WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
Breach - ANSWER--one party fails to meet the terms of agreement
-other party can sue in civil court for any damages
Regulatory power - ANSWER-rules and regulations for licensure, education and
practice
Adjudicatory power - ANSWER-investigate, hear and decide on outcomes of
complaints
(Boards of Nursing can only limit/deny a nursing license)
Veracity - ANSWER-obligation to tell truth and not lie or deceive others
Fidelity - ANSWER-obligation to others or to organizations (ANA code of ethics)
Autonomy - ANSWER-right of individual to choose
Beneficence - ANSWER-duty to promote good and prevent harm
Non-maleficence - ANSWER-duty to cause no harm to others
Justice - ANSWER-obligation to be fair
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER--nurses with disabilities
(confidentiality as long as consistent with client safety; treatment; self-reporting)
-access to practice
Nurse Practice Acts (NPA) - ANSWER--commonalities among states
-must know requirement for state (or incompact) you practice in and obtain a copy
-boundaries, definition of practice, area for discipline on practice, procedures in
place to protect nurse for challenges for licensure)
-consumers depend on healthcare professionals
, Law - ANSWER-human-made rules designed to help people maintain order in
their society/settle their problems in a nondestructive manner
Contract law - ANSWER-a promissory agreement between or among two or more
parties that creates a legal relationship
-express contract written or verbally (implied contract)
-enforceable contract
Legal termination of a contract - ANSWER--completely performed: terms met
-both parties agree to a change or annul
-become impossible (death)
-breach
Private law - ANSWER-between individuals (contract, tort law)
Administrative law in nursing - ANSWER--Nurse Practice Acts
-state boards of nursing
-licensure and protection of health, safety, and welfare of citizens (entry to
practice, multistate license/telehealth, advanced practice nurses, control over
nursing practice, delegation in nursing practice)
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) - ANSWER-protect right of employees and
employers
Collective bargaining - ANSWER--bargain with employer as a group, in good
faith, to make agreement regarding similar interests in wage, hours, work
conditions
-grievance procedures guaranteed to all employees
-protect nurse employee from discharge except for good cause
-cannot bargain individually with employer
Statutory law - ANSWER-established through legislative process
Common law - ANSWER-established by previous court decisions
Public law - ANSWER-between government and individuals
(constitutional, administrative, criminal law)