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Nursing Practice and the Law

Cristy W, Lindsy W, Courtney B, Jacob L, and BJ 
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Created by various legislative bodies, such as state legislatures or congress.
Involve the violation of one persons rights by another person.
The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education are the federal agencies that administer health-care-related laws.
These are voluntary acts that directly cause injury or anguish without meaning to harm or to cause distress.
Is the unintentional tort of acting as an ordinary, reasonable,prudent person, resulting in harm to the person to whom the duty of care is owed.
Includes lesser offenses such as traffic violations or shoplifting of a small dollar amount.
Are written laws created by a government or accepted governing body.
Consists of a body of rights, obligations, and remedies that is applied by courts in civil proceedings for the purpose of providing relief for persons who have suffered harm from the wrongful acts of others.
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These laws define and limit the power of the government and protect citizens' freedom of speech, assembly, religion, and the press, and freedom from unwarranted intrusion by government into personal choices.
Developed to protect society from actions that threaten its existence.
Crimes carried out by individuals younger than 18 years; specific age varies by state and crime.
Includes the procedures created by administrative agencies (governmental bodies of the county, state, or federal government0 involving rules, regulations, applications, licenses, permits, available information, hearings, appeals, and decision making.
The most serious category, including such acts as homicide, grand larceny, and nurse practice act violation.
The traditional unwritten law of England, based on custom and usage, which began to develop over a thousand years before the founding of the United States.
The term used for professional negligence.