Duty Of Care

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    Corporate Lae

    :Topic 1:Introduction and Regulatory Framework- Regulation can relate to two things: Regulate what an organisation can or must do (eg trade, pay tax, employ staff, pay debts), Regulate how an organisation functions (eg how it comes into being, how it is managed and operated and how and when it ceases to be). Why are corporations used (good and bad)? To allow for investment, To allow capitalism to flourish, To permit the sharing of risk, To permit investors to shelter from risk, To permit investors

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    Senior Worker Responsibilities

    As a senior care worker we work in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centred approach. Our aim is to maximise independence, well-being and choice. Our role is to understand care delivery and its pressures. We need to lead, develop and co-ordinate a team to provide the best standards of respect and one-to-one care. Using our professional skills we need to support service users to assess their own needs and choose the help which makes that they can live the life they want. We

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    Application Paper

    Paper Professional Liability Medical malpractice has been an issue of concern in the provision of health care for thousands of years (Young, C. C., & Williams, D. R. 2011). There may be a perception that doctors are held responsible for the majority of medical malpractice lawsuits, the reality is that nurses are often finding themselves defending the care they provide to patients. “Negligence, which is often an unintentional action, occurs when a person either performs or fails

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    Sec578

    SEC 578- Practices Administration Physical and Operation Security Paper 1 Professor : Dr.Jude Lamour Submitted by: Otis McCall Contents Topic: 1. How do Administrative Controls demonstrate "due care?" 2 2. How does the absence of Administrative Controls impact corporate liability? 4 3. How do Administrative Controls influence the choice of Technical and Physical Controls?

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    Palsgraf V. Long Island Analysis and Case Brief

    defendant owed her a duty of care. Second, she must prove that the defendants breached that duty. Third, the breach of that duty caused the plaintiff’s injuries. Fourth, the plaintiff must prove that she suffered a legally recognizable injury (Clarkson, Miller, & Cross, 2012, p. 136). Ruling The appeals court reversed the original decision in favor of the plaintiff and decided that the defendants did not breach that duty of care. To find if the defendants breached that duty the court asked

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    Australian Corporate Law

    interests of the company. Elaborate on how the courts approach this duty and explain whether the corporation’s law in Australia has made this duty onerous. According to the common law, the duties of the directors are duty of care and the duty of loyalty. In the duty of loyalty, the directors should maintain the fiduciary relationship with the company in order to follow the fiduciary duties accompanied by them. The main objective of this duty in equity is to act for corporate purposes, to act in good faith

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    Business Law

    responsible to the negligence. To succeed a tort action, the following element must be satisfied: • The defendant owes a legal duty of care to the plaintiff; • The defendant breaches the duty of care; • The plaintiff’s loss or damage is a consequence of the breach of duty (Causation). Duty of Care • The duty of care is a duty ‘to take reasonable care to avoid acts or omissions that may reasonable foresee would be likely to hurt your neighbours.’ • ‘Neighbour are persons who

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    Synopsis of Tort Cases Paper

    her actions. Injury to plaintiff a plaintiff personal injury or damage to his or her property that enables him or her to recover monetary damages for the defendant negligence Duty of Care the obligation people owe each other not to cause any unreasonable harm or risk of harm. Breach of duty a failure to exercise care or to act as a

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    Hsa 515 Assignment 1

    As a health care administrator, your legal actions have legal implications and are implicitly and explicitly based on law. Any omissions in the conduct of your duties on your part are also governed by law. Consider the basic governance of a health care setting and how your roles as a top administrator in this setting are affected by the legal system. A healthcare system is like any other organization or society in the instance that it needs rules, communication, and active acknowledgement of each

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    Nursing

    registered nurses are general-duty nurses who focus on the overall care of patients. They administer medications under the supervision of doctors and keep records of symptoms and progress. General-duty nurses also supervise licensed practical nurses (LPNs), nursing aides, and orderlies (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The RN also performs comprehensive nursing assessment of the health status of patients that addresses changes to the patient conditions, develop a plan of nursing care that establishes nursing

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