Your Car Breaks Down and You Are Stranded on a Highway

question 56

Essay

Your car breaks down and you are stranded on a highway. You call a tow truck which takes your car to a garage and replaces a faulty part. You do not have enough cash to pay, so you give the owner your address to send the bill for towing and repairs, and venture on your way. When the bill arrives, you find the prices are high. After consulting another garage your suspicions are confirmed. The mechanic sends you a notice threatening legal action and you decide to defend it using certain legal principles. What principles will you use for your defence, and what will be the probable outcome?

Grasp the significance of intentional caring and healing practices in enhancing human dignity and wholeness.

Distinguish between different components and expressions of caring according to Watson.

Appreciate the multidimensional aspects of nursing care as proposed by Watson.

Understand the ethical and moral underpinnings of nursing practice in Watson’s theory.

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Definitions:

Liable

Legally responsible or obligated to provide compensation for causing loss or damage through negligent or wrongful acts.

Irrevocable Right

A legal entitlement or authority that cannot be revoked, altered, or undone once it has been granted or established.

License

A revocable right to use another’s property temporarily.

Real Property

Land and anything permanently attached to it, such as buildings or trees.