LEGAL NURSE CONSULTING
PRINCIPLES QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
ConstitutionalsLaws-sans--
IssascompilationsofslawssprinciplessandsamendmentssderivedsfromsThesunitedsstatessandss
tatesconstitutionssthatsgovernsandsguidesfederalsandsstatesgoverments,corportations,soci
ety,andsindividuals.
Statutess-sans--lawssenactedsbysstatesorsfederalslegislatures
Ordinancess-sans--
piecessofslegislationscreatedsbysastownsorscityscouncilsorsbysascountysboardsorscommission
CasesLaws-sans--
madeswhensansappellatescourtsendorsessasrulestosbesusedsinsdecidingscourtscases
StaresDecisiss-sans--
doctrinesthatsrequiresslowerscourtsstosfollowsexistingscaseslawsinsdecidingssimilarscases
Administrativesagenciess-sans--governmentalsbodiessformedstoscarrysoutsparticularslaw
CivilsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssusedstosprovidesremedysforswrongssagainstsindividuals.sgroupsofslawssthatsd
efinessandssetsspunishmentssforsoffensessagainstssociety
Dealswithsthesremediessforsaspersonsorsentitysinvolvesmoneysorscompensationstosmakesth
esplaintiffswholesagain.
CriminalsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssthatsdefinessandssetsspunishmentssforsoffensessagainstssociety.s
IsscreatedstosprovidesguidancesandsprotectionstosthosesinjuredsbysOffensessagainstssociet
y.
Crimes-sans--
ansoffensesagainstssociety,sansactsthatsbreakssaslawsandscausessharmstospeoplesorssociet
ysinsgeneral
ProceduralsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssthatsdefinesthesmethodssforsenforcingslegalsrightssandsduties
SubstantivesLaws-sans--groupsofslawssthatsdefinesrightssandsduties
, Ressjudicatas-sans--(asthingsorsmatterssettledsbysjudgement)s
Thesdoctrinespreventssthessamespartiessfromstryingsascasesbasedsonsthessamesissuesinsm
oresthensonescivilscase
Ressipsaslongiturs-sans--(thesthingsthatsspeakssforsitsself)
Aslegalsdoctrinescommonlysusesinsoperatingsroomscasesswheresthingsshavesbeensleftsinsa
bdomensorsotherscavitiessandswheresthespatientssconditionsissotherwisescompletelysincont
olsofsthespersonsaccusedsofsnegligence.
Thissdoctrinesshiftssthesburdensofsprovingsmalpracticestosthesdefenseswhichsmustsdisprov
esnegligence.
Ex.sInsHeastiesv.srobertssthessupremescourtsofsillinoisesdecidedsthatsressipsaslongitursappli
edstosascasesthatsaspatientswassalonesinsasroomsrestrainedswhensasfiresbrokesoutsptswassb
urnedsthescourtsheldsthatsexpertstestimonyswassnotsrequiredstosprovesmalpracticesandsthat
sthesjuryswassentitledstosfindsersstaffsnegligentsinsthesabsencesofsanyotherbrationalsexplan
ation.
Names4stypessofslawssasLNCsmaysencounters-sans--Civilslaw
Criminalslaw
Contractslaw
Tortslaw
Contractslaws-sans--
thatsdivisionsofslawsthatsincludessenforceablespromisessandsagreementssbetweenstwosors
morespersonsstosdosorsnotstosdosasparticularsthing.
3srequirementssforsascontractsincludesoffer,acceptance,sandsconsideration
Itscansbesoralsorswrittensformsdependingsonsthessubjectsmattersbettersinswriting
Tortslaws-sans--
Itsencompassessnegligence,spersonalsinjury,andsmedicalsmalpracticesclaims.s
Divisionsofstheslegalssystemsthatsdealsswithscivilswrongsscommittedsbysonesindividualsagai
nstsanother.
,sbasedsonsansobligationsimposedsbystheslawswithsnosagreementsneededsbetweensparties;
svictimsprosecutessandsreceivesscompensationsusuallysasmonetarysawardsorsrestitution
Negligences-sans--
failurestosactswithsthesprudencesthatsasreasonablespersonswouldsexercisesundersthessames
circumstances
PRINCIPLES QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
ConstitutionalsLaws-sans--
IssascompilationsofslawssprinciplessandsamendmentssderivedsfromsThesunitedsstatessandss
tatesconstitutionssthatsgovernsandsguidesfederalsandsstatesgoverments,corportations,soci
ety,andsindividuals.
