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| Body of law created by legislative bodies (Congress and state legislatures) |
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| Law established by following earlier judicial decisions |
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| The state of being legally obligated and responsible |
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| Liability directed toward a corporation or institution |
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| Liability directed toward an individual |
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| Civil wrong doing in which an action for damages may be brought |
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| Assault, battery, defamation, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy |
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| Most common types of patient indiscretions committed by operating room personnel and include negligence and malpractice |
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| Wrongful intrusion by individuals or the gov. into private affairs w/which the public has no concern |
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| Failure to act w/the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
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| Professional misconduct or demonstrative of an unreasonable lack of skill w/the result of injury, loss, or damage to the patient |
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| A pretrial interrogation of a witness |
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| Person who brings an action in a court of law |
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| Person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
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| A writ issued by a court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding |
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| Body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law |
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| The determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
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| DOCTRINE OF PERSONAL LIABILITY |
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| The state of being legally obligated and responsible |
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| DOCTRINE OF RESPONDENT SUPERIOR |
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| "Let the master answer"; the employer is responsible |
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| DOCTRINE OF BORROWED SERVANT |
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| An employee can be borrowed by another employer, but are responsible to that borrowed employer |
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| DOCTRINE OF RES IPSA LOQUITUR |
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| "The thing speaks for itself"; the breach of duty is so obvious that it doesn't need further explanation |
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| DOCTRINE OF FORSEEABILITY |
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| The plaintiff is liable if the accident was forseeable |
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| The standards of an individual |
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| Situation in which a person must choose an action that entails a conflict of ethics |
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| Able to make own decisions |
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| Performing actions that will help others |
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| Fairness; Treat all patients the same |
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| Keep your promises; be faithful; respect patient and their rights |
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