Unit 9 Taylor Chpt 7

process by which drugs are transferred from the site of entry into the body to the bloodstream

threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person’s permission

assault that is carried out

process by which a person who has met certain criteria established by a nongovernmental association is granted recognition

law resulting from court decisions that is then followed when other cases involving similar circumstances and fact arise; common law is as binding as civil law

general term that refers to ways in which a professional competence is maintained

offense against people or property; the act is considered to be against the government, referred to in a lawsuit as “the people”, and the accused is prosecuted by the state

an intentional tort in which one party makes derogatory remarks about another that diminishes the others party’s reputation; slander is oral form; libel is written form

the one being accused of a crime or tort

nurse who explains to the judge and jury what happened based on the patient’s record and who offers an opinion as to whether the nursing care met acceptable standards of practice

nurse who has knowledge of the actual incident prompting a legal case; bases testimony on firsthand knowledge of the incident not on assumptions

(1) crime punishable by imprisonment in a state or federal penitentiary for more than 1 year (2) crime of greater offense than a misdemeanor

willful and purposeful misrepresentation that could
cause, or has caused, loss or harm to people or property

legal responsibility for one’s acts (and failure to act); includes responsibility for financial restitution of harms resulting from negligent acts

to be given a license to practice nursing in a state or province after successfully meeting requirements

process of lawsuit

act of negligence as applied to a professional person such as a physician, nurse, or dentist

crime of lesser offense than a felony and punishable by fines, imprisonment (usually less than 1 year), or both

performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do,, or failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would do

person or government bringing a lawsuit against another

an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof

law enacted by a legislative body

wrong committed by a person against another person or his property

term generally used to refer to employees who report their employers’ violation of the law to appropriate law enforcement agencies outside the employers’ facilities