Prescription Refills HCS/335 October 7, 2013 It is important make patients the top priorities, by keeping their best interest but most importantly by providing the best care possible while still adhering to laws and regulations. Jerry McCall is not the exception to this; he is facing the dilemma of doing the right thing or keeping the patient happy by doing him a favor that could cost Jerry his job among severe legal issues. A patient calling Dr. Williams office and asking for a prescription
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American employer-employee relationship. The United States remains the only country that adheres to the at-will employment doctrine while most industrialized nations still require employers to show good cause before the employers can terminate employees. At-Will Employment Doctrine allows employers to terminate employees for any reason, or no reason at all. In an at-will work environment, there is no fairness or justice that can be protected or enforced by the courts. For instance, an employer can terminate
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stated that negligence is “it has to deal……with duties as they appear when the normal standard of performance is not attained…considering defaults in conduct, and only in the second place with the adequate discharge of obligations”. 1. DUTY OF CARE Gleeson CJ and Gummow J, the approach to determine a duty of care is to identify the “salient features” that combine to constitute a sufficiently close relationship to give rise to a duty of care. Reasonably foreseeable: - It is reasonably foreseeable
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prerequisites based on the evidence: 1) A duty of care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff; 2) Breach of the duty of care by the defendant; 3) Plaintiff suffered damage resulting from the breach; and 4) The damage suffered was a foreseeable consequence of the breach that the connection between the damage and the breach were not too remote. 1) The first question of fact is “Did the defendant owe the plaintiff a duty of care?” Under the Common Law: Donoghue
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employment of workers (chp 13) a. Refer to the definition-explain the relationship of the employee & employer and then the relationship of an employer/worker. b. Explain the difference between an employee and worker-each category has different rights. Refer to the text and also look at the website below. c. The employer offers a salary in exchange for the performance of duties and this is meant to be legally binding. d. Explain that there are expressed terms in a contract-these
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According to Webster, the word's origin is Middle English, injury, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin tortum, from Latin, neuter of tortus twisted, from past participle of torquēre First Known Use: 1586 The word "torture" shares the same linguistic origin, though its present meaning diverged in a very different direction. [edit] Categories Torts may be categorized in several ways: one such way is to divide them into Negligence, Intentional Torts, and Quasi-Torts. The standard
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to take care of family member’s for major health reasons. Situations that are covered by FMLA include the following: birth of a child, a child being placed in the home or adoption or foster care, caring for a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition, having a serious health condition of their own making the employee unable to perform major functions of their jobs, or qualifying need from a spouse, child, or parent being military on covered active duty or call to active duty status
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The Legal and Professional Implications of an incident witnessed during clinical placement. This paper highlights an incident that occurred during a clinical placement. It will also address any legal or professional issues that surround it. Any details of the patient or institution have been withheld to maintain confidentiality. This is in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Conduct Performance and Ethics for Nurses and Midwifes (2008). Mr John Jones had suffered
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Unit 2 Part 1 Shamica Jones Kaplan University Business Law September 1, 2013 The factors that indicate whether Davis owed Esposito a duty of care, so as to avoid allegations of negligence consist of three basic elements. “They are: 1. The likelihood that Davis’ conduct will injure others, taken with 2. The seriousness of the injury, if it happens, 3. Balanced against the cost of the precaution he must take to avoid the risk of negligence. . If the product of the likelihood
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Workplace amenities and work environment Contents Preface Introduction Purpose Scope Application Health and safety considerations for duty holders What are workplace amenities and facilities? Why do employees need amenities and facilities? How should I use this compliance code? Identifying and maintaining amenities and facilities What amenities do employers need to provide? Maintaining amenities and facilities Amenities Drinking water Toilets Hand washing Dining facilities Personal storage Change
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