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Handoffs When You Leave the Unit
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - August 1, 2013 You may question the wisdom of leaving patients in the care of another...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2013How Does Contract Law Affect Nurses?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - April 15, 2013 Contract law involves promises, either current or in the future, that are enforceable...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2012Have You read it Recently?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - April 1, 2013 The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements 1...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2012What is Delegation and to Whom Should I Delegate Aspects of Nursing Care?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - March 15, 2013 One author has stated that the delegation of patient care, the assignment of...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2012What Does it Mean to “Testify Under Oath?”
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - February 15, 2013 If you have ever given a deposition, either as a witness or as...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2012Which is it: Assault or Battery?
Avoiding Liability Bulletin - January 15, 2015 The words “assault” and “battery” are often used and often interchanged. However, in...
Nancy Brent August 31, 2012