Natural law
Criminal law
Statutory law
Common law
Felony
Misdemeanor
Level of crime is determined by the
Civil law
Examples of civil
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Intentional tort
Assault
In the inherent tendency humans have to
take actions to follow nature and purpose
as human beings. Aimed at preserving
society. Related to deontological
Law that regulates conduct considered
offensive against general public. Prose- cuted by the state. Violations are called
crime
Law that raises from formal legislative
enactments or other legal entities with
legislative power
Law regulating human social conduct as
expressed in judicial decisions that interpret cases raised in disputes taken
to court. Based on precedent. Uniquely
American
Crimes in serious nature that usually re- sults in prisoner more than one year, 10,000 fine, death
Crime less serious punishable by a fine
of less than 10,000; jail time less than
one year
Legislative
Law that protects legal rights and enforces the
Marriage law, treaty law, tort law, contract
law
Willful act that violates another person's
right or property; usually physical resulting in a crime
Type of intentional tort law. Saying or doing something that will make a person
fear that he or she will be touched without
consent
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Battery
False imprisonment
Intentional infliction of emotional distress
Conversion of property
Quasi Intentional torts
Defamation of character
Slander
Libel
Invasion of privacy
Invasion of propery is not an
Breach of confidentiality
Type of intentional tort. Unconsented
touching of a person, anything they are
holding, or anything they are attached to. Does not have to cause injury
Intentional tort. Making a person stay in
a place against their wishes. Can be ver- bal, physical, or chemical. (forces to stay
in hospital.)
Intentional tort. The use of extreme con- duct that causes severe emotional distress in the patient or family
Intentional tort. Interference by the nurse
with the right to possession of the patient's property by either intermeddling or
destroying the property. Violations of a persons reputation, priva- cy, and freedom from malicious or unfounded legal prosecution. Have characteristics of both torts
Quasi intention tort. Sharing of information the unintentionally harms a person's
reputation
Quasi Intentional Tort.Oral defamation of
character that it intentional and malicious
Quasi Intentional Tort. Written defamation that is intentional and malicious
Quasi intentional. Violation of a persons
right to keep information about self, family, and property scrutiny
Absolute right. May be required by law
to breach in certain situations. (ie. rape, abuse, stabbing, gunshot.)
Revealing information obtained from a
privileged communication
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Privileged communication
A person cannot be forced under law to
reveal information gained by
The legal system does or does not rec- ognize nurses in privileged communication
Unintentional torts
Malpractice
To prove malpractice the patient must
show
Legal liability
Compensatory damages
Punitive damages
A special type of privacy that exists in
certain professional relationships where
it is a violation to breach and would de- stroy trust and confidence in the profes- sion. (Lawyer, Physician, Priest)
Privileged communication
Does not
A wrong occurring to another leading to
injury even though it was not intended;
same as negligence (standard). Professional negligence; failure to act as
a competent and caring nurse (higher
standard)
A wrong occurred because of a profes- sionals failure to
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