NSE 112 Chapter : Winter Week 8 - Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
15 Dec 2011
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Natalia - winter week 8 - legal issues in nursing practice. 9:02 pm: briefly discuss key components of canada"s legal system as it affects nursing practice. Public law - primarily relations between people and the state or society. Common law - the rest of the country. Statute law - created by elective legislative bodies such as parliament and provincial or territorial legislatures. Provincial - only apply to said territory: i. e. regulated health care professions act (1991) and other nursing acts throughout the country. Federal - apply throughout the country : i. e. food and drugs act (1985) Regulatory bodies - provincial nurse"s associations : i. e. cno: describe the legal responsibilities and obligations of nurses. Standards of care are legal guidelines for nursing practice. Establish an expectation of nurses to provide safe and appropriate care. If nurses do not follow the standards, they put themselves in legal jeopardy and clients at risk.
