Professional Liability
Professional Regulation and Criminal Liability
Many natures of complaints occur throughout the health care workforce. Because of the dramatic changes in how health care is delivered over the past few years, consumer concerns about liability issues have increased. Patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers daily. Unfortunately, there have been periods when the treatment provided, has been accidental or intentional and caused physician harm to the patient. Patients who have experienced injury have the right to file a complaint against the healthcare provider. Sharing of personal information, negligence, or assault are included in possible reasons for civil complaints. Physicians and nurses are responsible for physicians and nurses making their patients feel comfortable and happy during their visits. Ethical duties of the nurse include ensuring their patients are mindful that their treatment is as equivalent to the care the next patient receives. Medical professional regulation boards or committees exist in all states. The issues that will be discussed are relevant to nursing, process of civil complaints, the role the regulatory agency has in the investigation of civil complaints, the determination of criminal liability and what processes are involved while filing criminal charges. All of these issues have a process that is used among them. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the principal percentage of healthcare employment is the nursing profession. The main purpose of nursing is to provide quality care to patients in need. As a nurse, identifying and treating distinct responses to health troubles is an important part in providing quality care. Health problems are treated through services such as health training, providing medical treatment, and health guidance. Treatments are required to be ordered by a licensed physician, or another health care provider authorized under this commissioner's regulations,
Many natures of complaints occur throughout the health care workforce. Because of the dramatic changes in how health care is delivered over the past few years, consumer concerns about liability issues have increased. Patients put their physical health and trust in the hands of health care providers daily. Unfortunately, there have been periods when the treatment provided, has been accidental or intentional and caused physician harm to the patient. Patients who have experienced injury have the right to file a complaint against the healthcare provider. Sharing of personal information, negligence, or assault are included in possible reasons for civil complaints. Physicians and nurses are responsible for physicians and nurses making their patients feel comfortable and happy during their visits. Ethical duties of the nurse include ensuring their patients are mindful that their treatment is as equivalent to the care the next patient receives. Medical professional regulation boards or committees exist in all states. The issues that will be discussed are relevant to nursing, process of civil complaints, the role the regulatory agency has in the investigation of civil complaints, the determination of criminal liability and what processes are involved while filing criminal charges. All of these issues have a process that is used among them. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the principal percentage of healthcare employment is the nursing profession. The main purpose of nursing is to provide quality care to patients in need. As a nurse, identifying and treating distinct responses to health troubles is an important part in providing quality care. Health problems are treated through services such as health training, providing medical treatment, and health guidance. Treatments are required to be ordered by a licensed physician, or another health care provider authorized under this commissioner's regulations,