For a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present. Which of the following does not constitute an essential characteristic?

The following are elements of negligence EXCEPT?*1 pointa. Breach of dutyb. Dutyc. Compensationd. Injury54. A nurse threatened a patient that if she does not follow the doctor’s order, the nurse will restrain her in bed. What the nurse did was an example of ________.*1 pointa. Assaultb. Slanderc. Defamationd. Battery55. This legal doctrine states that the nurse’s employer/ superior is responsible for the actions of the nurse.*1 pointa. Captain of the shipb. Respondeat superiorc. Res Ipsa Loquiturd. Testificandum ad superior56. Nurse Pat ensures that all fire hazards are eliminated or avoided in her area to prevent harm for patients. She is practicing what ethical principle?*1 pointa. Beneficenceb. Non-maleficencec. Justiced. Autonomy

Which of the following does NOT describe the tort of negligence? Select one: a. The defendant must have acted in a careless way which results in harm to the plaintiff. b. The defendant must have intended to harm the plaintiff. c. The defendant must have failed to exercise reasonable care to avoid causing harm to the plaintiff. d. The defendant must have failed to exercise the standard of care expected of a reasonable person in the circumstances.

Which of the following is liability without fault?Multiple ChoiceContributory negligenceAssumption of the riskStrict liabilityModified comparative negligencePure comparative negligence

‘It is preferable, in my view, that the law should develop novel categoriesof negligence incrementally and by analogy with established categories,rather than by a massive extension of a prima facie duty of care…’(Brennan, J.)Discuss, with reference to negligent misstatement.

professional misconduct or the failure to exercise the requisite degree of skill as a professional TORTFEASOR MALPRACTICE NEGLIGENCE PER SE COMPENSATORY DAMAGES