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individual or group of nurses or other healthcare professional such as
physicians, pharmacists, or physical therapists. For confidentiality
reasons, please use fictitious names if the scenario is based on a team
member’s professional practice experience. Some examples of legal
issues include:
Angel of Mercy” cases, such as nurses during the Hurricane Katrina
evacuation giving overdoses of morphine and other medications to
patients to end their lives
Administration of an inaccurate medication dosage, such as pediatric
patients receiving heparin overdoses as with Dennis Quaid’s twins
Disclosure to tabloids of celebrities’ personal health information, such
as the patients at Cedar Sinai.
Include the following in the presentation:
Judicial process and health care laws
Professional standards of practice
Malpractice and disciplinary action issues
Ethical issues
Issues surrounding appropriate documentation
Nursing practice act requirements
7. At least three references from scholarly journals in the University
Library
Follow the APA guidelines in citation and referencing sources.
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HCS 478 Negligence Paper (UOP)
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