Understanding and meeting your legal responsibilities as a nurse
Journal article
Terry, LM, Carr, G and Halpin, Y (2017). Understanding and meeting your legal responsibilities as a nurse. Nursing Standard. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e11015
Authors | Terry, LM, Carr, G and Halpin, Y |
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Abstract | Nurses, midwives and students are legally responsible for their actions. This article discusses the legal standard of care in relation to nursing and midwifery practice and the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code. It examines how the courts determine if nurses have met their duty of care and how nurses must ensure they maintain competence in order to provide safe care. It examines why organisational knowing is important for all nurses, regardless of their level in the organisation. Workplace incivility is discussed and its adverse effects on nurses, patient care and the organisation. The article concludes that if nurses are uncertain why they are doing something, they must investigate further. The law expects nurses to be able to justify why they acted as they did, or failed to act. |
Keywords | clinical negligence; competence; duty of care; legal responsibility; Nursing and Midwifery Council; nursing student; organisational knowing; patient safety; registered nurse; standards of care; workplace incivility |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Nursing Standard |
Publisher | Royal College of Nursing |
ISSN | 0029-6570 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2017.e11015 |
Publication dates | |
15 Nov 2017 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Nov 2017 |
Accepted | 24 Oct 2017 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | This is not the version of record |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86wx4
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