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B. Commission is when nurse give excess dose and omission is when the nurse not give even prescribed dose.

Acts (or sins) of omission and commission are, respectively, things you have failed to do, and things you have done. The terms are often used in legalistic or canon law contexts.

The Commission of Medical Malpractice

When a doctor or other medical personnel does something outside of the normal treatment practices for an injury, illness or disease, it might be medical malpractice. It might be an accident. For example, a surgeon might leave an instrument in a patient during surgery. A doctor might prescribe a dose of medication that is too large or the pharmacist might misread it and provide the wrong directions to the nurse or patient. The commission of malpractice takes many, many forms.

When Omission is Medical Malpractice

When medical professionals fail to do what is understood as the normal standard of care for a patient, this could be malpractice. In other words, when the appropriate care, treatment, procedure or medication IS NOT given and the patient is harmed, this is negligence and could be the basis for a lawsuit. When a patient is not turned regularly and develops bedsores, this is malpractice. When a doctor fails to prescribe a medication that should be given, this is malpractice. There are many types of omission that amount to malpractice.