Potter & Perry Chapter 10 - Legal Implications in Nursing Practice - PPN 101

These flashcards focus on key vocabulary and legal concepts relevant to nursing practice as discussed in the lecture notes.

Advance Directive

A legal document that allows a person to outline their preferences for medical treatment in case they become unable to communicate.

Negligence

Failure to provide the standard of care that a reasonably prudent nurse would provide, resulting in harm to a patient.

Informed Consent

The process of obtaining permission from a patient based on a full understanding of the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives.

Intentional Torts

Deliberate acts that cause harm to another person, leading to legal liability.

Battery

Unauthorized physical contact with a person, which can cause injury or offense.

Assault

An act that creates an apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact in another person.

Standards of Care

Legal guidelines that establish the expectations for nursing practice and ensure safe and appropriate patient care.

Statute Law

Laws made by elected legislature bodies such as the Parliament of Canada and provincial legislatures.

Tort

A civil wrong that causes harm to a person, for which a legal remedy may be sought.

Risk Management

A systematic approach for identifying, analyzing, evaluating, and reducing risk to patients in healthcare.

Fiduciary Relationship

A relationship in which one party (the nurse) is obligated to act in the best interest of another party (the patient) due to trust and dependency.