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Legal

Nursing

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Criminal Offense offensive to society in general issue is detrimental to society as a whole
Civil Offense issue violates a person's rights issue is detrimental to the individual
competency a legal presumption that a person who has reached the age of majority can make decisions for herself or himself unless proved otherwise
defamation spoken or written statements made maliciously and intentionally that may injure the subjects reputation
harm injury to a person or the persons property that gives rise to a basis for a legal action against the person who caused the damage
malpractice failure to meet a legal duty, thus causing harm to another
negligence the commission of an act or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would have performed in a similar situation, thus causing harm to another person
tort a type of civil law that involves wrongs against a person or property
scope of nursing practice give direction to you as a practicing nurse, spelling out what obligation to do, what you have permission to do, and what you are prohibited from doing for patients
prudent careful, wise
nurse practice acts the laws formally defining and limiting the scope of nursing practice
interstate compact allows multistate practice of nursing
liabilities of malpractice duty, breach of duty, harms, proximate cause
the primary duty of an advocate is to maintain the patients right to privacy
the purpose of the code of ethics is to promote trustworthy, accountable LPNs
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