Rafferty v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
February 1986
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth Ex Rel. Wright v. Hendrick · Leukhardt v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) The registered • nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. In carrying out this responsibility, the nurse performs all of the following functions: ' (4) Carries out nursing, care actions which promote, maintain, and restore the well-being of individuals.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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