Malpractice and the neonatal intensive-care nurse

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 116-123

  Verklan, M Terese ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Liability; Malpractice; Neonatal nursing; Resuscitation; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; FETUS MONITORING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542348474     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217503     Document Type: Article

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