2.  An act committed in violation of public
(criminal) law
 Punishable by a fine or imprisonment
 Does not have to be intended in order to be a
crime
>Example: accidentally administering an
additional and lethal dose of a narcotic to
relieve discomfort

3.  Felony
◦ Serious nature (e.g., murder)
◦ Punishable by term in prison
 Misdemeanor
◦ Less serious
◦ Punishable by a fine or short-term jail
sentence, or both (e.g., using expired
license)

4.  A nurse who administers an additional
and lethal dose of a narcotic may be
charged with second-degree murder
or manslaughter
 A nurse who slaps a client’s face could
be charged with a misdemeanor

5.  Civil wrong doing against a person or a
person’s property
 Based on fault
◦ Something done incorrectly
◦ Something omitted

6. Intentional
 Act done on
purpose or with
intent
 No harm need be
caused
Unintentional
 Negligence,
malpractice
 Do not require
intent
 Require element of
harm

7. Assault - Attempt or threat to touch
unjustifiably
Battery- Willful touching that may or may not
cause harm
False imprisonment- Unjustifiable detention
without legal warrant
Invasion of privacy- Direct wrong doing of a
personal nature

8. • Communications that are false
Slander Defamation by spoken word
Libel Defamation by means of
print, writing, or pictures

9. Negligence
 Misconduct or practice that is below the
standard expected of an ordinary,
reasonable, and prudent person
 Places another person at risk for harm
 Applies to anyone
◦ Example : giving medication without
reviewing the 10 rights; long duration
on application of hot water bag which
caused burn.

10. Malpractice
 Negligence that occurred while the
person was performing as a
professional
◦ Applies to physicians, dentists,
lawyers, and generally includes
nurses
 Ex. A nurse prescribing medication to
patient.
 Giving over dose pain reliever because of
sympathy.

11. Elements of
Malpractice
Duty
Breach of
duty
Forseea-
bility
Causation
Harm or
injury
Damages

12.  Does an act or fails to do an act that causes
damage.
 Example : A nurse knows the patient needs to
be given Oxygen but the nurse did not
administer the oxygen.
 A medicine is supposed to be administered
by 8:00 am but the nurse prioritized to have
break first before giving the meds.

13.  Parricide – kills his
father, mother, or child
whether legitimate or
illegitimate or his
spouse or any of his
descendants.
 Homicide – killing of
any human creature,
may not be a crime but
committed without
criminal intent.
 Infanticide – killing
of a child less than
3 days of age
 Abortion –
termination of
pregnancy before
the fetus is viable.

14.  Simulation of
Birth
 - substitution of
one child for
another or
conceal/abandon
any legitimate child
with intent to cause
child to lose his/her
civil status.
 Extorting ransom
 - demanding /
forcing the
payment of money
from a person,
through violence/
intimidation, as the
price for the
delivery or release
of a detained or
kidnapped victim.