Legal and Legislative Issues Practice – 7 Questions from Chapter 5
to protect the patient and the nurse. KBN protects patients
1. what is the primary purpose of
law and legislation?
2. Criminal law filed by the state/federal attorney general for crimes
against individuals or society
3. civil law individual sues another individual for money to compen-
sate for perceived loss (ex. malpractice)
4. administrative law sued by state/federal government agency assigned the
responsibility of implementing governmental programs
(ex. KBN)
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, Legal and Legislative Issues Practice – 7 Questions from Chapter 5
5. preponderance of proof judge/jury must believe tat it was more likely than not that
the accused was responsible for the injuries. Needed for
civil cases
6. ordinary negligence the omission to do something that a reasonable person
would do, guided by the considerations that ordinarily
regulate human attairs, would do--or as doing something
that a reasonable and prudent person would not do
7. Professional negligence AKA malpractice. failure of person with professional train-
ing to act in a reasonable and prudent manner
8. standard of care minimal level of expertise that may be delivered to a
patient or the conduct of a reasonably prudent nurse in
similar circumstances
9. Why are nurses at increased liabil- c. nurses are making more money
ity?
a. their realm of responsibility has
decreased
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to protect the patient and the nurse. KBN protects patients
1. what is the primary purpose of
law and legislation?
2. Criminal law filed by the state/federal attorney general for crimes
against individuals or society
3. civil law individual sues another individual for money to compen-
sate for perceived loss (ex. malpractice)
4. administrative law sued by state/federal government agency assigned the
responsibility of implementing governmental programs
(ex. KBN)
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, Legal and Legislative Issues Practice – 7 Questions from Chapter 5
5. preponderance of proof judge/jury must believe tat it was more likely than not that
the accused was responsible for the injuries. Needed for
civil cases
6. ordinary negligence the omission to do something that a reasonable person
would do, guided by the considerations that ordinarily
regulate human attairs, would do--or as doing something
that a reasonable and prudent person would not do
7. Professional negligence AKA malpractice. failure of person with professional train-
ing to act in a reasonable and prudent manner
8. standard of care minimal level of expertise that may be delivered to a
patient or the conduct of a reasonably prudent nurse in
similar circumstances
9. Why are nurses at increased liabil- c. nurses are making more money
ity?
a. their realm of responsibility has
decreased
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