Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing 6th Edition Guido Test Bank

1. Part 1 Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process
2. One Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
3. Preview
4. After completing this chapter, you should be able to
5. Key Terms
6. Definition of Law
7. Sources of Law
8. Constitutional Law
9. Statutory Laws
10. Administrative Laws
11. EXERCISE 1–1
12. Attorney General’s Opinions
13. Judicial Laws
14. Classifications (Types) of Law
15. Common Law
16. Civil Law
17. Public Law
18. Criminal Law
19. EXERCISE 1–2
20. Substantive Law
21. Procedural Law
22. Due Process of Law and Equal Protection of the Law
23. The Judicial Process
24. Questions of Law or Fact
25. JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
26. State Courts
27. Trial Courts
28. State Appellate Courts
29. State Supreme Courts
30. EXERCISE 1–3
31. Federal Courts
32. District Courts
33. Courts of Appeal
34. Supreme Court
35. EXERCISE 1–4
36. Statutes of Limitations
37. EXERCISE 1–5
38. Summary
39. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
40. You Be the Judge
41. Legal Questions
42. References
43. Two Anatomy of a Lawsuit
44. Preview
45. After completing this chapter, you should be able to
46. Key Terms
47. The Trial Process
48. Step One: Initiation of the Lawsuit
49. EXERCISE 2–1
50. Step Two: Pleadings and Pretrial Motions
51. Step Three: Pretrial Discovery of Evidence
52. Step Four: The Trial
53. EXERCISE 2–2
54. Step Five: Appeals
55. Step Six: Execution of Judgment
56. Expert and Lay Witnesses
57. Lay Witness
58. Expert Witness
59. Guidelines For Testifying as an Expert Witness
60. EXERCISE 2–3
61. Summary
62. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
63. You be the Judge
64. Questions
65. References
66. Part 2 Ethics
67. Three Introduction to Ethics
68. Preview
69. After completing this chapter, you should be able to
70. Key Terms
71. Definitions of Ethics and Values
72. Distinction Between Ethics and the Law
73. Ethical Theories
74. EXERCISE 3–1
75. Ethical principles
76. Autonomy
77. Beneficence
78. Nonmaleficence
79. Veracity
80. Fidelity
81. Paternalism
82. Justice
83. Respect for Others
84. Guidelines Ethics
85. EXERCISE 3–2
86. Ethics Committee
87. EXERCISE 3–3
88. Summary
89. Apply Your Ethical Knowledge
90. You be the Ethicist
91. Ethical Questions
92. References
93. Four Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings
94. Preview
95. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
96. Key Concepts
97. Professional Codes of Ethics
98. Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks
99. EXERCISE 4–1
100. Advocacy As a Nursing Role
101. Guidelines Acting as a Patient Advocate
102. EXERCISE 4–2
103. Moral Distress
104. EXERCISE 4–3
105. Therapeutic Jurisprudence
106. Slippery Slope Arguments
107. Health Policy
108. EXERCISE 4–4
109. Summary
110. Apply Your Ethical Knowledge
111. You Be the Judge
112. Questions
113. References
114. Part 3 Liability Issues
115. Five Standards of Care
116. Preview
117. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
118. Key Terms
119. Definition of Standards of Care
120. EXERCISE 5–1
121. Establishment of Nursing Standards of Care
122. Internal Standards
123. Ethical Scenario 5-1 The Hectic Emergency Center
124. EXERCISE 5–2
125. External Standards
126. EXERCISE 5–3
127. National and Local Standards of Care
128. Ethical Scenario 5-2 Meeting the Minimal Standard of Care
129. Importance of Standards of Care to the Individual Nurse
130. Guidelines Standards of Care
131. EXERCISE 5–4
132. Expert Testimony
133. Expanded Nursing Roles
134. EXERCISE 5–5
135. Ethical Issues and Standards of Care
136. Summary
137. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
138. You Be the Judge
139. Questions
140. References
141. Six Tort Law
142. Preview
143. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
144. Key Terms
145. Definition of Torts
146. Negligence Versus Malpractice
147. EXERCISE 6–1
148. Elements of Malpractice or Negligence
149. Duty Owed the Patient
150. Ethical Scenario 6-1 Ethics of Alternate Employment
