Current Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Healthcare

 Length: 400-miniumum

Due 10/15/14

APA Format with 2 references

Part 1 

In an effort to increase the understanding of negligence of newly hired certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at your organization, as the assistant to the In-Service Coordinator, you were assigned the task of writing an informational handout to address the following topics: 

·         Define a tort?

·         The objectives of Tort Law?

·         The types of torts?

·         Provide two examples each of intentional and unintentional torts in a healthcare setting.

Part 2 

Research and summarize a case that involves an unintentional tort in a healthcare setting in United States and identify the following information: 

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·         The plaintiff.

·         The defendant.

·         The type of unintentional tort described in the case.

·         The four elements of negligence and how each pertains to the case.