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A Nurse Is Working in a Busy Emergency Room (ER)

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A nurse is working in a busy emergency room (ER) , and an unconscious patient needs timely interventions to avoid rapid deterioration. Should treatment be withheld until consent can be obtained from a substitute decision maker?


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Adversary System

A legal system in which two opposing parties present their cases to an impartial judge or jury.

Substantive Law

The set of laws that governs how members of a society are to behave, as opposed to procedural law which dictates how the legal system operates.

Correlative

Having a mutual relationship, where one thing corresponds with or is related to another.

Breaches

The failure to perform as stipulated by the terms of a contract, which may result in legal action and damages.

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