Legal Issues 1
Civil wrongs committed by one person against another person or property.
What is torts.
Out-of-court oral testimony given under oath for the purpose of enabling attorneys to ask and have answered questions related to a case.
What is deposition.
A mandatory requirement to perform professional activities with specialized knowledge or skill.
What is licensure.
A level of care or skill taht is customarily rendered by a competent health care worker of similar education and experience in providing services to an individual in the community or state in which the person is practicing.
What is Reasonable care.
Laws involving prosecution and punishment for conduct deemed to be a crime.
What is criminal law
Courts authority to accept and decide cases.
What is jurisdiction.
Failure to act as an ordinary prudent person when such failure results in harm to another.
What is negligence.
Improper performance of professional duties.
What is malpractice.
A set of guidelines based on various types of evidence as to what is reasonable and prudent behavior for a health care professional.
What is Standard of Care
Deals with actions against the safety and welfare of the public. Refers to the body of law that deals with relationships between individuals and the government and government agencies.
What is Criminal Law (Public)
Person who files the lawsuit and is seeking damages.
Who is the plantiff.
A person who is being accused of wrongdoing.
Who is the defendent.
A program for treatment and rehabilitation for substance abusers.
What is a diversion program.
Law that set limits for when a case may be filed which differ from state to state.
What is Statues of Limitations.
Deals with relationships among private individuals and includes contract law and tort law.
What is Civil Law (personal)
Civil wrong in which an individuals reputation in the community, including the professional community, has been damaged.
What is defamation.
Nongovernmental electric information system warehousing nurse licensing information.
What is Nursys
A person who has specific knowledge, skills, and experience regarding a specific area and whose testimony will be allowed in court to prove the standard of care.
What is an expert witness.
Individual "on the inside" who reports incorrect or illegal activities to an agency with authority to monitor or control those activities.
What is a Whistle Blower.
A nurse whose ability to perform the functions of a nurse is diminished by chemical dependency on drugs, alcoholism, or mental illness.
What is an impaired nurse.
A volutary requirement.
What is certification.
A process of discovering the facts regarding a case through a set of written questions exchanged through the attorneys representing the parties involved in the case.
What is interrogatory.
A law that provides civil immunity to professionals who stop and render care in an emergency. Care cannot be rendered in a grossly negligent manner.
What is the Good Samaritan Law.
What is Administrative Law
Acts done deliberately