Legal issues in perioperative nursing

Deposition meaning

Torts definition

Assault definition (torts)

Battery - intentional torts

False imprisonment- Torts intentional

Defamation definition

Invasion of privacy

Negligence

Liability

Plaintiff

Defendant

Subpoena

Perjury

Jury

ACORN negligence

responsibility vs accountability

How do we asses breach of duty of care?

omission and commission

Informed consent

surgical consent purposes

legal principles that underpin consent