Answer the following questions:

As the team leader on the floor where you practice nursing, you are covering another RN’s group of patients while she is away at lunch. As you make your rounds, you notice her LPN (who is not certified for IV medication administration) administering a syringe of fluid via an IV line to a patient.

• Is there a nursing practice violation? If so, what is it?
• What regulations and/or standards address these issues?
• Why do nurses need to know the institutional licensing laws of their state?
• Does a nurse need malpractice insurance? What does “failure to implement the chain of command” mean?
• How can nurses avoid accusations of malpractice and negligence? What elements are necessary to prove malpractice?
• Discuss HIPAA and identify 2 methods that you will utilize to avoid violating HIPAA.

Use the source Cherry, B., & Jacob, S. (2023). Contemporary nursing: Issues, trends, and management
(9th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 23
Also use different sources besides the book.

RUBRIC:
-a minimum of 2 references in APA format (in text citations) with the full reference listed below the post with the title of Reference.
-Posts information that is factually correct, reflective and substantive; full development of concept or thought; advances discussion in insightful ways.
-Exceeds 100 words
-There are no errors in spelling, grammar or punctuation.
-Sources are scholarly, All sources are documented in appropriate APA format, Each source in the references is cited at least once in the paper, references are within 5 years.
-No plagiarism