Question

1.) The nurse recognizes the standard of care is a legal term. The Standard of Care describes?

a.) the philosophy of care

b.) the minimum requirement of acceptable care

c.) a specific procedure for how to perform a nursing task.

Answer 1

Standards of care are the legal requirements for nursing practice it describes minimum acceptable nursing care.the standards reflect the knowledge and skills ordinarily possessed &used by nurses actively practicing in the profession.

Nursing standards of care described in the nursing practice act of every state.in a malpractice lawsuit a nurses actual conduct is compared to nursing standards of care to determine whether the nurse acted as any reasonable the nurse would act under the same or similar circumstances.

eg:---if a patient receives a burn from a warm compresses application if the nurse followed the correct procedure for applying the compress.

a, it is study of ethics , processes and people which constitutes maintenance of health care of human being.a philosophy of nursing begins by identifying and highlighting the beliefs important to the profession itself.in emergency medical treatment as a result of patients being transferred from private to public hospitals without appropriate screening and stabilization.an appropriate medical screening occurs within the capacity of the hospital.in mental health parity act health insurance plans are free to eliminate coverage for certain specialities and impose limits on the amount of coverage that they will pay for certain illness.competency also involves care that protects client from harm.

b, the minimum requirements of acceptable care, provide safe and competent care.liabaility is the quality or State of being legally responsible for ones obligation and actions and for making financial restitution for wrongful acts.a nuse who is employed directly by a client,for example private nurse,may have a written contract with that client in which the nurse agrees to provide professional services for certain fee.to provide safe and competent care commensurate with the nurse preparation, experience, and circumstances.to fulfill the obligation of contracted service with the employer.to protect the rights of the recipients of care.

c, it provide a framework for establish which nursing actions in the care of clients are legal.it differentiate the nurse responsiblities from those of otger health professionals.it helps establish the boundaries of Independent nursing action.it assist in maintaining a standard of nursing practice by making nurses accountable under the law.the nurse is expected to provide safe and competent care,implicit in this role are several legal concepts.clients need help to understand their health condition, to make health care decisions and to learn new health behaviors.