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| laws evolving from court decisions |
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| refers to the body of law that deals with relationships between individuals and the government and governmental agencies. |
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deals with actions against the safety and welfare of the public.
Examples:homicide,manslaughter, and theft. |
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| is the body of law that deals with relationships among private individuals. |
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| involves the enforcement of agreements among private individuals or the payment of compensation for failure to fulfill agreements. |
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| defines and enforces duties and rights among private individuals that are not based on contractual agreements. |
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| Standards of Care(Internal) |
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| job descriptions,education,expertise, institutional policies and procedures. |
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| Standards of Care (External) |
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| Nurse practice acts,professional organizations,nursing specialty-practice organization,federal organization and federal guidelines. |
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| is one that has not been explicitly agreed to by the parties but that law nevertheless considers to exist. |
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| is an agreement by a client to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after being provided complete information, including benefits,risks of treatment and prognosis. |
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| may take the form of either an oral or written agreement. |
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| exists when the individual's nonverbal behavior indicates agreement |
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| Informed consent requirements |
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| consent must be given voluntary,capacity and competence to understand,enough information to be ultimate decision maker. |
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| right task,circumstances,person,direction, communication,supervision,and evalution |
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| is a civil wrong committed against person or person's property. |
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| is misconduct or practice that is below the standard expected of an ordinary, reasonable,and prudent person |
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| is professional negligence that is, negligence that occurred while the person was performing as a professional. |
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| failure to follow standards of care,use equipment in responsible manner, communicate,document,assess and monitor,client advocate. |
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| attempt or threat to touch unjustifiably |
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| willful touching that may or may not cause harm. |
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| defamation by spoken word |
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| defamation by means of print, writing, pr pictures. |
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| Legal protections of nurses |
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| nurse practice acts and good Samaritan act |
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