151. Breach of Duty Owed the Patient
152. Foreseeability
153. Causation
154. Tests for Causation
155. Proximate Cause
156. Injury
157. Damages
158. Guidelines Avoiding Negligent Torts
159. Ethical Scenario 6-2 The Ethics of Damage Awards
160. EXERCISE 6–2
161. Doctrine of Res IPSA LoquitUr
162. Ethical Scenario 6-3 The Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
163. Locality Rule
164. Avoiding Malpractice Claims
165. EXERCISE 6–3
166. Patient Education and Tort Law
167. Definition of Intentional Torts
168. Intentional Torts
169. Assault
170. Battery
171. False Imprisonment
172. Ethical Scenario 6-4 Detaining Patients Against Their Wishes
173. Conversion of Property
174. Trespass to Land
175. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
176. EXERCISE 6–4
177. Quasi-Intentional Torts
178. Invasion of Privacy
179. Defamation
180. EXERCISE 6–5
181. Guidelines Intentional Torts and Quasi-Intentional Torts
182. Defenses
183. Ethical Issues and Tort Laws
184. Summary
185. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
186. You Be the Judge
187. Questions
188. References
189. Seven Nursing Liability: Defenses
190. Preview
191. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
192. Key Terms
193. Defenses Against Liability
194. Defenses Against Intentional Torts
195. Consent
196. Self-Defense and Defense of Others
197. Necessity
198. Defenses Against Quasi-Intentional Torts
199. Consent
200. EXERCISE 7–1
201. Truth
202. Privilege
203. Disclosure Statutes
204. Guidelines Disclosure Statutes
205. Access Laws
206. Qualified Privilege
207. Ethical Scenario 7–1 Privileges and Qualified Privileges
208. Defenses Against Nonintentional Torts
209. Release
210. Contributory and Comparative Negligence
211. EXERCISE 7–2
212. Assumption of the Risk
213. Unavoidable Accident
214. Assumption of the Risk—Defense of the Fact
215. Immunity
216. Good Samaritan Laws
217. Guidelines Good Samaritan Laws
218. Ethical Scenario 7–2 Being a Good Samaritan
219. Statute of Limitations
220. Products Liability
221. Collective and Alternative Liability
222. Caveats in Products Liability Lawsuits
223. EXERCISE 7–3
224. Selected Ethical Issues
225. Summary
226. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
227. You Be the Judge
228. Questions
229. References
230. Eight Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
231. Preview
232. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
233. Key Terms
234. Role of Consent
235. Consent Versus Informed Consent
236. Inclusions in Informed Consent
237. Forms of Informed Consent
238. Standards of Informed Consent
239. Ethical Scenario 8-1 Limitation on Informed Consent
240. EXERCISE 8–1
241. Exceptions to Informed Consent
242. Accountability for Obtaining Informed Consent
243. Nurses’ Role in Obtaining Consent
244. EXERCISE 8–2
245. Consent Forms
246. Who Must Consent
247. Competent Adult
248. Incompetent Adult
249. Minors
250. EXERCISE 8–3
251. Guidelines Informed Consent
252. Right to Refuse Consent
253. Limitations on Refusal of Therapy
254. Ethical Scenario 8-2 A Patient Who Refuses Blood Products
255. Law Enforcement
256. Informed Consent in Human Experimentation
257. Guidelines Rights of Patients in Research
258. Health Literacy
259. Genetic Testing
260. Patient Education in Genetic Testing
261. Patient Self-Determination
262. The Issue of Consent
263. Living Wills
264. Natural Death Acts
265. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
266. Third-Generation Advance Directives
267. Uniform Rights of the Terminally Ill Act
268. Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment
269. Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990
270. Guidelines Advance Directives
271. Do-Not-Resuscitate Directives
272. Mature Minors and the Right to Die
273. Ethical Scenario 8-3 The Child with Cancer
274. EXERCISE 8–4
275. Hospice Care
276. Assisted Suicide
277. Ethical Scenario 8-4 When Advance Directives are Disregarded
278. Ethical Issues
279. EXERCISE 8–5
280. Summary
281. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
282. You be the Judge
