The Negligence of Proper Care by Doctors Introduction Opening/Vague Statement: All doctors have the duty to provide their patients with the proper care. Specific Statement: To neglect the proper care/help to a patient is medical malpractice. Malpractice happens throughout the world. Thesis Statement: The penalty for malpractice should be much stronger. Main arguments: A. Hard to win a malpractice case B. Not many claims C. The impact and the amount of people affected Development:
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Professional malpractice is a very serious and demure law .Professional Malpractice is harm to a client caused by the failure to follow professional standards and ethical principles. The failure to follow the codes‚ conducts and laws can result in serious law suits and punishment towards the professional. According to Jacob and Hartshorne suits are filed against school psychologist under the state law if the psychologist/practitioner harms their client by acceptable professional standards of care
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the parties concerned so the best-placed person is agreed as lead professional. The lead professional may be based in any sector of the children‚ young people or family workforce‚ depending on the issues involved and the individual relationship with the child.The lead professional will be the single point of contact for the child or family. It is their responsibility to co-ordinate the delivery of the actions agreed by the practitioners involved.They need to build a relationship with the child and
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A nurse is defined as a person that is trained to take care of the sick as well as those who are injured‚ especially in the hospital. Nursing‚ however‚ is defined as the promotion and protection of health and abilities; the prevention of illness and injuries. Having a clear understanding of the history of nursing allows other nurses to gain more of an appreciation for the important role that the profession has played in the Health Care System. (Egenes‚ 2007) According to the American Nurses
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People face difficult decisions while seeking medical care and treatment. When going through the health care system‚ it’s important to have an understanding of patient rights and the laws and legal system protecting patients. • Statutes for a child from birth to 21 years of age are open for how long? • How long does a person have to file a malpractice suit? • Can a community or state hospital be named in a suit? • Are incident reports protected from any type of suit? • When a religion restricts
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insurance companies in the U.S. apply to maximize their profit is by increasing cost and decreasing coverage. The U.S. maximizes cost by increasing cost of prescription pill and charging for malpractice insurance. U.S. charges ten times more for prescription medication and One-hundred time more for malpractice insurance than other developed countries. (Reid 2010). The U.S is also maximizing profit by decreasing the number of people eligible for coverage through a “patchwork” system. For instance‚
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Standards of Culturally Competent Care Nur 531 April 8‚ 2013 Annette Marget Standards of Culturally Competent Care In 1963 Bob Dylan wrote the words "For the times they are a-changing" as part of the lyrics for a popular song of his. During the current millennium the term "global economy" has become a key word throughout the world of finance. These two well-known expressions are precursors to today ’s major issue of "cultural competency". The world has changed and is global in many aspects
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Tort Liability and Contract Liability A tort is a legal term for "a wrong." The "tort law" is composed of state statutes and court decisions that gives one the right to sue someone who causes harm to them‚ whether it’s a drunk driver‚ a corporation that manufactures a defective product‚ a credit card company that overcharges you‚ or a government bureaucrat that breaks the law or a school official such as a teacher or principal. The law of the state in which the school is located determines a school’s
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Medical Malpractice Insurance Medical Malpractice Insurance is a necessity for healthcare providers. We tell people that health insurance is a necessity‚ why? Because it covers them if something unexpected happens‚ well that reasoning goes for providers also. It helps to cover a situation that isn’t necessarily supposed to happen‚ but does. Providers are normally well trained‚ but as we all know the body and medicine can do funny things and what was to be a “routine” surgery or illness has
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English 111340 23 October 2012 Caps on Medical Malpractice Suits Medical malpractice cases have been on a steady rise. Malpractice has affected most of the United States resulting in an increase on insurance premiums for physicians and a decrease in important specialist. Medical malpractice cap reforms have been adopted by several states across America due to these increases and decreases. Malpractice caps should not be put on medical malpractice cases because the caps cover up the real problem
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