Some methods to decrease the risk of liability for nursing are listed below. Which items are correct?
a. Treat all patients and families with respect and kindness.
b. Take appropriate actions to meet the patients' nursing needs.
c. Develop physical, mental, and verbal "no abuse" policy to be followed by all profes-sional and nonprofessional health care staff.
d. Provide administrative support for supervisors and staff who delegate, assign, monitor, and evaluate patient care.
e. Maintain current professional standards of care and the facility's policy and procedure for administering care and reporting incidents.
f. Consider applying for magnet status.
A, B, E
There are a number of different ways in which health care organizations and nurses can work to decrease their risk for liability. For nurses, some of these methods and techniques include: 1) treat all patients and families with respect and kindness; 2) take appropriate actions to meet the patients' nursing needs; and 3) maintain current professional standards of care and the facility's policy and procedure for administering care and reporting incidents. Ways for organizations to decrease their risk of liability include: 1) develop physical, mental, and verbal "no abuse" policy to be followed by all professional and nonprofessional health care staff; 2) provide administrative support for supervisors and staff who delegate, assign, monitor, and evaluate patient care; and 3) consider applying for magnet status.
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