A Group of Nurses Are Reviewing the Decision of Legal

question 13

Multiple Choice

A group of nurses are reviewing the decision of legal action in which a patient brought suit against a hospital for injuries sustained in a fall. The case went to trial and the jury found for the hospital. Which legal precedent would the nurses select if the patient were to take this same suit and evidence to another trial court in hopes of a different decision?

• A) Stare decisis
• B) Res judicata
• C) Doctrine of precedent
• D) None needed as this is an example of a landmark decision.

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