Broadening the scope of nursing practice as put us nurses at risk for legal issues on a daily basis. We make decisions daily that can affect the lives of our patients. Due to the paperless charting we have access to the patient’s information and must use what we know at the time to make critical decisions for the patient (Black 2014)
Another issue is dealing with informed consents when it comes to the patients who are having operations or other special procedures on a daily basis. Some physician’s say that they have explained the risk versus benefits to the patient but truly have not. When you go back to question the patient if the physician has been in there and you realize the physician has not been in there to explain those risks ultimately
Another issue is dealing with informed consents when it comes to the patients who are having operations or other special procedures on a daily basis. Some physician’s say that they have explained the risk versus benefits to the patient but truly have not. When you go back to question the patient if the physician has been in there and you realize the physician has not been in there to explain those risks ultimately