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Professional Adjustment
Professional Adjustment
Profession
A calling in which members
profess to have acquired special
knowledge,
by
training
or
experience or both, so that they
may guide, serve or advice
others in that special field
Characteristics of a profession
Special Education
Code of ethics
Research Orientation
Autonomy, Authority, Accountability
Body of knowledge
Service Orientation
Professional organization
Professional
Nursing
The performance for salary or
remuneration, of professional
nursing service, particularly that
of diagnosing and treating
human responses and potential
health problems.
a. 1,2,3
b. 1,3,4
c. 2,3,4
Answer: B
Answer: C
Answer: D
Answer: C
Common Law
is derived from principles or
social mores rather than from rules
and regulations. It consists of
broad, interpretative principles
based on reason, traditional
general and common sense.
Nursing
Jurisprudence
Department of law which
comprises all the legal rules and
principles affecting the practice of
nursing the study and interpretation
of rules and principles and their
application in the regulation on the
practice of nursing
Law
Are rules and regulations established
by a governing authority (sovereign
power) to institute and maintain
orderly coexistence by commanding
what is right and prohibiting what is
wrong.
Types of Law
Law govern the relationship of private
individuals with government.
Public Law
Refers to the body of law that deals with
relationship between individual and the
government and the governmental agencies. An
important segment of public law is criminal law
which deals with actions against the safety and
welfare of the public Examples are homicide,
manslaughter and theft.
Sources of Law
Constitution
The constitution of the Philippines is the
supreme law of the country. It established
the general organization of the
government, grants certain powers to the
government, and places limits on what
government may do. The constitution
created legal rights and responsibilities
and the foundation for a systems of
justice.
Felonies
Relatively serious offenses punishable
by imprisonment, fines or even death.
Offenders lose their civil rights.
Misdemeanor
Is less serious crime punishable by fine
and short-term jail sentence.
Board Question!
Answer: A
Answer: A
Answer: A
Stage of execution
Consummated all elements for execution
of the crime has been completed
Frustrated offender performs everything
as intended but fails due to external causes
Attempted overt actions to commit crime
has been commenced, but the elements
were not completed due to reactions other
than this own spontaneous desistance.
Degree of participation
Principals direct part in the execution of a
crime; cooperate in committing an act which
crime will not be accomplished
Accomplice cooperate in execution of
offences by previous/stimulation acts
Accessories profit or assist offenders to
profit from crime; conceals, destroy the body
of crime, effects, instruments to prevent
discovery of crime; harbor, conceals, and
assists in escape of principal with abuse of
authority
Board Question!
Situation:
Answer: B
Who is to be charged as an
accomplice?
a. Donna
b. Sandra
c. Vivian
Answer: A
Answer: B
Answer: A
Contract
- An agreement between two or more
persons upon sufficient consideration to
do or not to do some lawful act.
- One binds self with respect to other
give something or to render some
service.
- An agreement which creates an
obligation
- Can be written or oral
Expressed contract
When two parties discuss and agree orally
in writing to its terms
Implied contract
- One in which there has been no
discussions between parties, but the law
considers that a contract exists
- Law ascribes an objective intention to
enter a contract facio ut des ( I do that
you may give)
Objects of contracts
All things which are within the
commence of man
All rights which are
transmissible
Future inheritance
Be of legal age
Be sound of mind
Mentally competent
Termination of Contract
Most nurse patient contracts end
when
Treatment is complete
Bills
Has been paid
Waiver to discharge against
medical advise has been signed
Answer: A
A contract is:
a. A bond gathered by a nurse from the
patient
b. A document that permits two person to
offer the same services
c. A written agreement between the nurse
and the patient
d. An agreement which creates an
obligation
Answer: D
Answer: B
Answer: D
Answer: D
Legal offense
Breach of Contract
is the failure to perform an
agreement whether expressed or
implied, without cause
Unintentional Torts
Negligence
Doing an act which a prudent person
would not do or not taking an act which a
prudent person would do in the same
situation
Malpractice
Professional negligence
Failure to meet the standards of
acceptable care which results to harm
to other person
Negligence that occurred while the
person was performing as a
professional
Damages
Doctrines Applicable To
Negligence Suits
Respondeat Superior
let the master answer for the
subordinates
where an agent acts through the
agency of another (superior), the latter
is himself acting through the former
Three elements
(1)
Force Majeure
irresistible or superior force
no one shall be held liable for
negligence done due to an event that
human prudence cannot foresee,
prevent or control
pertains to act of God and of nature
Answer: A
The
Answer: B
Answer: A
Answer: D
Answer: A
Answer: A
Answer: D
Answer: C
Definition of Terms
Murder killing of another person other
than relative with proven malice or
premeditation
Parricide killing of father, mother or child,
whether legitimate or illegitimate, or any of
his ascendants or descendants including the
spouse.
Homicide killing of any human creature. It
is not necessarily a crime, committed
without criminal intent and without criminal
consequence.
Answer: D
Answer: A
Answer: A
Answer: A
Answer: A
Answer: D
Documentation
Principles of documentation
Records are legal documents and are
admissible as evidence in a court of law
Nurses must accurately document each
step of the Nursing Process in the clients
records
Records entries should be brief,
accurate, legible chronologic, made on
consecutive lines and appropriately signed
Falsification is illegal, including omission
of relevant information
Incidents Reports
Purpose of incident reports:
to memorize in writing any unusual event at time
of its occurrence by a person who was a direct
personal witness. It is generally used for
management and documentation purposes only.
The whole purpose of incident reporting is to
LEARN from the mistakes and how to eliminate,
reduce and manage the risks we have to deal
with on a daily basis. It cannot be used as
evidence in lawsuits.
Answer: C
Nursing Ethics
Morality - usually refers to private,
personal standard of what is right
and wrong. Moral issues involve
important social values and norms
Relationship based
stresses courage, generosity,
commitment and the need to
nurture and maintain
relationships, promote the
common good or the welfare
of all group, rather than
stressing the individual
rights.
Bioethical Principles
Autonomy from the Greek
work autos meaning self
and nomos meaning rule
or law, thus refers to self
law. Implies individual
rights, privacy and choice.
Autonomy entails the ability
to make a choice from
external constraints.
Answer: B