Reference: http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing/clinical.cases/040130.htm Extravasation Follows Chemotherapy Administration. Potential Complication or Nursing Negligence Iacano v. St. Peter’s Medical Center‚ 334 N. j. Super. 547 – NJ (2000) Summary: Intravenous therapy has inherent risks and potential complications. When you introduce chemotherapeutic drugs and known vesicants‚ those risks increase dramatically. In this case‚ a known risk‚ extravasation‚ occurred following administration
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Tort of negligence Legal obligation on persons to exercise reasonable care not to cause harm to others in specified circumstances. In order to establish liability for the Tort‚ the victim has to show: 1. He is owned a duty of care by the tortfeasor; 2. The tortfeasor has beached that duty of care AND 3. The victim has suffered resulting damage Duty of care: The “Neighbor Principle” to establish whether or not a duty of care is owed in the context of the Tort of negligence. First one has to establish
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Negligent Hiring: An Ethical and Legal Overview Introduction The subject of negligent hiring has gained considerable attention in the past few years as companies recognize the ethical and legal issues associated with negligent hiring. Currently‚ all fifty states and the District of Columbia acknowledge some form of negligent hiring as a cause of action for liability although the law has been inconsistently applied among the federal and state courts in a number of cases. While the legal requirement
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------------------------------------------------- Dear 2013 Commercial Law Students: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- To provide you with some guidance in relation to preparing answers to legal problems‚ below are the following: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- - A past exam question in this course‚ which was also set as an assignment in a previous year;
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battery A negligent battery is committed when there is a negligent‚ direct‚ and unlawful contact or without consent to another’s person. Prima facie‚ the injury suffered by Ivan was a direct injury negligently conflicted through the carelessness and negligence of the parking attendant. It would be reasonably foreseeable that someone might be standing under the shutter door. However‚ there has not been any precedent to support the view of negligent battery‚ or the interrelationship of fault and trespass
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Negligence kills Carelessness is the main reason for any accident. If a person drives rashly on road one or two may get injured or killed. When a building is constructed with out following any norms it would result in the death of few people. Where as if an event is organized lack of precautionary measures that may lead to the loss of many lives. Even after witnessing number of fire accidents in the city the concerned authorities fail to implement the existing policies for safety of the public
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t is important to distinguish unfair dismissal from the common law remedy for wrongful dismissal. The latter is a civil law remedy essentially based upon breach of the contract of employment. From the point of view of the employee‚ there are significant deficiencies in this civil law relief as a remedy. Because an employer is generally entitled under the terms of the contract to dismiss upon giving the appropriate period of notice as stipulated by the contract‚ damages will often be limited to the
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Newco Project Company Due Diligence Checklist Five primary legal issues need to be analyzed before investing in the Newco Project Company. The following legal due diligence checklist will help assess the viability of the company:  Chemical‚ fertilizer‚ and pesticide poisoning and damage  Liabilities of accidents towards employees‚ renters‚ and bystanders  Potential for illegal workers  OSHA-related litigation  Meditation and arbitration conflict resolution
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Assignment #1 Case Study: Davis v. The Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County Joseph Boltersdorf Dr. Patricia Drain Business Employment Law January 24‚ 2011 1. What was the legal issue in this case? In the opinion of Judge Richard C. Bosson‚ the legal issue in this case was to‚ “…decide whether an employer owes prospective employers and foreseeable third persons a duty of reasonable care not to misrepresent material facts in the course of making an employment recommendation
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ASESSMENT 1 40658/01 TASK 1 1.1- Duty of care is a legal responsibility which is usually compulsory on an individual person‚ this requires them to stick to a reasonable care whilst taking on the responsibly to perform any acts of duty that could harm others. Duty of care involves being responsible for the wellbeing of young people in your care and show due care and attention to minimise the possibility of harm. It is important to put the wellbeing of the young person at the centre of everything
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