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NURSING JURISPRUDENCE NCM 107 Lec. 2016 Flashcards

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department of law which comprises all legal rules and principles affecting the practice of nursing.

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NURSING JURISPRUDENCE

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a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong.

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LAW

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proceeding in court for a purpose.

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LAWSUIT

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Purpose of Lawsuit

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  1. to enforce a right

2. to redress a wrong

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Complainant/ defendant

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Civil case

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Plaintiff/ accused

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Criminal case

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is a fair and orderly process which aims to protect and enforce a person’s right.

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DUE PROCESS

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FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF DUE PROCESS

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  1. Right to be informed
  2. Right to remain silent
  3. Right to a competent counsel
  4. No use of violence, threat, torture/ no unusual or cruel punishment
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is an order that requires a person to attend at a specific time and place to testify as a witness.

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SUBPOENA

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is a subpoena that requires a witness to bring documents/ papers in his possession

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SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM

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person giving necessary details

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WITNESS

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Nurses as witness

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Could not divulge PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION in a civil case- means that the nurse is incompetent to testify on the communications made to him by the patients, all the device given and all the information gathered by observation during the seal of secrecy.

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Nurses as witness Exceptions

PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION

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  1. criminal case
  2. with the patient’s consent
  3. patient sued doctor for damages
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acts or omissions punishable by law

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FELONIES

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due to imprudence, negligence or lack of foresight/ skill

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Fault-(culpa)

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a. By direct participation- doer of the act
b. By inducement-directly force or induce others
c. By cooperation- indispensable

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PRINCIPAL

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doer of the act

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direct participation

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directly force or induce others

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inducement

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indispensable

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cooperation

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a person who cooperates

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ACCOMPLICE

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absent at the time crime is committed

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accessory before the fact

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“ accessory after the fact”

a. Profits
b. Conceals/ destroys evidence
c. Assists in the escape of the principal

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ACCESSORY

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A nurse is liable as an accomplice in an abortion if she:

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a. Assist in the escape of the offender
b. Refers the pregnant mother to the abortionist
c. Conceals the evidence of the crime
d. None of these

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Circumstances affecting criminal liability

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J-E-M-A-A
Justifying
Exempting
Mitigating
Aggravating
Alternative
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JUSTIFYING

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  • SELF-DEFENSE
  • Unlawful aggression
  • Reasonable necessity
  • Lack of sufficient provocation
  • Fulfillment of Duty
  • Obedience to an order from superior
  • Order must be lawful
  • Superior acting within the scope of practice
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EXEMPTING

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  • Insane/imbecile
  • Performance of a lawful act
  • Under 9 y/o
  • Under force
  • Under fear
  • Failure to perform an act
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MITIGATING

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  • Under 18y/o or over 70 y/o
  • No intention
  • Sufficient provocation/threat
  • Immediate vindication
  • Voluntary surrender
  • Deaf & dumb/ with physical defect
  • Neurologic disorder
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AGGRAVATING

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  • Treachery/taking advantage of superior strength or position
  • Price, reward, promise
  • Use of fire, poison, explosion
  • Calamities
  • Craft, fraud or disguise
  • Evident Premeditation
  • Cruelty
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ALTERNATIVE

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  • May increase/ decrease criminal liability depending on the nature and effects of the crime
  • Relationship
  • Intoxication
  • Degree of instruction/ education
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DRILLS

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  1. Under compulsion of uncontrollable force
  2. There is sufficient provocation
  3. Act is committed with abuse of confidence
  4. Fulfillment of a duty
  5. Offender is over 70 years old
  6. Voluntary surrender
  7. Disguise be employed
  8. Defense of a stranger
  9. Acts under the impulse of an uncontrollable fear
  10. Offender is insane
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CRIMES CONCERNING THE NURSE

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the victim or offender is the

  1. father
  2. mother
  3. brothers/sisters
  4. ascendants
  5. descendants
  6. spouse
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the killing of an infant less than three days or 72 hours.

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Infanticide

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The killing of another human being with any of the aggravating circumstances provided by law.

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Treachery

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  • Anyone who inserts his penis into the oral orifice of another by force is liable under this law.
  • Anyone who inserts anything into the anal orifice or genitalia of another is liable under this law.
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STATUTORY RAPE

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Anyone who gets the personal property of another with the use of force,violence or intimidation.

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ROBBERY

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Anyone who gets the personal property of another without the latter’s permission.

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THEFT

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imminent threat of harmful/ offensive body contact

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ASSAULT

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intentional, unconsented touching of another person.

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BATTERY

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Deprive another of his freedom of

movement or space.

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ILLEGAL DETENTION/ FALSE IMPRISONMENT

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  1. Pretend that a woman gave birth
  2. Substitution or exchanging of babies in the nursery
  3. intentionally putting wrong information in the birth registration form
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SIMULATION OF BIRTH

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DEFAMATION

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  1. Slander- oral

2. Libel- written

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Oral Defamation

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Slander

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Written Defamation

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Libel

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who is liable if they divulge any information from patient’s chart to improper or unauthorized persons.

