Nursing Leadership and Liability: An Analysis of a Nursing Malpractice Case
| Autor: | Patricia J. Cooper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030504 nursing
Leadership and Management Medical malpractice Nursing Outcomes Classification 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine Team nursing Nursing Malpractice 030212 general & internal medicine Nurse education 0305 other medical science Psychology Primary nursing National Practitioner Data Bank |
| Zdroj: | Nurse Leader. 14:47-51 |
| ISSN: | 1541-4612 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mnl.2015.11.006 |
| Popis: | Nursing care delivery is a critical factor in patient care outcomes. Nurses must be knowledgeable, skillful, and agile, and must apply these characteristics consistently, without pause, every second of their practice. The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) collects and releases information related to professional competence and conduct of a multitude of health care practitioners, including all levels of nursing. 1 According to the NPDB, in 2012, there were 22,741 adverse actions related to nurses' practice. This figure is nearly double the number of actions related to nurses reported in 2003 (12,289). Similarly, medical malpractice reports demonstrated an increase from 483 in 2003 to 711 in 2012. 1 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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