Question

What are the different legal issues involved in nursing and outline some ideas on how to address this

Answer 1

There are few important aspects to be considered by nurses in delivering nursing care which may lead to legal issues just at a cost of smallest negligence.

Nurses are liable to what they commit. It may be concerned with their liscence of practice (so obtain liscence at right time), negligence such as failing to record vitals or drugs given, doctor's visit, procedures done etc.(so record each and every procedure as soon as it's done), malpractices such as not maintaining confidentiality, manipulating reports, bribing, manipulating drugs etc.( Be loyal to your profession), not delivering standard care such as being unhygienic, not priortizing patient needs, not following basic rules etc. failure to update skills according to the field of exposure but providing treatment without supervision, abusing patients especially elders (give respect take respect), accountability which means nurses should not fail to provide the needed care to the patient, never force the patient to accept procedures but give required informations about the importance of it.