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NUR1009 CH23 Terms Definitions Administrative law - Ans:-clearly defines expectations of civil and criminal laws Battery - Ans:-Legal term for touching another's body without consent. Case law - Ans:-decisions made in legal cases that were resolved in courts Civil law - Ans:-Statutes concerned with protecting a person's rights. Common law - Ans:-One source for law that is created by judicial decisions as opposed to those created by legislative bodies (statutory law). Constitutional law - Ans:-derived from federal and state constitutions Criminal law - Ans:-Concerned with acts that threaten society but may involve only an individual. Defamation of character - Ans:-publication of false statements that result in damage to a person's reputation Durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) - Ans:-a legal document that designates a person or people of one's choosing to make health care decisions when a patient is no longer able to make decisions on his or her own behalf ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/4 Informed consent - Ans:-Process of obtaining permission from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure after describing all risks, side effects, and benefits. Intentional tort - Ans:-deliberate acts against a person or property that may result in both civil and criminal actions. Libel - Ans:-written defamation of character Malpractice - Ans:-Injurious or unprofessional actions that harm another. Neglect - Ans:-pattern of conduct by a person with a duty of care to provide services that maintain the physical and/or mental health of a child or vulnerable adult Negligence - Ans:-Careless act of omission or commission that results in injury to another. Nurse delegation - Ans:-an RN educates, observes, and verifies that a nonregistered nurse (e.g., LPN, nurse assistant, or assistive personnel) can do a specific task that is usually completed by an RN Nurse practice acts - Ans:-Statutes enacted by the legislature of any of the sta

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©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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NUR1009 CH23 Terms Definitions


Administrative law - Ans:✔✔-clearly defines expectations of civil and criminal laws


Battery - Ans:✔✔-Legal term for touching another's body without consent.


Case law - Ans:✔✔-decisions made in legal cases that were resolved in courts


Civil law - Ans:✔✔-Statutes concerned with protecting a person's rights.


Common law - Ans:✔✔-One source for law that is created by judicial decisions as opposed to those

created by legislative bodies (statutory law).


Constitutional law - Ans:✔✔-derived from federal and state constitutions


Criminal law - Ans:✔✔-Concerned with acts that threaten society but may involve only an individual.


Defamation of character - Ans:✔✔-publication of false statements that result in damage to a person's

reputation


Durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) - Ans:✔✔-a legal document that designates a person

or people of one's choosing to make health care decisions when a patient is no longer able to make

decisions on his or her own behalf

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