Nursing 4320A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Endangerment, Primum Non Nocere, Reliability Engineering

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 4320A/B
• Professor: Mary- Anne Davies

Document Summary

Ethical and legal issues in canadian nursing (pg 88-110) Ca(cid:374)ada"s legal s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) (cid:894)(cid:373)i(cid:374)us que(cid:271)e(cid:272)(cid:895) = co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) la(cid:449). Is a system based on rules, principles, and doctrine developed by english judges over time. These (cid:396)ules a(cid:374)d p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iples a(cid:396)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374)ed i(cid:374) a la(cid:396)ge (cid:272)olle(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of (cid:862)(cid:272)ase la(cid:449)(cid:863). Precedents: reasons for a decision in a particular case (usually contain the facts of the case and legal issues and principles that were applied). Quebec= settled by the french, therefore they have the french civil law. Rules and principles are written in a document known as the civil code (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g the(cid:455) are all formally written down or recorded (codified). 2 primary sources: case law / statue law. Statute law: formally written set of rules passed my parliament or other legislative body to regular a particular area. E(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: o(cid:374)ta(cid:396)io"s regulates health p(cid:396)ofessio(cid:374)s a(cid:272)t- regulates all health professions in ontario. Case law: body of precedents developed through centuries of judicial rule-making in countless previously decided court cases.