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Nurses

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if they divulge any information from patient’s chart to improper or unauthorized persons.

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Invasion of Privacy

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An act less than a felony

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Misdemeanor

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DRILLS

MISDEMEANOR

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  1. A student nurse is overheard talking in the cafeteria about a client and his suicidal tendencies.
  2. A nurse asks a client why he chose Dr. Smith for her physician when this doctor is always rude to the staff.
  3. A client is told he must pay the remainder of his medical bill before he can leave the facility.
  4. A nurse told the client that she will inject her with sedatives if he does not cooperate.
  5. A nurse forcibly opened the mouth of a pedia patient and gave his medication.
  6. A nurse takes the wallet of the patient while the latter is sleeping.
  7. A nurse takes the wallet of the patient with the use of violence and intimidation.
  8. A nurse gives a potent injection of morphine to a patient causing his death.
  9. A nurse poisons his client to end his life.
  10. A patient died because of wrong medication given.
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GUIDELINES TO PREVENT CRIMINAL LIABILITY

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  1. Be very familiar with the Philippine Nursing law
  2. Be familiar with the laws affecting nursing practice
  3. Know agency rules, regulations, policies
  4. Upgrade skills and competence
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LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN CHARTING

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  1. Don’t tamper with medical records- (ARD)adding, rewriting and destroying original record
  2. Observe agency’s standards on documentation
    complete, concise, specific, use standard abbreviation
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TIPS FOR AVOIDING LEGAL PITFALLS

1. Patient Falls

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  • do proper assessment
  • appropriate assistance
  • use protective measures
  • document all nursing interventions
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TIPS FOR AVOIDING Medication errors

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  • Observe 7 R’s of drug administration
  • Check dr’s order
  • Understand the medication you will administer
  • Consult drug handbook/ pharmacy
  • Not exempt from liability for following dr’s order
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TIPS FOR AVOIDING Equipment injuries

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  • refuse to use a device not know how to operate
  • report adverse events to superiors
  • monitor patient regularly
  • bring questionable orders to the attention of the doctor or superior
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TIPS FOR AVOIDING Failure to communicate

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  • promptly report changes in the patient’s symptoms and signs of distress to the Dr
  • proper documentation of all assessments and telephone conversations with the Dr
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agreement between at least two parties which create an obligation recognized by law

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CONTRACT

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Elements of a valid contract

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  1. given freely/ voluntarily- no coercion/ pressure
  2. competent parties- 18 yrs old, sound mind
  3. lawful object- within the bounds of law
  4. valid consideration- has monetary value
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Essential requisites

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  1. Consent
  2. Object certain
  3. Cause of the obligation
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Type of Contract that - Terms are inferred from actions of contracting parties

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Implied

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Type of Contract that - Verbal/ written, terms are specified/ given at the time the contract is made

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Expressed

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Type of Contract that - Inexistent from the very beginning therefore may not be enforced. Ex: contrary to law.

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Void or inexistent

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Type of Contract that - Expressly prohibited by law like obtained through fraud, undue influence or duress

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Illegal

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Type of Contract that - One of the parties is incapable of giving consent

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Voidable/annullable

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Type of Contract that - Agreement among parties and is required to be in writing by special laws. Ex: marriage, Deed of sale

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Forma

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Type of Contract that - Concluded as a result of a written document where the law does not require the same to be in writing

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Informal

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Failure without legal excuse to perform any promise which forms the contract.

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BREACH OF CONTRACT

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An act whereby a person is permitted with formalities of law to control to certain degree the disposition of a state to take effect after his death.

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Will

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Person whose property is transmitted through succession.

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DECEDENT

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A decedent who left a will

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TESTATOR

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A person called to succession

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HEIR

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TYPES OF SUCCESSION

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  1. Notarial will- acknowledged before a notary public, with attestation clause
  2. Holographic will- entirely written, dated and signed in the handwriting of the testator
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TYPES OF SUCCESSION - acknowledged before a notary public, with attestation clause

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Notarial will

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TYPES OF SUCCESSION - entirely written, dated and signed in the handwriting of the testator

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Holographic will

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Who makes wills

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  1. those not expressly prohibited by law
  2. 18 yrs old
  3. sound mind
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Who could be witnesses

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  1. sound mind
  2. 18 and above
  3. not blind, deaf or dumb
  4. able to read and write
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NURSE’S OBLIGATION IN THE EXECUTION OF A WILL

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  1. Note the soundness of client’s mind and to ensure that there is freedom from fraud/ undue influence.
  2. Note that the will is signed by the testator.
  3. Note that the witnesses shall be present at the time and sign in the presence of testator.
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Disposing of gifts by a person in anticipation of death/ belief in approaching death.

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GIFTS MORTIS CAUSA

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GIFTS MORTIS CAUSA

Limitations:

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  1. limited to personal properties
  2. acceptance by the recipient
  3. gifts are revocable and subject to the claims of creditors without proof of intent of defrauding them

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