Week Four Paper will address and answer the followingthree setsof questions:
Read the article Protecting Yourself from Malpractice Claims found at
Read the article Nurses Negligence and Malpractice found at:
Read the article 7 Legal Tips for Safe Nursing Practice (you will need to copy and paste the link below into your browser)
7 legal tips.pdf (INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENT)
a. What was the most important information you gained from these articles?b. What are the elements that must be present for there to be a valid claim of negligence?
Comment on this scenario: A comatose patient is admitted with a UTI. The RN documents turning the patient every 2 hours but actually did not. The UTI resolves and the patient is discharged without any other changes in prehospital condition.
c. Was the RN negligent? Why or why not?d. Was the RNs behavior ethical why or why not?e. Would any of your answers change and if so how if the patient had developed a bedsore during the hospitalization?
FOR QUESTION TWO: