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...? Legal aspects of nursing Introduction Legal aspects in nursing: case study In this case, a nurse was working in a critical care unit, but suspicion later began as she was diverting narcotics for her personal use. The Acute care hospital had recently installed computerized medicine cabinet that could enhance the tracking and monitoring of the narcotic distribution process. Nurses had the duty to manually document the patient details, time, route and dosage on paper based medical administration record (MAR). Later, discrepancies were noted in the electronic data and hand written records. The...
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...? NURSING LEGAL ASPECTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ANSWERS TO 4 CASE QUESTIONS 3 ANSWERS TO HOMEWORK 5 FORM QUESTIONS 4 REFERENCES 8 ANSWERS TO 4 CASE QUESTIONS 1. The extent of the evidence consists of the differences in the notations written in the paper records on the narcotics administration made by the nurse on the one hand and the electronic records of patient narcotics administration on the other hand. This evidence is insufficient to prove wrong-doing. First, other nurses have testified that they had themselves encountered difficulties in the preparation of the written records, because of difficulties in remembering the...
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...? Legal aspects of nursing Legal aspects of nursing come into play in cases of patient negligence. In the case study, Mrs. M succumbs to aspiration pneumonia due to faulty handling of the humidifier attached to the oxygen mask. The nurse assigned to care for her abdicated her duties when she left the patient under the sole care of a driver. Consequently, Mrs. M sued the hospital due to neglect by personnel. The paper reviews the legal aspects of the case with recommendations for appropriate policy changes in nursing care and amendments of the procedures manual. In addition, the disciplinary action of the nurse and untrained personnel is discussed. Legal aspects of nursing The nurse caring for the patient has exhibited professional... should...
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...?Legal Aspects of Nursing Legal Aspects of Nursing Healthcare providers and organizations have legal obligations and responsibilities to ensure healthcare and safety of patients. Effectiveness of a healthcare provision needs assessment against set, acceptable standards at the times of healthcare. When acceptable standards of operations are not adhered to, patients may suffer harm and catastrophe as a result of failure of health practitioners and organizations. In addition to medical experts’ duty to ensure safety of patients, the patients also have a moral obligation to safeguard their own well-being while undergoing...
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...? Legal Aspects of nursing The s of ethics in the nursing profession s that the nurse should act competently. Moreover, in the constitution it is well stipulated that any public officer should safeguard all tools that aid him/her in the course of dispensing their duty. However, since ethics are often bent and individual molarity differs from person to person, it is the duty of any institution to put in place mechanisms aimed at taming such eventualities (Roussel, Swansburg, & Swansburg, 2006). This paper is going to evaluate a case in which a nurse has been suspended for abuse of office. Facts In this case there are various notable facts...
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...? Legal Aspects of Nursing Legal Aspects of Nursing The case scenario in research revolves around a scenario whereby, an accident victim, Mr. Abraham succumbs to death, moments after survival from an untimely accident. However, the case study is mainly based on the occasions that follow the unfortunate incident. This particular scenario stretches from a legal aspect view, and a literal view of the incident. The main reason behind the existence of the two different firms is that the instance whereby Mr. Abraham succumbed to death, in one way or the other, the shift of blames suddenly arose. The reason...
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...? Legal Aspects of Nursing Insert Several principles of protecting the patient safety are involved in this particular case which involves Judy who is the patient and healthcare professionals who are the nurse and the psychiatrist. First, the patient herself reported that she wanted to commit suicide. That is a principle to protect the safety of the patient even if it is made by the patients themselves. Second, the police leaves the patient; Judy, under hospital care since her life could be at risk with depression and stress if not helped by a psychiatrist, that is majorly why the police take them to the hospital where medical health could be found the third principle is...
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...be shown that the standard of care what deviated and that there were damages or injuries because of the negligence or malpractice (Understanding Negligence, 2012). The possibility of something dangerous or injurious to a patient due to medication errors such as those described is very strong and often nurses are taken to court for the same errors which end up causing injury to a plaintiff. Because there were no injuries reported or complaints from patients described it is less likely that the case would require court charges against the nurse.
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1. The primary defendant in this case would be the original nurse suspected; however after the...
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...Legal aspects of nursing Availability of sufficient evidence to form a basis for suspension of the nurse from her duties.
The institution had enough proof to suspend the indicted nurse. The facility was within their legal right to suspend the nurse on the basis of the discrepancies between the records on the automated medicine cabinet and the handwritten medication administration record. The nurse herself admitted to frequently making records long after the medication had already been administered and hence making her records prone to error (Butts & Rich, 2008). It is of paramount importance that a...
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