NURS 1110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Professional Liability Insurance, Assisted Suicide, Statutory Law

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Chapter 6 - ethics and legal issues introduction. Legal issues arise that every nurse must understand. Reimbursement issues the organizations that provide health care. Ethics: a standard code or guide to behavior. Morals: an individual"s code of acceptable behaviors. Autonomy: focuses on the patient"s right to make decisions about matters that impact the patient. Beneficence: relates to doing something good and caring for the patient. Ethical dilemma: occurs when a person is forced to choose between two or more alternatives, none of which is ideal. Nursing education needs to focus more on ethical comportment. Students need to develop skills to respond ethically to errors and to make ethical decisions. Role of the state board of nursing. Rationing care: who can access care when needed. Negligence occurs in nursing and can lead to a malpractice suit. Breach of duty was cause of harm. Damage or injury to the patient occurred. Need to prove all elements for successful suit.

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