283. Questions
284. References
285. Nine Documentation and Confidentiality
286. Preview
287. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
288. Key Terms
289. Medical Records
290. Contents of the Record
291. Effective Documentation
292. Make an Entry for Every Observation
293. EXERCISE 9–1
294. Follow-Up as Needed
295. Ethical Scenario 9-1 James Darling’s Care
296. Read Nurses’ Notes before Giving Care
297. Always Make an Entry, Even If It Is Late
298. Make the Chart Entry after the Event
299. Use Clear and Objective Language
300. Be Realistic and Factual
301. EXERCISE 9–2
302. Chart Only Your Own Observations
303. Chart Patient’s Refusal for Care
304. Clearly Chart All Patient Education
305. Correct Charting Errors
306. Never Alter a Record at Someone Else’s Request
307. Identify Yourself after Every Entry
308. Use Standardized Checklists or Flow Sheets
309. Guidelines Charting (What should the Record Contain?)
310. Leave No Room for Liability
311. EXERCISE 9–3
312. Electronic Medical Record (Computerized Charting)
313. Ethical Scenario 9-2 The Ethics of the Medical Record
314. Charting by Exception
315. Alteration of Records
316. Retention of Records
317. Ownership of the Record
318. Access to Medical Records
319. Incident Reports
320. Guidelines Incident Reports
321. EXERCISE 9–4
322. Electronic Transfer of Medical Records
323. Confidentiality of Medical Records
324. EXERCISE 9–5
325. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
326. Guidelines HIPAA Compliance
327. Electronic Mail and the Internet
328. Reporting and Access Laws
329. Common-Law Duty to Disclose
330. Contagious Diseases
331. Threats to an Identified Person
332. Ethical Scenario 9-3 Ethical Duty to Warn
333. Limitations to Disclosure
334. Substance and Alcohol Abuse Confidentiality
335. HIV/AIDS Confidentiality
336. Selected Ethical Concerns
337. EXERCISE 9–6
338. Summary
339. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
340. You be the Judge
341. Questions
342. References
343. Ten Professional Liability Insurance
344. Preview
345. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
346. Key Terms
347. Professional Liability Insurance
348. Insurance Policies
349. Types of Policies
350. EXERCISE 10–1
351. Declarations
352. Coverage Agreements
353. Limits and Deductibles
354. Additional Clauses in Insurance Policies
355. Guidelines Professional Liability Insurance Policies
356. EXERCISE 10–2
357. Licensure Protection
358. Individual Versus Employer Liability Coverage
359. EXERCISE 10–3
360. Reasons to Purchase Individual Liability Insurance
361. Arguments for Having Professional Liability Insurance
362. Ethical Scenario 10-1 Professional Liability Coverage
363. Summary
364. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
365. You Be the Judge
366. Questions
367. References
368. Part 4 Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing
369. Eleven Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
370. Preview
371. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
372. Key Terms
373. Credentials
374. Professional Licensure
375. State Boards of Nursing
376. Mandatory Licensure
377. Permissive Licensure
378. Institutional Licensure
379. EXERCISE 11–1
380. Nurse Practice Acts
381. EXERCISE 11–2
382. Elements of Nurse Practice Acts
383. Definition of Professional Nursing
384. Requirements for Licensure
385. Exemptions
386. Licensure Across Jurisdictions
387. Disciplinary Action and Due Process Requirements
388. Guidelines Steps in Disciplinary Proceedings for Nursing Misconduct
389. Guidelines Nurse Practice Acts
390. EXERCISE 11–3
391. Penalties for Practicing Without a License
392. Diversion Programs
393. Ethical Scenario 11-1 The Recovering Nurse
394. EXERCISE 11–4
395. Articulation with Medical Practice Acts
396. Scope of Practice Issues
397. Ethical Scenario 11-2 Duty to Promote Health
398. Guidelines Refusal of Care Based on Religious and Moral Principles
399. Updating Nurse Practice Acts
400. Continuing Education for Practicing Nurses
401. Ethical Scenario 11-3 Education for Nurses
