Failure To Follow Nursing Standards Of Care
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 way
• Failure to insert tubing or other procedures
• Failure to use specific skills, such as applying antithrombotic stockings The risk of nursing malpractice potential can be reduced with collaboration with nursing and the health care administration.
• Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility
• Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable way
• Failure to insert tubing or other procedures
• Failure to use specific skills, such as applying antithrombotic stockings The risk of nursing malpractice potential can be reduced with collaboration with nursing and the health care administration.