Nursing negligence : what you need to know /

Discusses the legal elements of nursing negligence, and how dkelegation of nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel can affect liability. Information provided on the most common types of negligence and guidance is offered to help nurses protect themselves, their patients, and the facility at...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Classroom Productions, Medcom, inc
Other Authors:	Harrigan, Jim
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Cypress, CA : Medcom Inc., ©2007.
Subjects:	Nursing errors. Nurses > Malpractice. Malpractice. Nursing. Malpractice Nursing Medical Errors Liability, Legal Nursing Care Erreurs en soins infirmiers. Infirmières > Responsabilité professionnelle. Responsabilité professionnelle. Soins infirmiers. Nurses > Malpractice Nursing errors Educational films Film excerpts Instructional films Educational films. Film excerpts. Instructional films. Films éducatifs. Films de formation.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Discusses the legal elements of nursing negligence, and how dkelegation of nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel can affect liability. Information provided on the most common types of negligence and guidance is offered to help nurses protect themselves, their patients, and the facility at which they work. Designed to raise awareness about risks, consequences and legal liabilities of nursing negligence.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (16 min.)) : sound, color
Production Credits:	Camera, Robert Suderman ; research and script, John Shannon ; consultants: Jean W. DiMotto, Pamela A. Miya, Marguerite Voorhees.