The nurse acknowledges that a formal contract be legally changed if there is:

Question

a. the development of another formal contract
b. a discussion by parties involved that implied consensus
c. an intervention by an official of the judicial system
d. a verbal or written agreement by all involved parties

Answer 1

A
Civil law deals with the legal rights and duties of individuals and includes contract law, tort law, and protective or reporting law. Contract law outlines the enforcement of agreements between private individuals, such as an employment contract between a nurse and a health care agency to perform certain services. For an agreement to be a legal contract, certain conditions must be met: promise(s) between two or more legally competent individuals stating what each must or must not do, mutual understanding of the terms and obligations that the contract imposes on each individual, and compensation for lawful actions performed. While the individuals can have an oral contractual agreement, a formal written contract cannot legally be changed by an oral agreement. Contracts can be expressed, providing the conditions and terms of the contract, or implied, recognizing the relationship between parties for services.