Legal/Ethical Study Guide 1.) Nurse Practice Acts 3 Origins of legal guidelines for nursing: 1) Statutory Law - Elected legislative bodies such as state legislatures and the US Congress create these laws. - Nurse Practice Acts .Describe and define the legal boundaries of nursing practice within each state. - Standards Of Care – Provide the minimum acceptable nursing care. - Establish educational req’s for nurses - Distinguish between nursing and medical
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leading cause of death among 13-19 year old males and females in the United States. Factors causing these distractions are cell phones‚ passengers‚ and adolescent’s poor cognitive skills. Due to the teenagers being pre-mature and accident prone‚ the legal age to obtain a license should be 21 in order to improve young driving skills and create a safer environment on the road. This is a very controversial topic which has to be discussed in the government. The U.S.A. is the only country which allows
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Legal Issues Main legal issues and conforming to these: 1. Copyright Act – this act has existed since 1911 and in alternative forms even before this. It was amended in 1992 so that computer programs and digital work was included within other areas of the same act. In particular all the rules governing Literary work became applicable to Computer Software. Latest Copyright Act – Copyright Designs & Patents Act 1988 was updated in 1992 and more recently in 2009 What is actually covered by the
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Ethical and Legal Viewpoints Geneva Moore Grand Canyon University Abstract Professional counselors are always confronted with “ethical dilemma” that arises from conflicts in maintaining standards of right or wrong in specific counseling practice. Therefore‚ counselors must be alerted to the professional ethical standard and use it as a guidance in rendering services to the clients. This paper will discuss volunteerism; the legal issues that can surface from volunteering‚ the legal ramifications
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federal government introduced the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)‚ Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)‚ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)‚ Rehabilitation Act of 1973‚ and the Civil Right Acts of 1991. This paper will discuss the legal process an individual would pursue whom was discriminated against by a private sector organization and wishes to file a complaint. The first task would be to contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). After contacting the commission
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Legal Aspects of Professional Psychology Terri Smith PSYCH/545 Survey of Professional Psychology Dr. Erica Wansel August 26‚ 2012 Introduction Professional psychology has simplicities that set it apart from other recognized branches of psychology. The twist and turns of professional psychology make it where legal has to be taken into consideration. In any type of medical field legal always play a major role. The patients and clinicians have an obligation to one another to abide by the guidelines
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Environmental Law: Hungry for Change This paper seeks to research and investigate consumer and environmental protection issues. Laws and scientific evidence exists‚ but the federal government continues to put its citizens in harm’s way. In the following paragraphs‚ recombinant bovine growth hormone‚ Atrazine‚ and the Food Safety Modernization Act will be discussed in further detail. Bovine growth hormone (BGH) is hormone which is naturally produced in the pituitary gland of cows. In the early
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Legal Abortion in China Introduction There are many problems that our world today has to face. Those problems don’t only have an effect to the country‚ but it can also affect us individuals. Those problems are drug addictions‚ murders‚ prostitutions‚ kidnappings‚ and etc. It also includes abortions. Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously‚ in which case it is
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The legal framework of HRM Two sets of legislation: federal and provincial. Federal laws apply to everyone who resides in Canada. For example‚ everyone must pay income taxes. And the other laws are handled at the provincial level. For example‚ the provinces are responsible for determining who can get a driver’s licence. Most employers and their employees in Canada fall under the jurisdiction of the provincial labour legislation in their province. The federal Labour Program oversees the "federally
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Model Answer 1 Every citizen is protected under the Federal Constitution which entrenches certain ‘fundamental liberties’. In this context‚ explain what is meant by ‘fundamental liberties’ and state the main liberties so entrenched in the Federal Constitution. (10 marks) (This question tests the candidates’ knowledge on ‘fundamental liberties’ as provided for in the Federal Constitution.) The phrase‚ ‘Fundamental Liberties’‚ refers to certain rights‚ which may be considered as basic and essential
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