Statutess-sans--lawssenactedsbysstatesorsfederalslegislatures
Ordinancess-sans--
piecessofslegislationscreatedsbysastownsorscityscouncilsorsbysascountysboardsorscommission
CasesLaws-sans--
madeswhensansappellatescourtsendorsessasrulestosbesusedsinsdecidingscourtscases
StaresDecisiss-sans--
doctrinesthatsrequiresslowerscourtsstosfollowsexistingscaseslawsinsdecidingssimilarscases
Administrativesagenciess-sans--governmentalsbodiessformedstoscarrysoutsparticularslaw
CivilsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssusedstosprovidesremedysforswrongssagainstsindividuals.sgroupsofslawssthatsd
efinessandssetsspunishmentssforsoffensessagainstssociety
Dealswithsthesremediessforsaspersonsorsentitysinvolvesmoneysorscompensationstosmakesth
esplaintiffswholesagain.
CriminalsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssthatsdefinessandssetsspunishmentssforsoffensessagainstssociety.s
IsscreatedstosprovidesguidancesandsprotectionstosthosesinjuredsbysOffensessagainstssociet
y.
Crimes-sans--
ansoffensesagainstssociety,sansactsthatsbreakssaslawsandscausessharmstospeoplesorssociet
ysinsgeneral
ProceduralsLaws-sans--
groupsofslawssthatsdefinesthesmethodssforsenforcingslegalsrightssandsduties
SubstantivesLaws-sans--groupsofslawssthatsdefinesrightssandsduties
, Ressjudicatas-sans--(asthingsorsmatterssettledsbysjudgement)s
Thesdoctrinespreventssthessamespartiessfromstryingsascasesbasedsonsthessamesissuesinsm
oresthensonescivilscase
Ressipsaslongiturs-sans--(thesthingsthatsspeakssforsitsself)
Aslegalsdoctrinescommonlysusesinsoperatingsroomscasesswheresthingsshavesbeensleftsinsa
bdomensorsotherscavitiessandswheresthespatientssconditionsissotherwisescompletelysincont
olsofsthespersonsaccusedsofsnegligence.
Thissdoctrinesshiftssthesburdensofsprovingsmalpracticestosthesdefenseswhichsmustsdisprov
esnegligence.
Ex.sInsHeastiesv.srobertssthessupremescourtsofsillinoisesdecidedsthatsressipsaslongitursappli
edstosascasesthatsaspatientswassalonesinsasroomsrestrainedswhensasfiresbrokesoutsptswassb
urnedsthescourtsheldsthatsexpertstestimonyswassnotsrequiredstosprovesmalpracticesandsthat
sthesjuryswassentitledstosfindsersstaffsnegligentsinsthesabsencesofsanyotherbrationalsexplan
ation.
Names4stypessofslawssasLNCsmaysencounters-sans--Civilslaw
Criminalslaw
Contractslaw
Tortslaw
Contractslaws-sans--
thatsdivisionsofslawsthatsincludessenforceablespromisessandsagreementssbetweenstwosors
morespersonsstosdosorsnotstosdosasparticularsthing.
3srequirementssforsascontractsincludesoffer,acceptance,sandsconsideration
Itscansbesoralsorswrittensformsdependingsonsthessubjectsmattersbettersinswriting
Tortslaws-sans--
Itsencompassessnegligence,spersonalsinjury,andsmedicalsmalpracticesclaims.s
Divisionsofstheslegalssystemsthatsdealsswithscivilswrongsscommittedsbysonesindividualsagai
nstsanother.
,sbasedsonsansobligationsimposedsbystheslawswithsnosagreementsneededsbetweensparties;
svictimsprosecutessandsreceivesscompensationsusuallysasmonetarysawardsorsrestitution
Negligences-sans--
failurestosactswithsthesprudencesthatsasreasonablespersonswouldsexercisesundersthessames
circumstances