Law 3101A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neurosurgery, Health Professional, Artificial Insemination
4 Apr 2016
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Broad meaning a branch of tort law (is made of 6 elements menioned below) Narrow meaning a breach of the standard of care(1 element of this cause of acion) Generally easy to determine from the context when the term is being used to describe branch of law or the breach of standard of care. Hp can be held accountable in negligence for acts arising from any aspect of their professional responsibiliies. Liability is not limited to the intervenion itself, but can stem from: Our courts recognize that health professional cannot be expected to guarantee the outcome of the services they provide. The principle is relected in the standard of care that these and other hp are required to meet. Not liable in negligence because the paient dies, the operaion fails or the decision was wrong. Negligence is the failure to exercise the standard of care that would be expected of a reasonable person in all the circumstances of the case.
