Jurisprudence
Ξ -:- The science or philosophy of law
Sources of Law
Ξ -:- - Constitutional Law
Ξ Federal
Ξ State
Ξ - Statutory Law
Ξ Federal
Ξ State
Ξ - Common Law
Ξ - Administrative Law
Criminal Law
Ξ -:- Federal or state government is attempting to deprive an individual of ...
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Tort Law
Ξ -:- A civil wrong that causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal
liability for the person who commits the tortious act.
Types of Torts
Ξ -:- - Negligence
- Intentional Torts
Assault
Battery
False Imprisonment
- Quasi-Intentional Torts
Defamaiton
Libel
Slander
Malpractice
Ξ -:- Negligence committed by a person in his or her professional capacity is
malpractice. Also known as professional negligence.
Medical and nursing malpractice occur when a doctor or nurse fails to do that which a reasonable,
prudent doctor or nurse would do under the same or similar circumstances, or does that which a
reasonable or prudent doctor or nurse would not do under the same or similar circumstances.
Elements of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit
Ξ -:- Duty - the existence of a duty, owed by the nurse to a patient, to conform to a
recognized standard of care
Breach - a failure to conform to the required standard of care
Harm - an actual injury
Cause - there must be proof that the injury was caused by the nurse's act or omission
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