402. Reporting Professional Violations of the Nurse Practice Act
403. Certification
404. EXERCISE 11–5
405. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
406. Medicinal Use of Cannabis (Marijuana)
407. Mutual Recognition Compacts
408. Some Ethical Concerns
409. Summary
410. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
411. You be the Judge
412. Questions
413. References
414. Twelve Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
415. Preview
416. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
417. Key Terms
418. Historical Overview of Advanced Nursing Practice Roles
419. Nurse Anesthetist
420. Nurse Midwifery
421. Advanced Nurse Practitioners
422. Clinical Nurse Specialist
423. Clinical Nurse Leader
424. Doctor of Nursing Practice
425. EXERCISE 12–1
426. Legal Liability of Expanded Nursing Roles
427. Scope of Practice Issues
428. Ethical Scenario 12–1 Advance Practice Roles
429. Reimbursement Issues
430. Malpractice Issues
431. Standards of Care
432. Guidelines Nursing in Expanded Practice Roles
433. EXERCISE 12–2
434. Prescriptive Authority
435. Ethical Scenario 12–2 Appropriateness of Pharmaceutical Prescribing
436. Admitting (Hospital) Privileges
437. EXERCISE 12–3
438. Direct Access to Patient Populations
439. Statute of Limitations
440. Ethical Perspectives and Advanced Nursing Practice
441. EXERCISE 12–4
442. Summary
443. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
444. You Be the Judge
445. Questions
446. References
447. Thirteen Corporate Liability Issues and Employment Laws
448. Preview
449. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
450. Key Terms
451. Theories of Vicarious Liability
452. Respondeat Superior
453. Ethical Scenario 13–1 The Duling Case
454. Scope and Course of Employment
455. EXERCISE 13–1
456. Borrowed Servant and Dual Servant Doctrines
457. Corporate Liability
458. Negligent Hiring and Retention
459. Ostensible Authority
460. Subjectivism
461. Inherent Function
462. Reliance
463. Control
464. Ethical Scenario 13–2 Ostensible Agency
465. Theories of Independent Liability
466. Independent Contractor Status
467. Personal Liability
468. Indemnification
469. EXERCISE 13–2
470. Employment Laws
471. Equal Employment Opportunity Laws
472. EXERCISE 13–3
473. Federal Torts Claims Act of 1946
474. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
475. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
476. Affirmative Action
477. Occupational Safety and Health Act
478. Employment-at-Will and Wrongful Discharge
479. EXERCISE 13–4
480. Ethical Scenario 13–3 The Whistleblower Case
481. Ethical Scenario 13–4 The Winkler County Nurses Case
482. EXERCISE 13–5
483. Guidelines Effective Practices in Hiring
484. Collective Bargaining
485. Guidelines Timetable for Calling a Strike
486. Case Law and the National Labor Relations Act
487. EXERCISE 13–6
488. Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
489. Workers’ Compensation Laws
490. EXERCISE 13–7
491. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
492. Ethical Concerns in This Area of the Law
493. Summary
494. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
495. You be the Judge
496. Legal Questions
497. References
498. Fourteen Federal Laws: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991
499. Preview
500. After completing the chapter, you should be able to:
501. Key Terms
502. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
503. Background of the Act
504. Definitions in the Act
505. EXERCISE 14–1
506. Exclusions from the Definition of Disability
507. Provisions of the ADA
508. Title I
509. Title II
510. Title III
511. Title IV
512. Title V
513. Lawsuits Under the ADA
514. Disability Discrimination
515. Ethical Scenario 14–1 Enactment of the ADA
516. Reasonable Accommodation
517. Ethical Scenario 14–2 Reasonable Accommodation
518. EXERCISE 14–2
519. Essential Job Functions
520. EXERCISE 14–3
521. Cases Under Titles III and IV
522. Enforcement of the ADA
523. Guidelines The ADA and Hiring Processes
524. ADA Summary
525. EXERCISE 14–4
526. Civil Rights Act of 1991
527. Background of the Act
