Nursing malpractice : sidestepping legal minefields /
Helm, Ann.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Philadelphia ; London : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
c2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nursing practice and the law -- Medication errors -- Failure to communicate information -- Failure to document information -- Failure to perform a proper assessment -- Failure to protect -- Failure to perform reasonable patient care -- Breach of confidentiality -- Criminal actions -- Advocacy, ethics, and legal duties -- Legal risks of understaffing -- Surviving a lawsuit.
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