i) Upon Julie’s arrest, she would first be taken to the custody sergeant, whose job it is to ensure that her initial detention is authorised, then the officer who arrested her would give brief details for the reason for her arrest. Then the custody sergeant will ask Julie questions such as her date of birth, or her height or address, by law Julie can refuse to answer these questions, but giving false details could result in obstructing a police officer. After this her rights will be detailed by the
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Assignment # 1- Law and Health Care Keisha Love Health Care Policy, Law and Ethics HSA515 Dr. Melody Princes-Kelley Thousand Oaks Campus January 23, 2012 1. Identify and explain the four elements of proof necessary for a plaintiff to prove a negligence case. A plaintiff suing
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This memorandum summarizes my interview and findings with Ms. Jones and summarizes Ms. Jones' credibility as a witness. The memorandum also includes the duty of care owed by the Growler's groceries store to it's customers. Additionally, included are facts that show that Growler's grocery store did not comply with the applicable standard of care. INTERVIEW OF ROBIN JONES I spoke with Ms. Jones at her home on Friday, March 1, 2015 at 9:30 AM. She is a Caucasian woman of petite height and build
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WORD COUNT 1648 1 Law, Accountability and Ethics in prescribing During my supervised practice in an outpatient clinic the non-medical prescriber I was with was asked by a colleague to prescribe for a patient on her behalf. In my role as a vascular clinical nurse specialist, I run nurse led clinics working alongside other nonprescribing colleagues seeing patients with peripheral vascular disease, this can range from patients with leg ulcers or diabetic foot ulceration with wound infections
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assignment . Table of Contents Contents TORT: 3 Intentional Tort: 3 Strict Liability: 3 Negligence: 4 Duty of care: 4 Breach of Duty: 5 Causation: 6 Vicarious Liability: 8 Reference: 12 LO 3 Understanding the principles of liability in negligence in business activities. TORT: The liability of the violation of a fixed law, law arises primarily; this duty is towards persons generally and its breach is capable of redress by action unliquidated damages. This is a civil
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Negligence Negligence requires a showing that a duty was owed from the defendant to the plaintiff, that duty was breached, and that the breach was the actual and proximate cause of the plaintiff’s damages. Special Duty – Land Occupier-Invitee A special duty arises in circumstances involving a land occupier. An invitee is one who enters another’s land with the owner’s permission for the purpose related to the activity. The landowner owes the invitee a duty of care to inspect and discover any dangerous conditions
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Hospital Negligence LaTonya Jefferson HCS 478 September 26, 2011 Negligence is defined as conduct lacking in due care and is equated with carelessness (Guido, 2010). An act can be considered negligent if it is a deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would do or what they would not do. At the Neighborhood Hospital, negligence has been cited due to the wrong limb being amputated on a patient. We will look at negligence vs. malpractice and whether the circumstances presented
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departed from the conduct expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under similar circumstances. In order to establish negligence as a Cause of Action under the law of TORTS, a plaintiff must prove that the defendant had a duty to the plaintiff, the defendant breached that duty by failing to conform to the required standard of conduct, the defendant's negligent conduct was the cause of the harm to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff was, in fact, harmed or damaged. http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary
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Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd [2001] UKHL 22, [2002] 1 AC 215, [2001] 2 WLR 1311, [2001] 2 All ER 769 HL Summary The defendants ran Axelholme House, which was attached to Wilsic Hall School in Doncaster. Local authorities would send children to the school and they would board at Axelholme House. The defendants employed Mr and Mrs Grain to run the house and maintain discipline. The claimants stayed at Axelholme House between 1979 and 1982. During that time they were sexually abused by Mr Grain. They sued
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Negligence In today’s busy health care industry nurses and doctors are pushed to the limit. We are asked to make life and death decisions in mere seconds. Society is also more aware of what they should expect from health care providers. This awareness demands health care providers not only provide excellent care, but also document the care they provide to ensure they are not subject to accusations of negligence, or gross negligence that can lead to malpractice suits. This paper will differentiate
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