Quality or state of being legally responsible for one's obligations and actions and make financial restitution for wrongful acts
Defendants
Persons or entities claimed by plaintiff to have infringed his rights
Certification
Voluntary practice of validating that an individual nurse has met minimum standards of nursing competence in specialty areas such as maternal-child health, pediatrics etc.
Verdict
Rendered by Jury
Tort
Civil wrong committed against a person or person's property.
Advance health care directives
Include variety of legal and lay documents that allow persons to specify aspects of care they wish to receive should they become unable to make or communicate their preferences
Negligence
Misconduct or practice that is below the standard expected of an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person.
License
Legal permit that the government agency grants to individuals to engage in the practice of a profession and use a particular title
Do Not Resusitate (DNR) or "no code" order
for clients who are in the stage of terminal, irreversible illness ore expected death and expressed wish for no resusitation in an event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest
Misdemeanor
Offense of a less serious nature and is usually punishable by a fine or short-term imprisonment, or both.
