Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing
Journal Title: International Journal of Practical Nursing - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Nurses have more responsibility (people, society, practice, coworkers & profession) Increased number of specialization for nurse to practice Advanced technology in current practice Consumer awareness is increased. Nurses must knowledge about Types of low: Negligence and malpractice false imprisonment, Assault and Battery Fraud. Nurses are protecting patient right. Roll of nurse in MLC Obtain complete history from patient or significant other (s). Do not give any statement about patient’s condition to police, magistrate or media. Only a doctor has to give information when a patient has to be discharged, inform the police officer/constable on duty in hospital and/or the CMO. After clearance from them, then only he/she can be discharged. The nurse follows all legal ethical issues. By applying the knowledge of legal responsibilities among nurses in health care system helps us in free from the medico legal problems also improve the standard of care and provide information to others in order find the offender by the other agencies.
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Safeena Beevi S. S.
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- DOI 10.21088/ijpn.2347.7083.5217.6
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