to perform an act that a reasonable and comparable person under similar circumstances would do
Invasion of privacy
A wrongful act that violates the right of a person to be let alone
Liable
Being accountable, responsible, or answerable for an act
Libel
A written untruthful statement about a person that subjects him/her to ridicule or contempt
Slander
A spoken untruthful statement about a person that subjects him/her to ridicule or contempt
How could a nurse be convicted of assault?
If the client perceives that the nurse intends to do a procedure without consent or justification
How could a nurse be convicted of battery?
If the nurse willfully touched a client in any manner that is wrong in some way
Clients have a right to refuse nursing interventions. (T/F)
True
If a nurse uses restraints to keep a client, who is a danger to himself, in bed, the nurse is likely to be convicted of false imprisonment. (T/F)
False, you can detain/restrain a person against their will if they are a threat to themselves or others
In order to legally sign as a witness to informed consent, the nurse must have been present when the physician and client discussed the procedure. (T/F)
False, you are only witnessing that the patient was the one who signed the consent
It is not necessary for the nurse to determine if the client understands what the physician said in order to witness an informed consent. (T/F)
True, you are only witnessing a signature [Show Less]