528. Definition of Sexual Harassment
529. Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment
530. Hostile Work Environment
531. Ethical Scenario 14–3 Sexual Harassment Laws
532. Guidelines Avoiding Sexual Harassment Claims
533. Preferential Treatment or Sexual Favoritism
534. EXERCISE 14–5
535. Ethical Concerns
536. Summary
537. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
538. You be the Judge
539. Questions
540. References
541. Fifteen Nursing Management and the Nurse-Manager
542. Preview
543. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
544. Key Terms
545. Liability
546. Causes of Malpractice for Nurse-Managers
547. Ethical Scenario 15-1 Ethical Obligations and the Role of Nurse-Managers
548. Duty to Orient, Educate, and Evaluate
549. Failure to Warn
550. Hiring Practices
551. EXERCISE 15–1
552. Staffing Issues
553. Adequate Numbers of Staff
554. EXERCISE 15–2
555. Ethical Scenario 15-2 Employment Dilemmas
556. Float Staff
557. Guidelines Float Nurses
558. Agency Personnel
559. EXERCISE 15–3
560. Guidelines Staffing Issues
561. Policies and Procedures
562. Contract Principles
563. Legal Elements of a Contract
564. Types of Contracts
565. Guidelines Negotiating an Individual Employment Contract
566. EXERCISE 15–4
567. Termination of a Contract
568. Ethical Scenario 15-3 Contracts and Ethics
569. Alternative Dispute Resolution
570. Mediation
571. Arbitration
572. Fact Finding
573. Summary Jury Trial
574. Nurses and Contracts
575. EXERCISE 15–5
576. Contracts that Arise After Employment
577. Ethical Issues
578. Summary
579. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
580. You Be the Judge
581. Questions
582. References
583. Sixteen Delegation, Supervision, and Patient Advocacy
584. Preview
585. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
586. Key Terms
587. Delegation, Assignment, and Supervision
588. EXERCISE 16–1
589. Guidelines Creating an Effective Discipline Plan
590. Ethical Scenario 16–1 The Absent Nurse
591. Principles of Effective Delegation
592. Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
593. EXERCISE 16–2
594. Ethical Scenario 16–2 A Lack of Supervision
595. Guidelines Delegation
596. Patient Advocacy
597. Ethical Scenario 16–3 Advocating in a Timely Manner
598. EXERCISE 16–3
599. EXERCISE 16–4
600. Guidelines Patient Advocacy
601. Ethical Considerations
602. Summary
603. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
604. You be the Judge
605. Questions
606. References
607. Part 5 Impact of the Law on Nursing in Selected Practice Settings
608. Seventeen Nursing in Acute Care Settings
609. Preview
610. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
611. Key Terms
612. Acute Care Nursing
613. Patient Safety
614. Psychiatric and Vulnerable Patients
615. Suicide Prevention
616. Ethical Scenario 17–1 The 15-Minute Checks
617. EXERCISE 17–1
618. Warning of Intent to Harm
619. Failure to Protect from Harm
620. False Imprisonment/Wrongful Commitment
621. Level of Care Required
622. Confidentiality Right of Mentally Ill Patients
623. EXERCISE 17–2
624. Restraints
625. Ethical Scenario 17–2 To Restrain the Patient or Not
626. EXERCISE 17–3
627. Guidelines Chemical and Physical Restraints
628. Medication Errors
629. Incorrect Patient
630. Incorrect Dosage, Medication, or Incorrect Route of Administration
631. Improper Injection Technique
632. Incorrect Time of Administration
633. Failure to Note Patient Allergies
634. Inaccurate Knowledge Regarding the Medication and Its Side Effects
635. Ethical Scenario 17–3 Medication Administration
636. EXERCISE 17–4
637. Failure to Document Appropriately
638. Patient Falls
639. Ethical Scenario 17–4 When a Patient Falls
640. EXERCISE 17–5
641. Technology and Equipment
642. Failure to Adequately Assess, Monitor, and Communicate
643. Failure to Monitor
644. Failure to Assess and Notify
645. EXERCISE 17–6
646. Failure to Listen and Communicate with Patients
647. Communicating with Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Individuals
648. Guidelines Communicating with Non–English- Speaking Patients
649. EXERCISE 17–7
