Legal issues in perioperative nursing

Pregunta	Respuesta
Deposition meaning	taking sworn testimoney of a witness outside of court
Torts definition	violations against an individual a wrong
Assault definition (torts)	crime of violence against another person
Battery - intentional torts	intentionally causing harm to another person
False imprisonment- Torts intentional	confinement without legal authority
Defamation definition	false statment that injuries someones reputation
Invasion of privacy	right to control information about yourself
Negligence	failure to act with prudence, that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
Liability	state of being legally obliged and responsible
Plaintiff	party who initiates the lawsuit
Defendant	required to answer the complaint
Subpoena	court order commanding a person or entity either to surrender documents to court
Perjury	lying or making verifiably false statement under oath
Jury	body of person convened to render a verdict on a legal qeustion
ACORN negligence	legally, professionally, ethically accountable for all their actions in delivering care
responsibility vs accountability	responsibility - act one undertakes accountability - higher level of responsibility, why care is expected
How do we asses breach of duty of care?	4 principles: did the duty of care exist? was the conduct below expected standard? did the breach result in damage to the pt? could this damage have been foreseen?
omission and commission	omission - something was not done commission - something was done that should have not been done
Informed consent	voluntary cover act performed legal capacity
surgical consent purposes	ethical, legal, practical
legal principles that underpin consent	implied, verbal, written

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