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Legal frame work of veterinary nursing practice Flashcards

1
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Why do we need laws?

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Protect democracy
enforce justice
provide accountability of behaviour

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Criminal Law is responsible for protecting ________ and ______ from harm

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individuals

Society

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Who enforces criminal law

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the police and crown prosecution service

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Who is the head of the Crown prosecution service

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the Director of Public prosections

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who over sees the Director of public prosecutions

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the attorney general

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True or False

The CPS operate independantly to the government

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TRUE - but the attorny general is accountable to parliement

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How does the RSPCA bring cases against individuals?>

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private prosecutions under criminal law

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8
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List the three types of criminal offences under criminal law

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Summary
Indictable
Triable either way

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Give some examples of summary offences

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speeding, animal cruelty

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10
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give some examples of indictable offenses

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murder, rape

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giv some examples of triable either way offences

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burglary, robbery

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What are of the law is civil law concerned with?

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resolving disputes between individuals were there is no public concern

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13
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Within a civil case, which party is the defendant

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the defendant is the person who is having the claim bought against them

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within a civil case, which party is the claimant

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the claimant is ther person bringing the civil case.

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What are the most comon civil laws that can be broken in practice

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breach of contract

tort (duty of care)

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16
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define a contract

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a legally binding agreement between two parties

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17
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define breach of contract

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when one party fails to uphold their part of the bargin o filfill their part of the contract

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18
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list some other contracts that may be enetered into with a VP

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drug saftey
food saftey 
cremation/disposal
machine services
employement contracts 
suppliers
insurance 
payment plans  - illegal
consent forms
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19
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define a tort

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a tort is a wrong against someones personal saftey, possessions or reputation

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20
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which is the most common tort found in a veterinary practice?

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negligence

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21
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list some torts that could be seen within a VP

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defamation (damage to reputation)
nuisance
personal injury (staff or public)
trespass
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22
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true or false: torts can be unintentional

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true

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23
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give an example of an intentional tort

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assult

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give an example of an unintertional tort

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leaving a swab inside a patient

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Scottish legal system:

What are the classifications of criminal cases

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summary - minor cases

solemn - major cases

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Summary and Solemn cases are bought on behalf of _______ by the Lord or the _____________

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the public
Advocate
Procurator Fiscal

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27
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What is the Scottish equivlient to the Crown Prosecution Service?

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the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

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Who is the head of the COPFS (Scotland)?

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The Lord Advocate

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29
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What types of cases are bought into the Justice of the Peace Court and the Sheriff Court?

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Summary cases (minor)

30
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are the cases tried before a jury in Justice of the Peace Court and the Sheriff Court?

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no

31
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Do Justices of the Peace have any legal training or qualifications?

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No, they are advised by a legal clerk

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Where are Solemn cases bought?

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To the Sherrif court, or the High Court of Justiciary

33
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Are solemn cases seen before a jury in the Sherrif court, or the High Court of Justiciary?

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Yes, of 15 people

34
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What role does the Jury play in Sherrif court, or the High Court of Justiciary?

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They decided the verdict, (majoirty vote)

35
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What is the Scottish equivilent to TORT law?

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Dialect

36
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Where are civil cases bought in scotland?

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Sherrif Court, or the Court of Session.

37
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What are the two main types of law?

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Statutue Law

Common Law

38
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describe statute law

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created by Acts of Parliament.

Bills that have been passed through both House of Commons and House of Lords - then signed by the Queen

39
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describe common law

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created by previous decisions by courts, ‘precedent’. If an offence i snot covered by specific legislation then a judge will look at how previous similar cases were considered

40
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What can be done if an individual is unhappy with decision made by a court?

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they can appeal to a higher court against the decision. - in the UK, this is the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court

41
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are there any other sources of UK law?>

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Yes, the European union Law and European convention on human rights

42
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when the did European union Law and European convention on human rights orginiate?

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1950’s after WW2 and were attempts to keep europe united

43
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Does EU law get cancelled by UK law?

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No, EU law takes precedence, because the UK has chosen to be part of the EU (may change, after brexit - unsure)

44
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How are EU laws made?

