Question

You must use correct common legal terms associated with nursing practice, and correctly interpret their meaning irrespective of the area in which you are working. Describe the following legal terms and types of law:

1)  Intellectual capacity:

Answer 1

The first nursing law created in the year of 1903 under nursing registration..State nursing Practice Acts for rights,responsibilities and scope..Rules and regulations are governed by federal,state and local laws..Intellectual capacity nursing needs in effective leadership and contemporary practices..Mental health Act liberty safeguards for nurses must have self aware an emotionally fit for themselves in practices..
The following laws for nursing practice are:

Statutory laws:It was created by U.S congress..the american disabilities Act(1990)ADA protect the right for disabled in the workplacew throughout the society..
Regulatory laws:It was created by administrative bodies(State board of nursing)with rules and regulations..It takes over the incompetent or unethical nursing conduct to the board.
common laws (Or)tort law:It was created by courts under judicial decisions for individual cases..It includes patient Rights for Refusing the treatment,negligence and malpractice ..This is more familiar aw for nurses and doctors..Nurses are learned from school about not only patient care and also leaned for right decisions to maintain medical records and reports perfectly..
Public laws:It was designed to protect the public..For wrong administration of drugs the crime against state the nurse could go to jail and the license to practice will be closed..
Civil laws:It will be between the patient and nurse for wrong procedure and practice the patient will receive some compensation..
Legal practice for nurses:
Informed consent:It can be oral or written also..For special procedure and treatement,high risk,alternative treatment,special procedure and surgery consent must be obtained..It must be given by client..In case patient in difficult ssituation to give consent child can give if they are more than 18years..
Violence,abuse and neglect can be reported to the higher authority with appropriate situation..
Potential liability for nurses should be addressed like physician's order must be undrstand clearly..if you have doubt in order it must be clarified with supervisors
Floating(unfamiliar with nursing unit) must be corrected by proper orientation..Adequate staffing ratio for medical,critical and paediatric unit..
To protect the nurses legally they must follow the education resources for all aspects..As a nursing student they must do the procedure under supervisor or doctors..As a nurse they must follow the safeguards for client and avoid negligence acts..use common sense for doing procedured what they learned,document the medication and treatment in nurses records.
Never give legal advice for patient for getting legal advice encourage them to consult an attorney..Never accept any gift or money from clients..