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Define proximate cause in the context of medical malpractice.
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Describe two essential elements that constitute a conduct which becomes the proximate cause of an injury.
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Describe what "a chance of survival" means in medical negligence cases.
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Describe the importance of reading and following patient progress charts and specific instructions of treatment.
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Describe conduct that would constitute sexual harassment in workplace.
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Describe the interrelationship between the standard of care and medical malpractice.
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Describe how faulty record keeping can lead to a finding of medical malpractice.
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Explain major pitfalls of charting by exception.
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10. List 3 essential elements to establish a prima facie case of medical malpractice.
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11. Describe the importance of reading and following employee handbook, and the policies and procedures of the hospital.
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12. Describe the 3 essential elements of medical malpractice.
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13. Explain the importance of effectively communicating orders to assigned caregivers.
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14. Describe 3 elements of conduct that accord official immunity protection to public employees from liability.
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15. Differentiate between "ministerial" acts and "discretionary" acts of government employees.
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16. Explain the nursing code as it relates to the revocation of a nursing license, if the licensee is unfit or incompetent due to the use of alcohol.
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17. Describe 4 acts that would lead to the revocation of a nursing license.
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18. Define public policy and list 4 elements that describe the duties of a professional registered nurse in the context of public policy.
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19. Differentiate between ordinary negligence and medical malpractice.
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20. Explain the consequences of unauthorized disclosure of patient records.
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21. Define the term battery in a medical setting.
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22. Describe wrongful death and wrongful living as they apply to legal liability for medical professionals.
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23. Explain the principle of estoppel.
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24. Explain how the constitution protects professional medical personnel when they speak out upon matters of public concern.
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25. Differentiate between professional ethics and personal moral convictions as they relate to the duties of a nurse.
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26. Explain the ANA code for nurses as it relates to a nurse's refusal to treat patients.
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27. Explain the duties of a health care worker in protecting the public from the actions of a mental patient under care.
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28. Explain the significance of proper charting to avoid claims of medical malpractice.
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29. List 8 circumstances that determine the status of a worker as an employee as against an independent contractor.
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30. Define vicarious liability.
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31. List 4 factors that would determine whether an employer is liable for the acts of an employee.
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32. Describe how Good Samaritan statutes protect health care workers when they render treatment to an individual in an emergency.
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33. Describe how worker's compensation laws protect a worker in the event of an injury in the course of employment.
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34. List 4 exceptions to the "going and coming" rule as applied to worker's compensation.
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35. Define the "captain-of-the-ship" doctrine.
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36. Describe the circumstances that would determine whether a nurse works for the hospital or for the physician.
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37. Explain how proper charting could exonerate health care providers from medical malpractice.
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38. Describe the responsibilities of a nurse to comply with the floating policy of a hospital.
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39. Describe the rights of an employee against termination without just cause.
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40. Describe how proper communication with a patient could avoid legal liability for the hospital.
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41. Describe how the law protects health care providers from legal liability when they follow from the various recognized methods of treatment.
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42. Explain the recommended course of action for a nurse when she observes a doctor doing something improper, something that is against the policies and rules of the hospital.
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43. Define the legal principle of the statutes of limitations.
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44. Explain how a hospital has a duty to make its equipment and premises safe for patients.
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45. Explain the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and list the classes of persons authorized to give consent in behalf of the decedent for donation of organs.
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46. Describe the importance of providing a specially trained professional nurse to supervise for patient care.
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47. Describe how the worker's compensation law applies to a situation where a worker gets injured away from the workplace.
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48. Explain how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects a pregnant nurse against sexual discrimination.
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49. Explain how AFP testing is used to detect spina bifida.
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50. Describe the significance of obtaining informed consent and recording the consent in proper forms to avoid claim of medical malpractice.
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51. Differentiate between the nursing services rendered by a nurse as opposed to the services rendered to a nurse, and their importance in protecting the privacy of a nurse.
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52. Explain how Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, sex, religion or national origin.
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53. Define the tort of retaliatory discharge.
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54. Describe how the law treats moral convictions when they come to interfere in the discharge of nursing duties.
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55. Define extreme and outrageous conduct.
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56. Explain the notice requirements upon the occurrence of an injury with regards to worker's compensation law.
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57. Define the responsibilities of the emergency department in a hospital with respect to patients who are in need of medical service but are unable to pay for them immediately.
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58. Define foreseeable harm.
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59. List 2 factors that impose duty on a health care provider to control the conduct of a third person to prevent injury to patients.
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