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Created by represenatives of the member states, nominated commissioners, government ministers and directly elected MEPs

45
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What does the Veterinary Surgeons Act cover?

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Who can treat/prescribe/perform surgery on animals
Deligation to lay staff/nurses
Training and education
registration of veterinary surgeons
diciplineary actions
46
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What is the purpose of the Veterinary Surgeons Act?

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Outlay all infomation in a central place

ensure standards accross practices

47
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Which part of the Veterinary Surgeons Act is most relevent to Veterinary Nurses?

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Schedule 3: exemptions from restrictions of practice of Veterinary Surgery

48
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What does ‘veterinary surgery’ mean?

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'art & science' of veterinary surgery and medicines
diagnosis of disease
giving advice based on diagnosis
medical/surgical treatment
performance of surgical operations
49
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What is an owner able to do for their pets?

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First aid
administration of medicines as per VS instruction
sub cut injections

50
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are RVNs responsible for their actions?

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Yes, those on the register can be held accountable for their actions

51
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are SVNs responsible for their actions?

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to a lesser extent, they are supposed to have supervision for all tasks that fall under scheduale 3

52
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are there different rules for animals involved in agriculture?

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Yes - farm animals can have procedures or medical treatment or minor surgery not entering a body cavity. this does not need to be performed by a VS

53
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For a RVN to perform a schedule 3 procedure on an animal, what does their relationship with the VS need to be?>

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Vet = employer. Or acting on behalf of employer
Animal is under care of the VS
Nurse is doing procedure under vets direction
Vet satisfied with VNs competency

54
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how does schedule 3 define a student veterinary nurse?

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‘those who are enrolled with the RCVS for the purpose of training at an approved practice or centre’

55
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according to Schedule 3 - what aspects of anaesthesia are RVNs allowed to carry out?>

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administration of a specific quantity of medications
maintain anaesthesia under direction of the VS
monitoring recover on behalf of the VS

56
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What exemptions are made under section 19 of the Veterinary Surgeons Act?

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Lab animals
Schedule 3 procedures
Xenotransplantation - human surgeons can remove animal (pig) body parts for organ transplantation
exemption orders - physio/artificial insemination/embryo collection

57
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When was the Veterinary Surgeons Act first published?

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1966

58
Q

What features define a profession?

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advanced qualifications
skill set + expertise
(potentially) well paid
done appropriate training
accountability and autonomy
behaviour and ethics - codes of conduct
CPD requirements
59
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What are the functions of a professional regulatory body:

RCVS role as regultory body

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seets out rules for VSs and VNs
Code of conduct
Acts as an authority on complex matters
Investigates complaints

60
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what types of action can be taken as a result of the disciplnary system?

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supervised practice
retraining
removal or suspension from the register

61
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when was a disciplinary procedure first introduced for RVNs

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2011

they were superceeded in 2014

62
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What is covered by the Veterinary Nurse regulation rules?

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by laws
registration fees
CPD needed
Entitlement of registration

63
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what three criteria must a person furfil in order to be entitled to registration?

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  • meets requirements for education and training
  • discloses matters relevent to good character
  • pays registration fee
64
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the VN disciplinary committee and the VN preliminary Investigation Committee consist of what type of people?

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Lay members
VNs
VSs

65
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how soon after being removed from the register can you apply to be replaceD?

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10 months

66
Q

what type of wrongdoing may lead to a nurse being suspended/removed from the register

A

professional misconduct

criminal offensces which make a nurse unfit to practice

67
Q

Code of Professional Conduct of Veterinary Nurses:

how many principles of practice are there, what are they?

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5 - 
competence
honesty
independance
client confidentially
professional accountability
68
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what type of of behaviour must a veterinary nurse not engage in (public confidence)

A

behaviour that would bring the profession into disrepute

69
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which members of the veterinary team must veterinary nurses delegate to?

A

people with appropriate competence and registration

70
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Under what circumstances may client confidentiality be breaches without clients permission?

A

animal welfare
public interest
abuse
dangerous dogs

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