PRESENTATION ON

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PRESENTATION ON

• WOMEN KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ITS YOUR FUTURE
• LEGAL RIGHTS OF NURSES IN CLINICAL AREAS

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PRESENTATION BY

• Miss. SONAM PANDEY
• B.Sc. Nursing I Year
• Peoples College of Nursing
• Bhopal.

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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

• INTRODUCTION.
• DEFINITION.
• RULES FOR NURSING PRACTICE.
• LAWS FOR NURSES.
• LEGAL RIGHTS OF NURSES.
• LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSES.
• NURSES ROLE TO PREVENT LEGAL COMPLICATIONS.
• SOME DOS DO NOTS FOR SAFE NURSING.
• CONCLUSION.

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Introduction

• The expanded role of the nurses require a
  higher level of education, knowledge , skill and
  decision making capabilities.
• Knowledge of legal aspects in nursing is
  absolutely essential for each nurse to safeguard
  self and clients from legal complications.
  Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of
  their legal rights in the health care, therefore
  that a nurse should know her legal rights
  ,professional boundaries and consequences of
  nonconformity

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DEFINITION

• 1. CREIGHTON Those standards of human conduct
  established and enforced by the authority of an
  organized society through its government.
• 2.HAMLET AND ELLAN- Sum total of manmade rules
  and regulations by which society is governed in
  formal and legally binding manner.
• In nursing practice its means the way in
  which you are obligated to obey the in
  professional activities. Disobedience of the law
  results in punishment.

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RULES RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE

• THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IS SOURCE OF LEGAL
  AUTHORITY.
• 1.GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONDUCT RULES
• 2. INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL ACT
• 3. ENGLISH LAWS

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LAWS FOR NURSES

• The right to refuse to treat a patient except in
  an emergency situation.it is very doubtful that
  a patient would be refused treatment in actual
  practice but it is supported by law.
• The right to sue for fees, this is applicable
  only to private duty nurses of private
  practitioners since other nurses would be
  salaried
• Unregistered practitioners are not allowed to
  hold appointments in public and local hospital.

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• The right to add a title or descriptions to ones
  name. Any title, description, abbreviation or
  letter which implies holding a degree, diploma,
  license or certificate showing the particular
  qualifications may be added. improper use of
  these is often prohibited by state nurses
  registration act . The right to wear the red
  cross Emblem is given only to members of the Army
  medical service.
• The Indian penal code demands that poisonous
  drugs be kept in separate containers properly
  labeled and marked. Care must be taken not to mix
  nonpoisonous drugs.

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Fundamental duties

• 1. To exercise a reasonable degree of skill and
  knowledge in treating patients the standard held
  is that exercised by other reputable members of
  the same profession in similar circumstances.
• 2. Once a relationship of a patient has been
  established, there is an obligation to attend a
  patient as long as necessary unless the patient
  requests withdrawal of notice is given of
  intention to withdraw.

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• RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER
• RIGHT OF SAFETY
• RIGHT TO BE INFORMED
• RIGHT TO CHOOSE
• RIGHT TO BE HEARD
• RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCATION
• POISON CASE
• ARTIFICIAL HUMAN INSEMINATON
• DYING DECLEARATION

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LEGAL RIGHTS OF NURSE

• Right of appointing and assigning.
• Right of quality control.
• Right of using equipments.
• Right to care public.
• Right for observation and reporting.
• Right for record keeping.

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING PRACTICE IN INDIA

• 1.REGISTRATION
• 2. LEGAL LIABILITY/ ACT OF NEGLIGENCE
• CRIMINAL IPS
• CIVIL COURT
• 3. MEDICO-LEGAL CASE MLC
• a. Road traffic accident
• b.Suicide and homicide
• c.Burns,poisoning, rape
  victim
• 4. CONSENT
• 5. CORRECT IDENTITY
• 6. LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE LAMA
• 7. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 1986

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NURSES ROLE TO PREVENT LEGAL COMPLICATION

• KNOWLEDGE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
• KEEN OBSERVATION
• MAINTANANCE OF RECORDS AND REPORTS
• FOLLOW 7 RS- RIGHT PATIENT, RIGHT DRUG, RIGHT
  DOSE, RIGHT TIME, RIGHT ROUTE, RIGHT REASON AND
  RIGHT DOCUMENTATION
• AWARENESS ABOUT NURSING PRACTICE.

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SOME DOS DO NOTS FOR SAFE NURSING PRACTICE

• Do document all unusual incidences.
• Do keep current year license to practice.
• Do follow polices and procedures.
• Do protect patients from injury themselves.
• Do not accept money or gift from patients.
• Do not give advice that is contrary to doctors
  orders or the nursing care plan.
• Do not witness a patients will.
• Do not work as a nurse without license.

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CONCLUSION

• Every nurse should act as per the legal
  guidelines for nursing practice while caring for
  patient since negligence may cause a great
  distress to nurse. The knowledge of rights is
  integral with the expanding role and a logical
  application of the planned systematic and focused
  care.
• For the implementation of high quality
  of nursing practice in the world of latest
  medical and technological advances are good
  knowledge of legal right is necessary.

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