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General:
At the end of my report, the BSN 4K students will gain
knowledge and understanding about the Magna Carta of the
Public Health Workers, legal safeguard and Legal
responsibilities of nursing and it would be utilized in their
chosen career path.
SPECIFIC:
The above stated general objective will be achieved
through the following specific objectives, such as:
• Section 3. Definition
For purposes of this Act, “ Health workers” shall mean all persons
who are engaged in health and health- related work, and all persons
employed in all hospital, sanitaria, health infirmaries, health
centers, rural health units, barangay health stations, clinics and
other health- related establishment owned and operated by the
government or its political subdivisions with original charters and
shall include medical, allied health professionals, administrative and
supports personnel employed regardless of their employment status.
Section 4. Recruitment and Qualifications
Recruitment policy and minimum requirements will respect
to the selection and appointment of a public health worker shall be
developed and implemented by the appropriate government
agencies concerned in accordance with policies and standards of
the Civil Service Commission.
Negligence
Is the unintentional tort of acting or failing to act as
an ordinary, reasonable, prudent person, resulting in harm
to the person to whom the duty of care is owed.
Failure to observe the protection of one’s interest, the
degree of care, and vigilance of circumstances.
• PROPERTY CRIME
category of crime that includes motor vehicle theft, shoplifting, and
vandalism. It only involves the taking of money or property, and does not
involve force .
• FEDERAL CRIME
is a crime that is either made illegal by U.S federal
legislation or a crime that occurs on U.S federal property.
Malpractice
Is the term used for professional negligence. When
fulfillment of duties requires specialized education, the term
malpractice is used.
Involves any conduct that exceeds the limit’s of
one’s professional standards means going beyond the
context or scope of allowed nursing practice.
An important principle in understanding negligence
is respondeat superior or the captain of the ship doctrine.
This doctrine holds employers liable for any
negligence by their employees when the employees were
acting within the realm of employment and when the
alleged negligent acts happened during employment.
• INTENTIONAL TORT
are any intentional acts that are reasonably
foreseeable to cause harm to individual.
It have several subcategories including assault,
battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, and fraud.
LEGAL SAFEGUARD
Written Consent
Consent means approval of what is proposed by another. It
is a person’s agreement to allow something to happen, such as
surgery, which is based on a full disclosure of facts needed to make
the decision intelligently, that is, knowledge of risk involved,
alternatives, and the like.
EXPRESS CONTRACT
is a contract in which the agreement is formal and stated
either verbally or in writing. It is a contract wherein the terms of the
agreement are declared at the time it is entered into.
IMPLIED CONTRACT
Is a contract wherein the agreement in fact is presumed or
inferred from the acts of the parties. An implied contract may also
arise from mere consent.
VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS
OBJECTS OF CONTRACTS
WILL
Is an act whereby a person is permitted, with the
formalities prescribed by law, to control to a certain degree the
disposition of his state, to take effect after his death.
FORMS OF WILLS:
AUTHENTICATION OF WILLS
Every will must be subscribed at the end thereof by the
testator himself or by the testator’s name written by some other
person in his presence, and by his express direction, and attested
and subscribed by three or more credible witness in the presence of
the testator and of one another.
ATTESTATION CLAUSE
is meant “ that clause wherein the witnesses certify that
the instrument has been executed before them, and the manner of
the execution of the same. It is signed not by the testator but by
the witnesses, for it is a declaration made by the witnesses and
not by the testator.
HOLOGRAPHIC WILLS
A person may execute a holographic will, that is, a will
which is entirely written, dated, and signed by the hand of the
testator himself. A holographic will is subject to no other form and
need not be witnessed.
WHO CAN BE A WITNESS TO WILLS
a. any person of sound in mind and of the age of eighteen
years old or more;
b. not blind, deaf or dumb; and
c. able to read and write
LEGAL PROBLEMS
NURSING PROCESS
3. Communicate effectively
4. Delegate responsibly