Health care organizations can be liable for actions other than nurse-related ones. Some of these are listed below. Which are correct?
a. failure to adequately train patients
b. failure to provide a safe environment
c. failure to allow euthanasia in a terminal patient with a contract
d. failure to provide timely lab services
e. failure to instruct and train personnel regarding the handling of jaundice in newborns
f. allowing unlicensed persons to administer IV medications
B, D, E, F
Health care organizations can be found liable for actions other than those provided by nurses and other health care professionals. Some of these noted in the Professional Negligence Law Reporter from July 2001 to July 2002 include: 1) failure to adequately train personnel in fall prevention (not failure to train patients); 2) failure to provide a safe environment; 3) failure to provide timely lab services; 4) failure to instruct and train personnel regarding the handling of jaundice in newborns; 5) allowing unlicensed persons to administer IV medications; and 6) failure to enforce policies to adequately handle emergencies.
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