N108: Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse

N108: Transition to the Registered Professional Nurse Role Study Guide Quality and Safety Education for Nurses ........................................................................................51 1.15 Critical Thinking.................................................................................................................52 1.16 Learning Concepts..............................................................................................................54 1.17 Chapter One Unit Review.................................................................................................56 1.18 Chapter One Practice Exam ............................................................................................57 Chapter Two: Ethical, Legal, Regulatory, and Professional Implications ....................59 2.1 Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice ................................................................................59 Values Clarification..................................................................................................................................59 ANA Code for Nurses...............................................................................................................................61 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics ...............................................................62 Components of Ethical Reasoning .....................................................................................................62 Ethical Theories ........................................................................................................................................63 Ethical Dilemmas and Decision Making ..........................................................................................63 Bioethics.......................................................................................................................................................64 Ethics Committees ...................................................................................................................................64 Effects of Technological Advances ....................................................................................................65 End of Life Issues......................................................................................................................................66 Moral Distress............................................................................................................................................67 2.2 Rights and Responsibilities in Healthcare ...................................................................67 2.3 Legal Aspects that Impact Nursing Practice ................................................................70 Types of Laws ............................................................................................................................................70 Civil Law.......................................................................................................................................................71 Reducing Nursing Liability ...................................................................................................................73 Contracts ......................................................................................................................................................74 2.4 Legal Documents ...................................................................................................................75 2.5 Criminal Law...........................................................................................................................77 2.6 Statutory Law .........................................................................................................................79 State Statutory Law .................................................................................................................................79 Federal Statutory Law ............................................................................................................................82 Liability.........................................................................................................................................................84 2.7 The Legal Process of a Lawsuit.........................................................................................85 2.8 Standards of Nursing Care .................................................................................................85 The ANA’s Standards of Practice........................................................................................................86 State Nurse Practice Acts ......................................................................................................................87 Nursing Care Plans...................................................................................................................................88

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