Failure to follow nursing standards of care is one of the six major causes of nursing malpractice. These standards may be part of a state nurse practice act‚ the hospital procedure and policies‚ a job descriptions‚ or recommendations of a professional national nursing organization (Reising‚ 2007). Examples in general nursing include (Reising‚ 2012): • Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility • Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable
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Criminal Liability Monique Celestine April 22‚ 2014 Dr. Angela Stewart Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability Currently in the United States‚ the Americans continue to face unfair treatments of health care professionals within the work place. Regulates and laws have been created and set forth to help individuals’ feel protected and to know their rights as a victim of such criminal acts. People deserve to be treated with respect‚ especially in the care of health professionals. In this
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40010506 Level 3 BSc Midwifery Sciences The Role of the Health Professional in Public Health MID3086 Gail Anderson Analyse a healthcare initiative involving midwives that address the health needs of a vulnerable group. Teenage Pregnancy is defined as conceptions which include those that lead onto a live birth and terminations in the under 18 age group. Teenage pregnancy generally creates inequalities in health‚ and usually leads to poor long term outcomes
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Professional Standards for Teaching: A Review or Literature Mirza Arshad Baig (Research Scholar) Hamdard Institute of Education & Social Sciences‚ Hamdard University Karachi ABSTRACT Abstract:- The aim of this article is to review the related literature about the Professional Standards for teachers. The conceptual and historical background of the professional standards has been discussed in this article. It is viewed that quality of education and quality of life are interdependent. Quality
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or ethical dilemmas. One of the professional competencies for nursing states that nurses should " integrate knowledge of ethical and legal aspects of health care and professional values into nursing practice". It is important to know what types of dilemmas nurses may face during their careers and how they may have been dealt with in the past. It is also important for nurses to understand what malpractice is and how they may protect themselves from a malpractice suit. LAW VS. ETHICS It is important
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As the nursing profession progresses throughout the years‚ its nature becomes more complex in meeting the professional standards and codes of ethics that are required by all nurses. The American Nurses Association has a specific code of ethics that each nurse should follow and adopt as their own beliefs. The public and the patients should be the priority when providing care in the healthcare setting. The knowledge and education that nurses’ gain is valuable and allows them to encourage health‚ avoid
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Nursing Liability The American Nurse Association provides guidelines and policies for standards of care and scope of practice; they are listed in the Nurse Practice act. While hospital policies may vary from facility to facility it is the Nurse Practice Act that guides and dictates the standards by which nurse perform their duties and are held liable. Nurse have the legal duty of adhering to the standards of care whenever they are taking care of patients‚ when they fail to perform to these standard
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The Negligence of Proper Care by Doctors Introduction Opening/Vague Statement: All doctors have the duty to provide their patients with the proper care. Specific Statement: To neglect the proper care/help to a patient is medical malpractice. Malpractice happens throughout the world. Thesis Statement: The penalty for malpractice should be much stronger. Main arguments: A. Hard to win a malpractice case B. Not many claims C. The impact and the amount of people affected Development:
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Professional malpractice is a very serious and demure law .Professional Malpractice is harm to a client caused by the failure to follow professional standards and ethical principles. The failure to follow the codes‚ conducts and laws can result in serious law suits and punishment towards the professional. According to Jacob and Hartshorne suits are filed against school psychologist under the state law if the psychologist/practitioner harms their client by acceptable professional standards of care
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A nurse is defined as a person that is trained to take care of the sick as well as those who are injured‚ especially in the hospital. Nursing‚ however‚ is defined as the promotion and protection of health and abilities; the prevention of illness and injuries. Having a clear understanding of the history of nursing allows other nurses to gain more of an appreciation for the important role that the profession has played in the Health Care System. (Egenes‚ 2007) According to the American Nurses
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