Lawsuits involving nurses often use other nurses as expert witnesses to establish
a. The credentials of the nurse being charged
b. The nurse practice act standards
c. The usual job description of nurses
d. The definition of safe and prudent care
D
Nurses who are expert witnesses define safe and prudent care. The nurse practice act (response B) assists in that definition along with the nurse's credentials (response A) and job descriptions (response C), but these are only guidelines that assist the expert witness in defining care.
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