WVU NSG 360 Exam 2 QUESTIONS WITH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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For a tort, you need to be able to prove these three things: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔breech of duty, injury, and damages |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A binding custom or practice of a
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community; a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as
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binding or enforced by a controlling authority
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constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system of fundamental laws
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or principals for the governance of a nation, society, corporation, or other
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aggregate individuals |\
statutory law; who makes these, what are they designed to do, and what is
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an example - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔those made by the legislative branch
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of government
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designed to declare, command, or prohibit. these laws are designed to protect
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the general public from incompetent health care providers
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an example is nursing licensure laws, which regulate health care providers
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within individual states
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,administrative law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔enacted by means of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decisions and rules of administrative agencies, which are specific governing
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bodies charged with implementing particular legislation.
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these agencies are normally composed of persons with specific charge to
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implement and regulate the enforcement of given statutory law
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like the FDA?
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judicial law (or decisional law) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔made by the
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courts and interpret legal issues that are in dispute
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common law; define it and what is it based on - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔defined as law derived from principles rather than rules and regulations
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based on justice, reason, common sense, and court decisions
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civil law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔used to distinguish the area of law
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concerned with the rights and duties of private persons and citizens
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tort law; what does it involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔involves
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compensation to those wrongfully injured by others' actions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what is the most important area of law to the professional nurses? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tort law |\ |\ |\
, public law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the branch of law concerned with the
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state in its political capacity
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criminal law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to conduct that is offensive
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or harmful to society as a whole
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how is an act referred to as a crime? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔if an act is
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expressly forbidden or prohibited by state or by common law principles, it is
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referred to as a crime |\ |\ |\ |\
substantive law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔defines the substance of the law,
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may be further classified into civil, administrative, and criminal law
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procedural law; what does it do and how may it vary? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔governs the procedure or rules to create, implement, or
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enforce substantive law |\ |\
may vary according to the type of substantive law involved and the
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jurisdiction in which the lawsuit is brought |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a civil wrong committed against a person or
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the person's property
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ANSWERS
For a tort, you need to be able to prove these three things: - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔breech of duty, injury, and damages |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A binding custom or practice of a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
community; a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
binding or enforced by a controlling authority
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A system of fundamental laws
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
or principals for the governance of a nation, society, corporation, or other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
aggregate individuals |\
statutory law; who makes these, what are they designed to do, and what is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an example - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔those made by the legislative branch
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of government
|\ |\ |\
designed to declare, command, or prohibit. these laws are designed to protect
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the general public from incompetent health care providers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
an example is nursing licensure laws, which regulate health care providers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
within individual states
|\ |\
,administrative law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔enacted by means of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
decisions and rules of administrative agencies, which are specific governing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bodies charged with implementing particular legislation.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
these agencies are normally composed of persons with specific charge to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
implement and regulate the enforcement of given statutory law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
like the FDA?
|\ |\
judicial law (or decisional law) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔made by the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
courts and interpret legal issues that are in dispute
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
common law; define it and what is it based on - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔defined as law derived from principles rather than rules and regulations
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
based on justice, reason, common sense, and court decisions
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
civil law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔used to distinguish the area of law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
concerned with the rights and duties of private persons and citizens
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tort law; what does it involve? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔involves
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
compensation to those wrongfully injured by others' actions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what is the most important area of law to the professional nurses? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tort law |\ |\ |\
, public law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the branch of law concerned with the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
state in its political capacity
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
criminal law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to conduct that is offensive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
or harmful to society as a whole
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
how is an act referred to as a crime? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔if an act is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
expressly forbidden or prohibited by state or by common law principles, it is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
referred to as a crime |\ |\ |\ |\
substantive law - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔defines the substance of the law,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
may be further classified into civil, administrative, and criminal law
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
procedural law; what does it do and how may it vary? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔governs the procedure or rules to create, implement, or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
enforce substantive law |\ |\
may vary according to the type of substantive law involved and the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
jurisdiction in which the lawsuit is brought |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tort - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a civil wrong committed against a person or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the person's property
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