4. Rules of conduct, established and enforced by
authority, which prohibit extremes in behavior so
that one can live without fear for oneself or one’s
property”.
By Sullivan and Decker, 2001
5. Law is a system of right and obligations which the
state enforces
Halstead
8. Nurses have more responsibility
Increased numbers of Advanced Practice Nurses
To assist in the decision-making
Protection of nursing practice
For the identification of the risk of liability
16. Intrusion of Solitude
Appropriation of Name, Likeness or Identity
Public Disclosure of Embarrassing Private
Facts
17. Health privacy laws
Financial privacy laws
Online privacy laws
Communication privacy laws
Privacy in one's home
Information privacy law
20. The omission of an act that a reasonable and
prudent person would perform in a similar
situation or the commission of something a
reasonable person would not do in that situation
Joseph J Catalano
21. Unintentional conduct that falls below a standard
of care established for the protection of others
against unreasonable risk of harm
JA Halstead
25. Improper or unethical conduct or
unreasonable lack of skill by a holder of
a professional or official position
JCAHO
26. Failure of a professional person to render proper
services through reprehensible ignorance or
negligence or through criminal intent, especially
when injury or loss follows
Medical Dictionary
27.
28. Failure to follow a physician‘s orders
Delaying patient care
29.
30.
31. Statute of limitations
Failure to file that lawsuits
Assumptions of harm
Contributory of negligence
42. Act of 1996
numerous offenses relating to health care and sets
civil and criminal penalties for them
creates several programs to control fraud and
abuse within the health care system
43. may not be able to pay or have insurance or other
programs pay for the associated costs,
they are legally responsible for any costs incurred
as a result of their care under civil law.
fail to pay cannot be held criminally liable unless
they intentionally and knowingly provide false
identifying information to dodge billing
44. Failure or damages caused during installation or
utilization of an EHR system
implementation of electronic health records carries
with it significant legal risks
45. Health care costs and payment issues
Health care delivery services issues
46. Issues about life and death
Abortion
Fetal rights
Human experiment and research
Patient rights
50. Appointing and assigning
Quality control
Observation and reporting
Protect public
Record keeping and reporting
Responsibility for death and dying
