Legal and Professional Issues in Nursing

Legal and
Professional Issues
in Nursing
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Healthcare scenario
Malpractice is
considered as
the legal
issue that
occurs when
the patient
gets harmed
or injured by
the nurses or
doctors
(Brickley, Lu
& Wedig,
2017)
A common
example of
malpractice is
when the
nurse
accidentally
or
intentionally
pierce a
sharp tool to
the patient
Next example
is negligent
acts where
the nurse
administer
wrong or
improper
medicines
One more
example of
malpractice is
when a nurse
leaves her
shift to take a
phone call in
the middle of
the treatment
(Cooper,
2016)

Continued...
• The scenario is based on the
negligence or malpractice of
nurse towards the treatment of
the patient
• A patient around a 50-year-old
man who comes to the hospital
with abdominal pain
• He was admitted to the
emergency room and had a
family history of heart disease
• The doctor prescribed some
medications and injections for the
patient

Continued...
• The nurse failed to follow the notifications of the doctor and gives the
wrong medication to the patient
• Along with the wrong medication, the nurse does not inform the doctor
on time
• As a consequence, it causes harm to the patient and put him in severe
condition
• It is a type of malpractice which includes negligence of the nurse
towards the patient