650. Failure to Act as a Patient Advocate
651. Patient Education
652. Ethical Scenario 17–5 Patient Teaching
653. Ethical Issues in Acute Care Settings
654. Summary
655. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
656. You be the Judge
657. Questions
658. References
659. Eighteen Nursing in Ambulatory and Managed Care Settings
660. Preview
661. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
662. Key Terms
663. Ambulatory Care Nursing
664. Patient Education
665. Distance Delivery of Health Care
666. Ethical Scenario 18–1 Telenursing
667. EXERCISE 18–1
668. Guidelines Telenursing
669. Violence
670. EXERCISE 18–2
671. Guidelines Nursing Victims of Violence
672. Volunteer Services
673. Guidelines Volunteering Professional Services
674. Donating Health-Related Advice
675. Guidelines Health-Related Advice
676. Ethical Scenario 18–2 Donating Health Advice
677. Managed Health Care Organizations
678. EXERCISE 18–3
679. Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
680. Legal Issues Surrounding Managed Care
681. Employment Retirement Income Security Act
682. EXERCISE 18–4
683. Gag Rules and End-of-Year Profit Sharing
684. Standards of Care
685. Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act
686. EXERCISE 18–4
687. Ethical Scenario 18–3 Delayed Laboratory Results
688. EXERCISE 18–6
689. EXERCISE 18–7
690. Guidelines Working in Managed Care Settings
691. Antitrust Issues in Managed Care
692. Patient Rights
693. EXERCISE 18–8
694. Ethical Issues in Ambulatory and Managed Health Care
695. Summary
696. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
697. You be the Judge
698. Questions
699. References
700. Nineteen Public and Community Health Care
701. Preview
702. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
703. Key Terms
704. Overview of Public and Community Health Nursing
705. Federal Statutes
706. Social Security Act of 1935
707. Public Health Service Act of 1944
708. Legal Responsibilities
709. Public and Community Health Nursing
710. Home Health Care
711. State Legislation
712. EXERCISE 19–1
713. Standing Orders
714. Contract Law
715. EXERCISE 19–2
716. Confidentiality
717. Ethical Scenario 19–1 Breach of Confidentiality
718. Refusal of Care
719. Agency Policies
720. Guidelines Home Health Care Nursing
721. Malpractice and Negligence
722. Patient Education
723. EXERCISE 19–3
724. Parish Nursing
725. Occupational Health Nursing
726. EXERCISE 19–4
727. School Health Nursing
728. Ethical Scenario 19–2 Prescription Medications at School
729. Correctional Nursing
730. Ethical Scenario 19–3 Appropriateness of Medical Treatment
731. EXERCISE 19–5
732. Disaster Nursing
733. Guidelines Disaster Situations
734. Selected Ethical Issues
735. Summary
736. Apply your Legal Knowledge
737. You be the Judge
738. Questions
739. References
740. Twenty Nursing in Long-Term Care Settings
741. Preview
742. After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
743. Key Terms
744. Long-Term Care Settings
745. Nursing Homes
746. Assisted Living Centers
747. Hospice Nursing Centers
748. Elder Day Care Centers
749. Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987
750. Ethical Scenario 20-1 Surprise Survey by Inspectors
751. EXERCISE 20–1
752. Long-Term Care Nursing: Providing Quality Care
753. Falls and Restraints
754. EXERCISE 20–2
755. Skin and Wound Care
756. EXERCISE 20–3
757. Nutrition and Hydration
758. Patient Safety Issues
759. Ethical Scenario 20-2 When Patients Needs Overlap
760. Guidelines Warning Signs of Elder Abuse and Neglect
761. Resident Transfers
762. EXERCISE 20–5
763. Duty to Assess, Monitor, and Communicate
764. Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts
765. Involuntary Discharge
766. End-of-Life Care and Patient Education
767. Ethical Scenario 20-3 End-of-Life Dilemma
768. Elder Abuse
769. Ethical Scenario 20-4 Witnessing Patient Abuse
770. EXERCISE 20–5
771. Selected Ethical Issues in Long-Term Care
772. Summary
773. Apply Your Legal Knowledge
774. You be the Judge
775. Questions
776. References
777. Index

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