DUTY OF CARE A Tort is a civil wrong‚ which is an action brought to enforce‚ redress or protect rights or noncriminal litigation. There are many Torts‚ however‚ of importance is Negligence. Negligence is the failure to do something a person of ordinary prudence would do. Negligence protect against personal injury‚ damage to property and economic loss. In order to establish negligence four elements must be established. Firstly‚ the plaintiff must prove that a duty of care was owed. Secondly‚ the
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DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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Los Angeles. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved. 1997;8:70-82. 4. Craft-Rosenberg M‚ Powell SR‚ Culp K‚ Health status and resources of rural homeless women and childrea Western Journal of Nursing Research. 2000;22:863879. 5. Bassuk EL‚ Weinreb LF‚ Buekner JC‚ Browne A‚ Salomon A‚ Bassuk S. The characteristics and needs of sheltered homeless and low-income housed mothevs.JAMA. 1996;276:640-646. 6. Douglass RL‚ Torres RE‚ Krinke B‚ Dale L. Health care needs and services utilization among
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involvement would be too expensive and the economy would suffer in the long run. Republicans believe that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act‚ Obama care was never really about healthcare‚ but power. Republicans feel as though the expansion was an attack on our Constitution‚ by requiring U.S. citizens to purchase health insurance. By public opinion‚ Obama care has been struck down because it would tremendously expand Medicaid and leave financial burdens (Berk). Among the 48 countries included
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Kasinger Topic: Care of horses Organizational Pattern: Topical Specific Purpose Statement: I want my audience to understand the basic care of horses. I. Attention-Getting Device: Speed‚ agility‚ 1200 lbs of pure muscle‚ long wavy locks‚ gentleness‚ a dream? I think not. Horses are one of the most majestic animals but are very time consuming and costly. II. Orientation Phase: A. Credibility: As an owner of a horse‚ I can fully understand the proper love and care a horse requires
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Proven Therapeutic Benefits of Chiropractic Care Chiropractic care is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of nervous and musculoskeletal system disorders‚ affecting the general health of the patients. These disorders can cause difficulty in doing daily activities as well‚ like moving‚ walking‚ bending‚ etc. The treatment includes several manual techniques‚ especially manipulation of the spine‚ joints‚ and soft tissues. It may also include regular workout‚ and health and lifestyle counseling
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access to better health care "or other special treatment not available to less favored people who lack connections "(296).Old people belonging to the minority here in the U.S such as Latinos‚ African-Americans‚ Native Americans‚ Asian Americans and many more are far less likely to have a good health plan or get admitted
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Professional Development Paper 3 Michelle Turner Aspen University Health Care Systems N502 Dawn Deem October 4‚ 2014 Professional Development Paper 3 Given the increasing longevity of Americans and the costs of providing long-term care‚ anticipation of the costs should be a major element of every family’s financial planning. Current information suggests however‚ that very few families or individuals give this consideration. What factors might impede this advance planning? What measures might be effective
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importance of conducting regular risk assessments. Discuss how the information gained from risk assessments could be used by Mid Staffordshire to develop care plans for individuals as well as informing management decision about policies and procedures. (b) Analyse the impact of non-compliance with Health and Safety legislation on the care of Mid-Staffordshire patients and the workplace. Discuss how these issues were addressed by Mid-Staffordshire NHS trust. Task 3 (a) Discuss the procedures
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Antonia Giannini Phil B12 T‚Th 2:35-4:00 Final Paper Palliative Care vs. Active Euthanasia You may ask‚ what is palliative care? Palliative care is the use of medications to reduce consciousness for the relief of intolerable and refractory symptoms in patients with limited life expectancy. (Hauser & Walsh 577) Active euthanasia is physician participation in the administration of drugs that will result in death. Active euthanasia is banned in all states. Only Oregon and Washington have
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