Herzing NU451 2019 March Unit 3 Discussion Latest

Unit 3 Discussion

Negligence and Malpractice

Instructions:

Negligence and malpractice continue to be major causes of action brought against nursing staff members. Nurse managers need to be sure staff are following standards of care, documenting and communicating correctly, and accessing and monitoring patients according to policies. Considering this please address the following prompts in your discussion:

You are the nurse-manager for a skilled nursing facility that will now accept patients requiring long-term ventilator support

What plan would you put in place to assure that the staff in the facility are educated in the care of ventilators and know how to respond if complications arise?

Describe one of the elements of malpractice and detail a specific part of your plan addresses this.

How will you determine the standard of care in this situation?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.

Peer Response: Unit 3,

Negligence and Malpractice

Please respond to a minimum of two peers.

Please consider the following when replying:

According to your readings, a facility has the obligation to “orient, educate, and evaluate.” Does this plan meet those obligations? Why?

What can you add, if needed, to assist in meeting that obligation?

Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.