Fitness to Practice

Who are you accountable to as a registered nurse?

• NMC

• GMC

• HCPC

• GTC

What are the the two types of law in the UK?

• Civil

• Criminal

• No win, no fee

• Government

What is meant by vicarious liability?

• Employers are held responsible/liable if their employees do something wrong during their employment

• Employees can do what they want with no come back

• The employee can carry out personal vendettas and not get in any trouble

• Employers can blame everything on their staff

What is meant by "duty of care"?

• a legal duty to provide a reasonable standard of care to your patients and to act in ways that protect their safety

• Doing what you think is right

• Doing what the patient wants you to do even if you disagree

• Doing as your told by your employer

What is "tort" law?

• Civil law dealing with compensation for injury or negligence

• Criminal law if you have been injured

• No win, no fee

• Breach of contract