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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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