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Published: 02.07.2006.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Nursing and the Law', 1.
  • Essays 'Nursing and the Law', 2.
  • Essays 'Nursing and the Law', 3.
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INTRODUCTION
In this paper I will be discussing duty of care, non-delegable duty of care, causation, damages, vicarious liability, and damages. I will be discussing them all briefly as they are all large topics. All of these topics fall under the heading of negligence. Negligence is a torte, or a civil wrong. Under civil common law, negligence is an ingredient of many non-intentional torts or wrongs that one individual suffers because of the nonfeasance, misfeasance or malfeasance of another. …

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