Legal concepts in nursing

Since nursing is to have close contacts with many vulnerable people there are many common errors that would make it a nurse, the patient injury. If this occurs, the nurse cannot be held legally responsible. NegligenceNursing care negligence behaviour that do not meet the required standard of care are defined as behavior in the circumstances, is inappropriate. Nurses negligence of almost any act or omission, which caused injury.ExamplesThe patients in the following examples of care can be accused care negligence: failure to obtain informed consent. This happens when a nurse in the position is to ensure that the patient is a procedure with a thorough understanding of the procedures and risk involved.Violation agreed a right to privacy of the patient. This happens if a nurse unable to private error information.Medication patients to protect. This happens when a nurse fails to manage appropriate drug, applicable evil or bad time.LiabilityIf managed him a nurse patient, caused the carelessness and negligence guilty injuries it is legally responsible, found, which means that it is legally liable in a civil court. If it deemed responsible, it may require to pay damages or compensation for the victim.