Some methods for organizations to reduce their risk of liability are listed below. Which is not necessarily correct for organizations?
a. Make frequent walking rounds to assure quality patient outcomes after delegation.
b. Consider a shared governance model of nursing practice to empower nursing decision making and delegation in clinical practice.
c. Provide standards for ongoing supervision and periodic licensure/competency verification and evaluation of all staff.
d. Provide documentation of routine mainten-ance for all patient care equipment.
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There are some defined methods and strategies for organizations, nurses, and other health care providers to follow to reduce their risk of liability. Some of these strategies for organizations include: 1) consider a shared governance model of nursing practice to empower nursing decision making and delegation in clinical practice; 2) provide standards for ongoing supervision and periodic licensure/competency verification and evaluation of all staff; and 3) provide documentation of routine maintenance for all patient care equipment. Making frequent walking rounds to assure quality patient outcomes after delegation is a nursing strategy to assist in the reduction of risk liability, not necessarily an organizational strategy.
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