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What are types of unintentional torts? -:- negligence and malpractice unintentional tort -:- an act involving injury or damage to another resulting in civil liability instead or criminal liability Negligence -:- performing an act that reasonable and prudent person would NOT perform Malpr...

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leadership and management HESI
Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
What are types of unintentional torts?

✓ -:- negligence and malpractice




unintentional tort

✓ -:- an act involving injury or damage to another resulting in civil liability instead or

criminal liability




Negligence

✓ -:- performing an act that reasonable and prudent person would NOT perform




Malpractice

✓ -:- negligence by a professional personnel. Results in injury.




four elements that are necessary to prove malpractice (if one is missing malpractice

CANNOT be proved)

✓ -:- 1. Duty- obligation to use due care (what is reasonable for a nurse to do) or

failure to care for or protect from unreasonable risk

2. Breach of Duty- failure to perform according to the established standard of conduct in

care

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3.Injury or damages (not mental only physical but double check)

4.causation: proximate cause or remoteness of damage




nurses can avoid negligence and malpractice by following

✓ -:- their organizations policies and procedures




Types of intentional torts

✓ -:- assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, invasion of privacy, fraud,

exposure of a person




assault

✓ -:- mental or physical threat




battery

✓ -:- actual and intentional touching of one another; with or without the intent to do

harm




forced to have a treatment is an example of

✓ -:- battery




invasion of privacy




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✓ -:- encroachment or trespassing on another's body or personality




False Imprisonment

✓ -:- confinement without legal authority




exposure of a person - body

✓ -:- after death, a client has the right to be observed, excluded from unwarranted

operations, and protected form unauthorized touching of the body




exposure of a person - personality

✓ -:- exposure or discussion of a client's case or recalling personal information or

identity




Defamation

✓ -:- divulgence of privileged information or communication (chart, convos, or

observations)




fraud

✓ -:- illegal activity and willful and purposeful misrepresentation that could cause, or

caused, loss or harm to a person or property




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presenting false credentials for the purpose of entering nursing school, obtaining a license,

or obtaining employment is an example of

✓ -:- fraud




describing a myth regarding a treatment like telling a client that. a placebo has no side effects

and will cure the disease, or telling a client that a treatment or diagnostic test will not hurt

when pain is involved are examples of

✓ -:- fraud




criminal conspiracy occurs when

✓ -:- two or more people agree to commit a crime




is a person who sees a crime occur guilty?

✓ -:- yes




T/F it is a crime NOT to report suspected child abuse

✓ -:- true




pH range

✓ -:- 7.35-7.45




PO2 norm?


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