NSE 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Informed Consent, Robert Latimer, Implied Consent
13 Apr 2017
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Needed hip surgery bc of the rods. Too much pain so father killed her with carbon monoxide. Went on parole for 2nd degree murder. Importance of legal issues in nursing now than the past. Publicly announce whats going on and have pt. input unlike before where they wouldn"t ask patients and the public. According to nursing act, nurses are authorized to perform controlled acts. When they have the knowledge skills and judgements. According to health professions act, a scope of practice statement = . Result = increased consumer choice among a variety of safe hcp. A person who, as a result of a relationship with another person, is required by law to place the other person"s interests equal to or ahead of his own in all dealings involving that other person. Implies trust in the specialized knowledge and integrity of the professional. Public law: any law involving the state . Private law: judge-made law, wills, marriages, divorces, personal property, negligence.
