Nursing Home Abuse Glossary
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N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z SSide Effect. A problem caused by medical treatment or medication. For example, if you take medication to relieve a headache, your stomach may become upset. Skilled Nursing Care. Health-care services given by or under the supervision of licensed nurses and also under the general direction of a doctor. Skilled Nursing Facility. A facility that provides skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services. Sodomy. Generally, oral or anal sex without consent. Specialist. A doctor who treats only specific illnesses, body parts, or persons within a certain age group.
Standard of Care. In the
law of negligence, the degree of care
which a reasonable, prudent or careful person should exercise under the
same or similar circumstances. If the standard falls below that
established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable
risk of harm, the person may be liable
for damages resulting from such conduct.
Subpoena. Command to appear at a
certain place and time to give testimony
on a matter. Supplier. A company, person, or agency that provides a certain medical item or service, such as a hospital bed or wheelchair.
Survival Action. A survival
action is brought by the administrator of a deceased person's estate in
order to recover loss to the estate resulting from a tort.
A survival action continues in the decedent's
personal representative a right of action which accrued to the decedent
at common law because of a tort. A survival action, unlike a wrongful
death action , is not a new cause of action. Where death is caused
by negligence, both a survival action
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