Negligence In Nursing Practice
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Ethics is the study of different moral theories where its importance in nursing practicing is illustrated in the knowledge and competency that prepares nurses in examining ethical and legal issues in relation to their responsibilities, rights and moral role as a nurse. Through the study of bioethics, the nurse is able to develop a better understanding of the decision-making process that are made and assists with the application of moral theories within nursing practice (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2013).
With ethics also comes legal policies, legislation and statues that are relevant within the healthcare professional settings. The existence of law for health professionals serves to protect the public health to ensure nursing practices …show more content…
Negligence falls under civil law as the plaintiff is entitled to seek monetary compensation from the defendant by reporting the incident or filing a complaint or case to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Plaintiff refers to the injured patient or the patient’s family members whilst the defendant refers to the healthcare professional or the …show more content…
If the plaintiff fails to prove one of the elements, the plaintiff will not be able to seek compensation for their injuries. The first element of negligence is duty of care. According to Grant & Diana Ballard (2011), a nurse has the legal duty to provide safe and quality nursing care at a competent level according to the nursing standards given that the therapeutic relationship has been established between the nurse and the patient. For this element, the plaintiff needs to prove that the risk of injuries caused by the defendant actions to the plaintiff was foreseeable by the defendant. Reasonable foreseeability is the main determination and proof for duty of care.
Although the nurse didn’t get to choose her own patient, however the nurse has a duty and responsibility to provide quality care and treatment to their patient when allocated to the patient. In this case scenario, the nurse had the responsibility and duty to provide pain management to the patient by administering pain relieve medication for Mr X. Although the nurse clearly understand Mr X was a diabetes patient and his conditions, however, she had made decision to take care of other patients first instead of focusing on Mr X condition. The risk of damage to Mr X at that moment was foreseeable by the
Ethics is the study of different moral theories where its importance in nursing practicing is illustrated in the knowledge and competency that prepares nurses in examining ethical and legal issues in relation to their responsibilities, rights and moral role as a nurse. Through the study of bioethics, the nurse is able to develop a better understanding of the decision-making process that are made and assists with the application of moral theories within nursing practice (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2013).
With ethics also comes legal policies, legislation and statues that are relevant within the healthcare professional settings. The existence of law for health professionals serves to protect the public health to ensure nursing practices …show more content…
Negligence falls under civil law as the plaintiff is entitled to seek monetary compensation from the defendant by reporting the incident or filing a complaint or case to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Plaintiff refers to the injured patient or the patient’s family members whilst the defendant refers to the healthcare professional or the …show more content…
If the plaintiff fails to prove one of the elements, the plaintiff will not be able to seek compensation for their injuries. The first element of negligence is duty of care. According to Grant & Diana Ballard (2011), a nurse has the legal duty to provide safe and quality nursing care at a competent level according to the nursing standards given that the therapeutic relationship has been established between the nurse and the patient. For this element, the plaintiff needs to prove that the risk of injuries caused by the defendant actions to the plaintiff was foreseeable by the defendant. Reasonable foreseeability is the main determination and proof for duty of care.
Although the nurse didn’t get to choose her own patient, however the nurse has a duty and responsibility to provide quality care and treatment to their patient when allocated to the patient. In this case scenario, the nurse had the responsibility and duty to provide pain management to the patient by administering pain relieve medication for Mr X. Although the nurse clearly understand Mr X was a diabetes patient and his conditions, however, she had made decision to take care of other patients first instead of focusing on Mr X condition. The risk of damage to Mr X at that moment was foreseeable by the