Ultimate doctor liability: A myth of ignorance or myth of control?

Collegian

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-129

  Cashin, Andrew ^a   Carey, Michael ^b   Watson, Ngaire ^c   Clark, Greg ^d   Newman, Claire ^c   Waters, Cheryl D ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Sydney South West Area Mental Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^d Adolescent Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical liability; Nurse liability; Nursing indemnity; Vicarious liability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXPERT WITNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; DELEGATION, PROFESSIONAL; ENGLAND; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PEER REVIEW, HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 69049112704     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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