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    Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Many natures of complaints occur throughout the health care workforce. Because of the dramatic changes in how health care is delivered over the past few years‚ consumer concerns about liability issues have increased. Patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers daily. Unfortunately‚ there have been periods when the treatment provided‚ has been accidental or intentional and caused physician harm to the patient.

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    Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability of Nurses Christopher Ponciano September 27‚ 2010 Legal Issues in Health Care: Regulation and Compliance (HCS/430) University of Phoenix Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability of Nurses The health care field is a very complex workplace environment and the terminology like malpractice encompasses the negligence of health care professionals. In the past‚ there is a division that existed between physicians and nurses. Additionally

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    Q1) Please summarise the professional standards of care for dental care for professionals. There are nine principles which every dental professional has to follow: 1 Put patients’ interest first 2 Communicate effectively with patients 3 Obtain valid consent 4 Maintain and protect patients’ information 5 Have a clear and effective complaints procedure 6 Work with colleagues in a way that is in patients’ best interests 7 Maintain‚ develop and work within your professional knowledge and skills 8

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    Professional Liability There have been many changes in how healthcare is delivered today as opposed to how it was delivered decades ago when our parents were young. Many years ago there was a close relationship between a doctor‚ patient‚ and pharmacist. There was a considerable amount of trust given to the healthcare professional. They took the time and patience to make sure that their patient received the highest quality of care. Today‚ the healthcare industry is not as personable

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    Professional and Design Liability BE0892 Practice Specialisation Professional Liability Liability for injury‚ including bodily or personal injury or death‚ and property damage arising out of the negligent act or omission of a professional‚ ie‚ pharmacist‚ physician‚ attorney‚ architect‚ engineer‚ in performance of their professional activities. How can liability arise? Contract Tort Statute and regulations e.g. Supply of Goods and Services Act‚ Building Regs. Express terms Implied terms

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    second defendant would be Dale’s supervisor. The supervisor recorded a pass on an exam that dale did not take. The exam Dale failed to write was based on the video that Dale did not watch. The third defendant would be Wal-Mart; Wal-Mart assumes liability because they could be at fault for not properly training staff. Bob would want to take action on Wal-Mart because they have the “deepest pockets” and would most likely be the only defendant with enough money to pay out compensation. Wal-Mart would

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    Medical Negligence: The Role of America’s Civil Justice System in Protecting Patients’ Rights February 2011 Medical Negligence: The Role of America’s Civil Justice System in Protecting Patients’ Rights 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary The Problem Preventable Medical Errors Investing in Patient Safety 3 5 The Patients Medical Negligence Lawsuits Few and Far Between The Search for Accountability 8 The Physicians Doctors Not Fleeing the Profession Physicians and

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    Professional Standards IT/237 October 31‚ 2012 Professional Standards In this paper we will look at <meta> tags being used to promote accessibility and search engine optimization. We will also look at why it is important to have professional standards in web development. These two items are very important to consider when designing and developing a website. Meta tags‚ which are “tags that include information such as the page author or description” (Martinez‚ n.d.). Meta tags are used

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    Standard Of Care

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    The standard of care is an anthropomorphic concept of justice. It is the level of consideration a reasonable individual would do in a particular condition. As a general test‚ the standard of care required is an objective one‚ which is of a ‘reasonable person’. The reasonable person manages the inquiry: What might a sensible individual have anticipated in the specific situation? In this manner the litigant is required to take as much care as a reasonable person would have taken in his position. Be

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    Standard of Care

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    her next of kin. Due to the severity of her wounds‚ the physician chose to begin medical procedures. 1. Define “standard of care.” How would appropriate “standard of care” be determined in this case? Standard of care is a diagnostic and treatment process that a clinician should follow for a certain type of patient‚ illness‚ or clinical circumstances. The appropriate standard of care to this patient would be to treat Sandra as in any other patient would be treated for a head injury. Medical staff

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