Fundamentals of Nursing -2
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| show | supreme law of the country – federal government. Creates legal rights and responsibilities and is the foundation for a system of justice
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| show | evolves from court decisions. Courts adhere to the doctrine of stare decisis “to stand by things decided,” usually referred to as “following precedent.”
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| show | body of law that deals with relationships between individuals and government / governmental agencies
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| show | actions against safety and welfare of the public
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| Private Law or Civil Law | show 🗑
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| show | involves enforcement of agreements among private individuals or the payment of compensation for failure to fulfill agreements
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| Tort Law | show 🗑
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| show | Deal with relationships among individuals in society.
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| show | Deal with disputes between an individual and the society as a whole.
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| Litigation | show 🗑
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| show | Lawyers who participate in lawsuits
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| Complaint | show 🗑
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| show | Person who claims that his legal rights have been infringed
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| show | Persons or entities claimed by plaintiff to have infringed his rights
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| show | Written response made by defendants
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| Discovery | show 🗑
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| show | All relevant facts are presented to a jury or only to a judge.
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| show | Rendered by Judge
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| show | Duty of proving an assertion of wrongdoing
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| Credentialing | show 🗑
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| show | Legal permit that the government agency grants to individuals to engage in the practice of a profession and use a particular title
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| Mutual recognition model | show 🗑
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| Interstate Compact or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) | show 🗑
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| show | 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.
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| show | Skills and learning commonly possessed by members of a profession. Legal guidelines for nursing practice.
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| show | Agreement between two or more competent persons, on sufficient consideration (remuneration), to or not to do some lawful act.
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| Implied contract | show 🗑
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| Liability | show 🗑
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| show | Nurse's duty of care, that is, duty to render care, established by the presence of an expressed or implied contract
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| show | Vary among practice settings. Nurse-Client, Employer-Employee
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| show | Let the master answer ie, employer assumes responsibility for the conduct of the employee
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| Responsibility | show 🗑
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| show | Organized work stoppage by a group of employees to express grievance, enforce demand for changes in conditions of employment, or solve a dispute with management
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| Informed Consent | show 🗑
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| show | Oral or written agreement
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| show | Individuals nonverbal behavior indicates agreement
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| show | transfer of responsibility for performance of an activity from one person to another while retaining accountability for the outcome
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| Mandated reporters | show 🗑
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| show | Nurse whose ability to perform functions of a nurse is diminished by chemical dependency on drugs, alcohol or mental illness
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| Advance health care directives | show 🗑
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| show | Provides specific instructions about what medical treatment the client chooses to omit or refuse in the event the client is unable to make those decisions
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| show | also known as Durable power of attorney for health care. Is notarized or witnessed statement to appoint someone else to manage health care decisions
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| show | Postmortem examination - examination of body after death.
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| Do Not Resusitate (DNR) or "no code" order | show 🗑
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| Euthanasia | show 🗑
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| Inquest | show 🗑
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| Coroner | show 🗑
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| show | Physician, usually has advanced education in pathology or forensic medicine.
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| show | Act committed in violation of publc (criminal) law and punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
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| Felony | show 🗑
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| Manslaughter | show 🗑
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| show | Offense of a less serious nature and is usually punishable by a fine or short-term imprisonment, or both.
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| show | Civil wrong committed against a person or person's property.
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| Negligence | show 🗑
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