Tort Law Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Model of Nursing Practice Regulation Triangle: bottom- Professional, top- self-determination or self-regulation Edges: quality, safety, and evidence Bottom: 1. Professional not legal documents but because they are adopted by professional organizations, practitioners are expected to adhere to them - ANA code of ethics - ANA social policy statement - ANA scope and standards of practice - ANA position statements 2. Legal - State laws such as Nurse practice act- all nurses must be familia...

Right and wrong conduct is known as - Ethics The most common type of medical tort liability is - Negligence A person being sued is called the - Defendant The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is - Abandonment An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - Assault The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable a...

Test Bank for Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 9e 9th Edition by Terry Halbert, Elaine Ingulli. Full Chapters test bank included CHAPTER 1 Law, Ethics, & Business: An Introduction Freedom versus Responsibility: A Duty to Rescue? Yania v. Bigan (Pennsylvania, 1959) Justifying the “No Duty to Rescue” Rule ■ John Stuart Mill, “On Liberty” Radical Change? ■ Steven J. Heyman, “The Duty to Rescue: A Liberal-Communitarian Approach” Podias v. Mairs (New Jersey, 200...

Indemnity Payment - Answer-Payment made on behalf of the policy holder Liability - Answer-A legal responsibility Negligence - Answer-An act or failure to act that deviates from the standard of care Nursing Malpractice - Answer-A nurse's negligence or any intentional act that causes physical, financial, emotional, psychosocial, and/or cognitive damage to the person in the nurse's care Respondeat Superior - Answer-An employer is legally responsible for the nurse employee only when: o The n...

Tort Law Revision Notes Intentional Torts Assault Battery False Imprisonment “If the act is intentional, it is the tort of assault and battery. If negligent and causing damage, it is the tort of negligence…” Lord Denning in Letang v Cooper unlawful threat of imminent battery unlawful contact to the body unlawful restraint to liberty ingredients: conduct e.g. point a loaded gun, to shake a fist, to curse in a threatening manner - Reed v Cocker; a mere omission will not suffice ap...

WGU C426 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the principles of healthcare ethics? autonomy, justice, beneficence, and non-maleficence Microethics individual's view of right and wrong based on life experiences Macroethics generalized view of right and wrong. Bioethics issues as the nature of life, the nature of death, what sort of life is worth living, what constitutes murder, how we should treat people who are especially vulnerable, and the responsibilities we have to other human beings...

Medication Aide Questions And Answershemoglobin - Answer substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives it color barbiturates - Answer butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), pentobarbital (Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital (Seconal) SE: hangover, sedation, excitement, restlessness, confusion, allergic reactions benzodiazepines (sedation/hypnosis) - Answer estazolam (ProSom), flurazpam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (...

CA Life and Health Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is insurance? - Correct Answer ️️ -Insurance is the legal contract where two parties agree that if something will happen, a value will be exchanged. What's the difference between pure risk and speculative risk? - Correct Answer ️️ - Pure risk is when you'll lose it all or there will be no change. Speculative risk you can either win or lose. What is peril? - Correct Answer ️️ -peril is the causes of loss insured aga...

BUL 3310 FSU Exam 2 Vocab Already Verified Answers Tort ️A wrongful act committed by one person against another person or his or her property Negligence ️Failure to do that which an ordinary, reasonable, prudent person would do, or the doing of some act that an ordinary, prudent person would not do Strict liability ️The doctrine under which a party may be required to respond to tort damages, without regard to that party's fault Compensatory damages ️A sum of money the court ...

Who is responsible for the administration of licensing? Secretary of State Which article of real property law deals with licensees? Article 12A Which article of real property law deals with real estate transactions, such as zoning, subdivisions, easements, and the like? Article 9A Which article of real property is is a proceeding known as a "suit to Quiet Title"? Article 14 What does section 443 of Article 12A deal with? disclosure issues Which federal agency is not involved with re...