Legal And Ethical Issues In Health Care
DQ5
Legal And Ethical Issues In Health Care DQ5
Describe the kinds of evidence that a plaintiff can present in order
to establish a negligent act. What defenses can a defendant
present in order to refute a plaintiff’s evidence?
How do statutes of limitations protect professional nursedefendants? Do they also protect the injured parties?
What can staff nurses do to protect patients from quasiintentional torts? Does this differ from the nurse manager’s role in
preventing quasi-intentional torts?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 5 (Guido, p.
67).
Does the failure to document an admission nursing assessment
equate with the fact that this nurse did no admission nursing
assessment?
What might the patient’s attorney further allege in his
supplemental report?
How would one decide the standard of care for this patient?
How would you decide the outcome of this case?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 6 (Guido, p.
96)
Was there negligence in this case and who should be liable for
the negligence?
What type of damages should be assessed and how would you
begin to determine the amount to assess?
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DQ5: Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
DQ5: Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care
Describe the various types of evidence that a plaintiff can present in order to prevail.
to prove a negligent act What defenses does a defendant have?
present in order to refute the evidence of a plaintiff?
What role do statutes of limitations play in protecting professional nurse-defendants? Do they also protect those who have been injured?
What can staff nurses do to keep patients safe from quasiintentional torts? Is this different from the role of the nurse manager?
avoiding quasi-intentional torts?
Read the case study presented at the end of Chapter 5 (Guido, p.
67).
Does the failure to document an admission nursing assessment
equate with the fact that this nurse did no admission nursing
assessment?
What might the patient’s attorney further
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Essay 6 in the Journal of Issues in Nursing
Essay 6 in the Journal of Issues in Nursing
Manuscript 4, Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 18,(2).
10.3912/OJIN.Vol18No02Man04
Examine either Study 3 or Study 4 critically. Examine the
professional citation credibility, research design, and
procedures in a research paper Include a discussion of how this works.
The research contributes to evidence-based practice.
Study 3 – Health-related quality of life in patients and partners
prior to and four months following coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Study 4 – Women’s Struggle for Independence: A Qualitative Study
surviving a vertebral fracture
Reading Suggestions
M. L. Schreiber (2016). Practice Based on Evidence Negative
Therapy for Pressure Wounds 425-428 in MEDSURG NURSING, 25(6).
Stevens, K., (2013) The impact of evidence-based practice in
nursing and the next big ideas. OJIN: The Online
