88 research outputs found

    No dumping: ED transfer risk.

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    The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) outlines how hospitals must screen, treat, and transfer emergency department patients--regardless of their ability to pay

    Target high-risk areas for medication errors.

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    Medication errors are recently a more frequent basis for successful malpractice cases against nurses. Here, the author provides case examples and high-risk trends

    Protecting children: a public duty to report.

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    Legal update for nurses--1992, Part I.

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    Legal risks in long-term care.

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    Although traditional liability principles apply in alternative settings, the application can change to accommodate the differing standards of care in long-ter-care facilities

    Patient falls--no liability.

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