Legal issues in Nursing Assignment
Overview:
Legal Issues in Nursing: In this assignment, you will write a 2 page paper on a legal issue that you have either experienced first hand, that you have been privy to, or that you have invented.Relate the incident, how it could have been prevented, and how it was resolved.You should have at least 2 references. This APA assignment is worth 15 points.
Suggestions:
Whistleblowing
Inappropriate triage
Medication error
Sentinal event
Substandard care
Lack of documentation
Fraud
False imprisonment
Assault or battery
| Legal Issues in Nursing 15 Points | Quality paper, with thorough content and minimal grammar or spelling errors. 15 | Good paper, but a few omissions in content or more than 2 errors in spelling or grammar 14-12 | Fair to poor paper, difficult to follow or lacking in pertinent content, or many spelling or grammar errors 11-8 | Very poor paper, very late paper, or no paper at all. 7-0 |
