Seven legal tips for safe nursing practice

Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 34-39

  Austin, Sally ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING PROCESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; SAFETY;

COMMUNICATION; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RECORDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 44449099333     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000312623.89681.3b     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Gasson V. East Jefferson General Hospital, 628 So. 2d 256 (LA 1993) and 687 So. 2d 120 (1996).
2. Flores V. Cyborski, 629 N.E. 2d 74 IL (1993).
3. The Joint Commission. 2007 National Patient Safety Goals. http://www.jcrinc.com/26813/ newsletters/13469/. Accessed November 2, 2007.
4. Federico F. Responding to a medication error. Forum (Risk Management Foundation, Harvard Medical Institutions). 23(2):18, May 2003.
5. Dillon V. Medical Center Hospital, 648 N.E. 1375 (1993).
6. Lyons V. Hahnemann University Hospital, 03-2022 (3rd Cir., 2004).
7. Chin V. St Barnabas Medical Center, 711 A.2d 352-NY (1998).