Lecture 8 Law of Contract: Genuine Consent INTRODUCTION Although the contract may have the essentials of a valid offer‚ acceptance‚ legal intentions and consideration‚ its validity or enforceability may be affected by a number of factors. The agreement may be wanting in genuine consent between the parties. That is‚ although the parties may appear to have reached an agreement‚ it may not have been genuinely achieved because of misconduct‚ pressure‚ unfairness‚ or fear by those involved
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Consent Release Form Instructions The Georgia Criminal Consent Form is needed to complete a criminal/verification search. Please complete the attached form entirely and return to SterlingBackcheck. You must include the attached Cover Sheet when returning the completed form. Choose one option below: 1. Upload Signed Form Electronically to SterlingBackcheck ◦ If you are still in the process of filling out your information‚ upload a scanned copy or photo image of the signed form along with the attached
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interventions and outcomes Initiates communication with patients before screening and diagnostic procedures/treatments Informs patients of services and resources Increases health awareness in individuals The Patient Navigator will establish early contact with cancer patients within the community to eliminate the barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment. This position will compassionately provide patients with resources‚ support programs and services available through
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FACTORS AFFECTING PATIENT SAFETY AS PERCEIVED BY STAFF NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN METRO MANILA I. INTRODUCTION A) BACKGROUND “The biggest challenge to moving toward a safer health system is changing the culture from one of blaming individuals for errors to one in which errors are treated not as personal failures‚ but as opportunities to improve the system and prevent harm.” - Institute of Medicine ‘99 Issues related to a lack of patient safety have been reported for decades
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Genuine Consent For contract to valid ‚ both party must genuinely consent ‚ or agree to the contract 1. Unconscionability 2.Duress 3.Undue Influence 4.Mistake 5.Actionable Misrepresentation * Unconscionaboility ( extremely unfair ): Both pt need to have equal power BUT Only 1 pt has superior bargaining power . The other pt has special disability and pt enter to the one-sided ‚ take it or leave it ‚ unfair -- the court decide the contract was unconscionable ( unfair) ++ Special disability
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the patients’ autonomy and informed consent in clinical nursing and midwifery practice. This essay is an overview of the patient’s right to accept or decline their treatment as a part of patients’ autonomy in self-decision making. Some issue that faced by the health professionals in refusal of treatment are highlighted. The discussion part deeply argue about the compromised autonomy of patients and the ethical dilemmas that confront by health professionals in safeguarding wishes of patients in that
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One of the principles for drug administration is right to refuse. Patient has a right to refuse any treatment allocated for her or himself. For example‚ Muslim diabetic patient may refuse to accept the use of porcine derived drugs and prefer bovine derived drugs for religious purposes. Refusal or treatment not only related to drug administration but often involve a complex issue such as refusal of blood transfusions. When a nurse deal with these kind of issues‚ an accurate documentation is needed
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Confidentiality and Informed Consent Sara M. Covey PSY 305 March 6‚ 2015 Dr. Sheila Rapa Confidentiality and Informed Consent Confidentiality in all fields of social work is paramount. Confidentiality gives clients comfort knowing that they can speak freely and engage more fully in the counseling and treatment processes if they believe that their privacy is being safeguarded. (Appelbaum‚ Kapen‚ Walters‚ Lidz‚ & Roth‚ 1984; Miller & Thelen‚ 1986). This ultimately makes counseling
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Identity Crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient Lerzan Gültekin Atılım University in Ankara‚ Turkey lerzan_gultekin@atilim.edu.tr Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze identity crisis in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient from a postcolonial perspective through the concept of nationalism and national identity‚ emphasizing cultural‚ psychological and physical displacement due to colonization‚ travelling‚ exploration and space / place (cartography)‚ referring to the theories
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Tarasoff; Confidentiality and Informed Consent PSY/305 Abstract This paper describes the events that took place concerning Prosenjit Poddar and Tatiana Tarasoff‚ as well as the ruling in the case of Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California. The ruling was not a favorable one at first‚ leaving psychologists feeling this would breach their patients trust. Confidentiality is crucial in a therapist-client relationship. “Legislators reacted to therapists’ concerns regarding
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