NSG 1650 Exam 3: Safety, Health Care
Quality, Health Care Law Study Guide
Exam and Actual Answers.
Healthcare Law - Answer The practice of law involving federal, state, or local law and rules or
regulations regarding the delivery of healthcare services.
Scope of Healthcare Law - Answer Involves laws that have a direct impact on healthcare;
created by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of federal and state governments.
Sources of Law - Answer Laws created by Congress or state legislatures on behalf of healthcare
consumers to achieve healthcare policy goals.
Regulatory Agencies - Answer Charged with drafting and implementing regulations to ensure
the effectiveness of statutes without overly burdensome activity.
Enforcement Procedures - Answer Associated with subsequent punishment for violations of
healthcare laws.
Jurisprudence - Answer The theoretical study of law.
Normative Jurisprudence - Answer Deals with legal sanctions and level of punishment, most
relevant to healthcare.
Medical Negligence/Malpractice - Answer Failure to provide the standard of care that a
reasonably competent healthcare professional would provide.
Documentation - Answer Legal record of care that must provide an accurate view of the
client's condition.
Documentation Errors - Answer Include omitting documentation, recording findings of
someone else, and recording care not yet provided.
Patient Self-Determination Act - Answer Requires healthcare providers to supply all clients
, Living Wills - Answer A type of advance directive that outlines a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment in the event they become unable to communicate.
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare - Answer A legal document that allows an individual
to appoint someone else to make healthcare decisions on their behalf.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - Answer Orders indicating no extraordinary measures are taken to
prolong life.
Informed Consent - Answer Permission granted after discussing the treatment details,
necessity, benefits, risks, alternatives, and risks of refusal.
The Nurse's Role in Informed Consent - Answer Ensure the client has received adequate
information and understands it, and obtain consent from parents/guardians for minors.
Good Samaritan Laws - Answer Require people, including healthcare professionals, to rescue
others at the scene of an emergency and protect providers against ordinary negligence.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answer Enacted in 1996 to
protect the privacy of health care information and contains standards for accessibility,
portability, privacy, and confidentiality.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer Provides protection against discrimination for
individuals with physical or mental impairments and mandates accessibility requirements.
Title VI - Answer Prohibits discrimination based on national origin and limited English
proficiency, ensuring access to healthcare information in the client's language.
Healthcare Quality - Answer Degree of services improving health outcomes.
Donabedian's Model - Answer Framework assessing healthcare quality via structure, process,
outcomes.
Structure - Answer Characteristics of the healthcare setting.
Quality, Health Care Law Study Guide
Exam and Actual Answers.
Healthcare Law - Answer The practice of law involving federal, state, or local law and rules or
regulations regarding the delivery of healthcare services.
Scope of Healthcare Law - Answer Involves laws that have a direct impact on healthcare;
created by the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of federal and state governments.
Sources of Law - Answer Laws created by Congress or state legislatures on behalf of healthcare
consumers to achieve healthcare policy goals.
Regulatory Agencies - Answer Charged with drafting and implementing regulations to ensure
the effectiveness of statutes without overly burdensome activity.
Enforcement Procedures - Answer Associated with subsequent punishment for violations of
healthcare laws.
Jurisprudence - Answer The theoretical study of law.
Normative Jurisprudence - Answer Deals with legal sanctions and level of punishment, most
relevant to healthcare.
Medical Negligence/Malpractice - Answer Failure to provide the standard of care that a
reasonably competent healthcare professional would provide.
Documentation - Answer Legal record of care that must provide an accurate view of the
client's condition.
Documentation Errors - Answer Include omitting documentation, recording findings of
someone else, and recording care not yet provided.
Patient Self-Determination Act - Answer Requires healthcare providers to supply all clients
, Living Wills - Answer A type of advance directive that outlines a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment in the event they become unable to communicate.
Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare - Answer A legal document that allows an individual
to appoint someone else to make healthcare decisions on their behalf.
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) - Answer Orders indicating no extraordinary measures are taken to
prolong life.
Informed Consent - Answer Permission granted after discussing the treatment details,
necessity, benefits, risks, alternatives, and risks of refusal.
The Nurse's Role in Informed Consent - Answer Ensure the client has received adequate
information and understands it, and obtain consent from parents/guardians for minors.
Good Samaritan Laws - Answer Require people, including healthcare professionals, to rescue
others at the scene of an emergency and protect providers against ordinary negligence.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Answer Enacted in 1996 to
protect the privacy of health care information and contains standards for accessibility,
portability, privacy, and confidentiality.
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer Provides protection against discrimination for
individuals with physical or mental impairments and mandates accessibility requirements.
Title VI - Answer Prohibits discrimination based on national origin and limited English
proficiency, ensuring access to healthcare information in the client's language.
Healthcare Quality - Answer Degree of services improving health outcomes.
Donabedian's Model - Answer Framework assessing healthcare quality via structure, process,
outcomes.
Structure - Answer Characteristics of the healthcare setting.
