Legal terms in nursing?

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Hi

I need some help with legal terms in relation to nursing care and how they relate to enrolled nurses. They are:

- Vicarious liability

- Informed consent

- Advocacy

- Defamation

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

As with your other post, we will not do your homework for you. What are your thoughts and what do you need clarification of?

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I am not asking anyone to do my work for me, i am asking for 'help'. If anyone would know where i could find further information of the subject or to give an understanding??

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Specializes in General Surgery.

Okay, listen up. I saw your past post and can still understand that post being a sincere ask for help.

THIS post is totally asking for your hw to be done for you. These are definitions, these are legal terms that are not just in nursing but in every profession. Use Google. Use a dictionary. Use your nursing texts.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Emergency, Trauma.

Google is your best friend; however, do you have any nursing texts that have this information?

I know my nursing texts had this information. :yes:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Hi

I need some help with legal terms in relation to nursing care and how they relate to enrolled nurses. They are:

- Vicarious liability

- Informed consent

- Advocacy

- Defamation

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

Our goal he on allnurses is to help you become the best nurse you can be. Developing research skills is as important as learning how to take blood pressure or listen to a patients lungs. I am sure your text has information on these terms. If not a simple Google search will reveal a on information.

Nurses do not need to know everything but they do need to know how to find it. You are half way through your program I would hope you know something about research.

Look up the definitions..tell us what they are then we can discuss ho they affect nursing.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Are you in the US/Canada as enrolled nurse is not a title/level of licensure here? The definition applicable to North American nurses may not be consistent with your country's legal standards, which is an issue with posting your assignment queries on a international public message board.

If you are in Australia, perhaps a look at APHRA or ANMAC websites for practice guidelines. I believe the information is online

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Really? It was harder to go to Google than it was to go to AN and hit "Send"? What references and resources have you tried to use before you made this post?

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