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| Advance health care directives |
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| A variety of legal and lay documents that allow persons to specify aspects of care they wish to receive should they become unable to make or communicate their preferences |
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| A written response made by the defendant |
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| An attempt or threat to touch another person unjustifiably |
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| An examination of the body after death to determine the cause of death and to learn more about a disease process |
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| (Legal) the willful or negligent touching of a person (or the person's clothes or even something the person is carrying), which may or may not cause harm |
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| A standard of care that is expected in the specific situation but that the nurse did not observe; this is the failure to act as a reasonable, prudent nurse under the circumstances |
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| The duty of proving an assertion |
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| A fact that must be proven that the harm occurred as a direct result of the nurses failure to follow the standard of care and the nurse could have (or should have) known that failure to follow the standard of care could result in such harm |
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| Deals with the relationship between individuals in society |
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| The body of law that deals with relationships among private individuals; also known as private law |
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| The body of principles that evolves from court decisions |
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| (Legal) a document filed by plaintiff |
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| A written or verbal agreement between two or more people to do or not to do some lawful act |
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| The enforcement of agreements among private individuals or the payment of compensation for failure to fulfill the agreement |
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| Duty of care established by the presence of an expressed or implied contract |
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| Contractual relationships |
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| Very among practice settings; maybe as an independent or employer – employee relationship |
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| A physician who is authorized by the county or other government agency to determine causes of death under unusual circumstances |
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| The process of determining and maintaining competence in practice; includes licensure, registration, certification, and accreditation |
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| An act committed in violation of public (criminal) law and punishable by fine and/or imprisonment |
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| Deal with disputes between an individual and the society as a whole |
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| Deals with actions against the safety and welfare of the public |
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| If malpractice caused the injury, the nurses held liable for damages that may be compensated |
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| (Legal) outcome made by a judge |
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| (Legal) a communication that is false, or made with careless disregard for the truth, and results in injury to the reputation of another |
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| (Legal) person against whom a plaintiff files a complaint |
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| Transference of responsibility and authority for an activity to a competent individual |
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| (Legal) pretrial activities to gain all the facts of a situation |
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| The nurse must have (or should have had) a relationship with the client that involves providing care and following an acceptable standard of care |
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| The act of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from incurable or distressing disease |
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| One who has special training, experience, or skill in a relevant area and is allowed by the court to offer an opinion on some issue with in that area of expertise |
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| An oral or written agreement |
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| The unlawful restraint or detention of another person against his or her wishes |
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| A crime of serious nature, such as murder, punishable by a term in prison |
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| A link that must exist between the nurses act and the injury suffered |
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| Involves extreme lack of knowledge, skill, or decision-making that the person clearly should have known would put others at risk for harm |
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| (Injury) the client or plaintiff must demonstrate some type of harm or injury (physical, financial, or emotional) as a result of the breach of duty of the client; the plaintiff will be asked to document physical injury, medical costs, loss of wages, "pain and suffering, "and any other damages |
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| A legal statement that appoints a proxy to make medical decisions for the client in the event that the client is unable to do so |
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| A nurse whose practice has deteriorated because of chemical abuse |
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| Consent that is assumed in an emergency when consent cannot be obtained from the client or a relative |
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| A contract that has not been explicitly agreed to by the parties but that the law nevertheless considers to exist |
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| A clients agreement to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after receiving complete information, including the risks of treatment and facts relating to it, from the healthcare provider |
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| A legal inquiry into the cause or manner of a death |
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| An agreement between two or more states |
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| A direct wrong with a personal nature, injures the feelings of the person and does not take into account the effect of revealed information understanding of the person in the community |
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| A rule made by humans that regulates social conduct in a formally prescribed and binding manner |
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| The quality or state of being legally responsible for one's obligations and action and to make financial restitution for wrongful acts |
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| Defamation by means of print, writing, or pictures |
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| A legal permit granted to individuals to engage in the practice of a profession and to use a particular title |
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| A document that states medical treatments the client chooses to omit or refuse in the event that the client is unable to make these decisions |
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| The negligent acts of persons engaged in professions or occupations in which highly technical or professional skills are employed |
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| A role of the nurse in which he or she identifies and assesses causes of violence against others, and in every case the situation must be reported to the proper authorities |
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| A physician who usually has advanced education in pathology or forensic medicine who determines causes of death |
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| A legal offense usually punishable by a fine or a short-term jail sentence, or both |
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| A regulatory model developed by the national Council of State boards of nursing (NCS BN), which allows for multistate licensure |
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| Failure to behave in a reasonable and prudent manner; an unintentional tort |
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| A person claiming infringement of legal rights by one or more persons |
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| The body of law that deals with relationships between private individuals; also called civil law |
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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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| "The thing that speaks for itself "; a legal doctrine that relates to negligence in which the harm cannot be traced to a specific healthcare provider or standard but does not normally occur unless there has been a negligent act |
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| A legal term meaning "let the master answer "; the employer assumes responsibility for the conduct of the employee and can also be held responsible for malpractice by the employee |
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| The specific accountability or liability associated with the performance of duties of a particular role |
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| (Legal) a privilege or fundamental power twitching individual is entitled unless it is revoked by law or given up voluntarily |
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| Defamation by the spoken word, stating unprivileged (not legally protected) or false words by which a reputation is damaged |
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| The skills and learning commonly possessed by members of a profession |
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| A law enacted by any legislative body |
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| And organize work stoppage of a group of employees to express a grievance, enforce a demand for change in condition of employment, or solve a dispute with management |
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| A civil wrong committed against a person or persons property |
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| Law that defines and enforces duties and rights among private individuals that are not based on contractual agreements |
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| The period During which all relevant facts are presented to a jury or judge |
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| One of the grounds for action against the nurses license; includes incompetence or gross negligence, conviction of practicing without a license, falsification of client records, and illegally obtaining, using, or possessing controlled substances |
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| The outcome made by a jury |
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