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UNITEK VN Exam 1, Semester 1 questions with || || || || || || || ||
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Autonomy - ✔✔refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and make
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decisions freely. ||
Nonmaleficence - ✔✔means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is good. || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Accountability and confidentiality are - ✔✔the responsibilities of the nurse as part of the care to || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
be given to the patient.
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Civil battery is - ✔✔the unlawful touching of a person; intent to harm is not necessary.
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Laws - ✔✔proper behavior in society
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Negligence - ✔✔absence of due care || || || || ||
Malpractice - ✔✔professional negligence || || ||
duty - ✔✔established relationship btwn patient and nurse
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breach of duty - ✔✔failure to perform the duty in a reasonable prudent manner
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proximate cause of harm || || ||
harm - ✔✔doesn't have to be physical injury
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deposition - ✔✔witnesses required to undergo questioning by attorneys
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Criminal Law - ✔✔concerned with offenses against society in general
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The purpose of criminal law is to punish the crime and to deter and prevent further crimes.
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Civil Law - ✔✔deals with personal rights and applies to conduct that is detrimental to an
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individual. ||
Civil law's purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again.
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Assault - ✔✔Assault is an intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another. It does not have to
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include actual bodily contact. || || ||
Malpractice - ✔✔Malpractice is the failure to meet a legal duty that results in harm to another.
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Negligence - ✔✔Negligence is the commission of an act or omission of an act that a reasonably
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prudent person would have done in a similar situation, leading to harm of another person.
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Harm - ✔✔Term for injury to a person or the person's property that gives rise to a basis for a legal
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action against the person who caused the damage.
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Failure to secure informed consent may result in - ✔✔civil liability for battery.
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The Patient's Bill of Rights is - ✔✔a list of rights of the patient that includes the right of an
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informed consent. ||
Justice in nursing means - ✔✔that nurses must allocate time among all the assigned patients to
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meet their needs.
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UNITEK VN Exam 1, Semester 1 questions with || || || || || || || ||
accurate detailed solutions || ||
Autonomy - ✔✔refers to personal freedom of choice, a right to be independent and make
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decisions freely. ||
Nonmaleficence - ✔✔means to do no harm. Beneficence means doing what is good. || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Accountability and confidentiality are - ✔✔the responsibilities of the nurse as part of the care to || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
be given to the patient.
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Civil battery is - ✔✔the unlawful touching of a person; intent to harm is not necessary.
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Laws - ✔✔proper behavior in society
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Negligence - ✔✔absence of due care || || || || ||
Malpractice - ✔✔professional negligence || || ||
duty - ✔✔established relationship btwn patient and nurse
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breach of duty - ✔✔failure to perform the duty in a reasonable prudent manner
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proximate cause of harm || || ||
harm - ✔✔doesn't have to be physical injury
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deposition - ✔✔witnesses required to undergo questioning by attorneys
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Criminal Law - ✔✔concerned with offenses against society in general
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The purpose of criminal law is to punish the crime and to deter and prevent further crimes.
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Civil Law - ✔✔deals with personal rights and applies to conduct that is detrimental to an
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individual. ||
Civil law's purpose is to make the aggrieved person whole again.
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Assault - ✔✔Assault is an intentional threat to cause bodily harm to another. It does not have to
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include actual bodily contact. || || ||
Malpractice - ✔✔Malpractice is the failure to meet a legal duty that results in harm to another.
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Negligence - ✔✔Negligence is the commission of an act or omission of an act that a reasonably
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prudent person would have done in a similar situation, leading to harm of another person.
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Harm - ✔✔Term for injury to a person or the person's property that gives rise to a basis for a legal
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action against the person who caused the damage.
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Failure to secure informed consent may result in - ✔✔civil liability for battery.
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The Patient's Bill of Rights is - ✔✔a list of rights of the patient that includes the right of an
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informed consent. ||
Justice in nursing means - ✔✔that nurses must allocate time among all the assigned patients to
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meet their needs.
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