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A staff nurse delegates a task to a nursing assistant,knowing that the assistant has never performed the task before.As a result,the patient is injured,and the nurse defensively states that the nursing assistant should have known how to perform such a simple task.This nurse is demonstrating lack of
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Regulations established by government agencies which have the force of law and are created to implement the will of Congress or state legislatures.
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The national legislative body of the United States of America, consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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A Latin term meaning "from the beginning," used in law to indicate a trial or hearing is to be conducted anew.
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An Administrative Law Judge, who presides over hearings and disputes involving federal regulatory agencies, providing quasi-judicial decisions.
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