Nursing Jurisprudence Exam 2025
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Terms in this set (75)
Jurisprudence the science or philosophy of law
-Constitutional Law: Federal, State
-Statutory Law: Federal, State
Sources of Law
-Common Law
-Administrative Law
, Federal or state government
attempting to deprive an individual
Criminal Law of life or liberty for something the
law considers an offence against
society in general
Seeks to resolve disputes between
Civil Law private parties, which often result in
payment of money
Different Burden Beyond a reasonable doubt;
of Proof preponderance of the evidence
-Negligence
-Intentional: Assault Battery False
Types of Torts Imprisonment
-Quasi-Intentional: Defamation,
Liable, Slander
, Negligence committed by a person
in his or her professional capacity is
malpractice. Also known as
professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice
occur when a doctor or nurse fails
Malpractice
to do that which a reasonable,
prudent doctor or nurse would do
under the same or similar
circumstances, or does that which a
reasonable or prudent doctor or
nurse would not do under the same
or similar circumstances.
Duty - the existence of a duty, owed
by the nurse to a patient, to
conform to a recognized standard
Elements of a of care
Nursing Breach - a failure to conform to the
Malpractice required standard of care
Lawsuit Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that
the injury was caused by the nurse's
act or omission
, Example of this tort: A nurse
threatens to place an NG tube in a
client who is refusing to eat
Intentional Tort:
Assault
Intentionally placing another in
apprehension or fear that they will
suffer harmful or offensive contact.
Intentional contact that is harmful or
offensive, or creating the
apprehension that such contact is
imminent.
Intentional Tort: -false imprisonment accompanied
Battery by forceful restraint or threat of
restraint is BATTERY.
IE: Restraining a person to give an
injection against their consent or
order
"unjustifiable detention of a person
without legal warrant to confine the
person" (client has the right to leave
Intentional Tort:
AMA)
False
Imprisonment
-false imprisonment accompanied
by forceful restraint or threat of
restraint is BATTERY.
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Terms in this set (75)
Jurisprudence the science or philosophy of law
-Constitutional Law: Federal, State
-Statutory Law: Federal, State
Sources of Law
-Common Law
-Administrative Law
, Federal or state government
attempting to deprive an individual
Criminal Law of life or liberty for something the
law considers an offence against
society in general
Seeks to resolve disputes between
Civil Law private parties, which often result in
payment of money
Different Burden Beyond a reasonable doubt;
of Proof preponderance of the evidence
-Negligence
-Intentional: Assault Battery False
Types of Torts Imprisonment
-Quasi-Intentional: Defamation,
Liable, Slander
, Negligence committed by a person
in his or her professional capacity is
malpractice. Also known as
professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice
occur when a doctor or nurse fails
Malpractice
to do that which a reasonable,
prudent doctor or nurse would do
under the same or similar
circumstances, or does that which a
reasonable or prudent doctor or
nurse would not do under the same
or similar circumstances.
Duty - the existence of a duty, owed
by the nurse to a patient, to
conform to a recognized standard
Elements of a of care
Nursing Breach - a failure to conform to the
Malpractice required standard of care
Lawsuit Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that
the injury was caused by the nurse's
act or omission
, Example of this tort: A nurse
threatens to place an NG tube in a
client who is refusing to eat
Intentional Tort:
Assault
Intentionally placing another in
apprehension or fear that they will
suffer harmful or offensive contact.
Intentional contact that is harmful or
offensive, or creating the
apprehension that such contact is
imminent.
Intentional Tort: -false imprisonment accompanied
Battery by forceful restraint or threat of
restraint is BATTERY.
IE: Restraining a person to give an
injection against their consent or
order
"unjustifiable detention of a person
without legal warrant to confine the
person" (client has the right to leave
Intentional Tort:
AMA)
False
Imprisonment
-false imprisonment accompanied
by forceful restraint or threat of
restraint is BATTERY.
