Mistakes are a Way of Life As human beings nobody is perfect. Everybody makes mistakes but in most cases that’s how we learn and grow as a person. Even though errors are usually a bad thing‚ they are very common and accepted as a natural part of peoples lives. So if errors and mishandled situations are an everyday thing and impossible to avoid‚ why is it unacceptable for doctors to make errors? Why is it that if a doctor makes one mistake their reputation is shattered? In all honesty‚ it should not
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( Lindquist & Gersema ‚ 1998). Health care providers enter into a trust relationship with their patients‚ none more so than nurses. It is the betrayal of trust that is often part of the motivating factor of patients and their families when malpractice claims are brought against health care providers (Kraman & Hamm‚ 1999). In Florida a young woman with Guillian-Barre syndrome died from a medication error. The case went to court and a multimillion dollar settlement was reached when it was determined
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interest that when they are reorganizing business processes they should identify the likely risks like fraud‚ corruption‚ other malpractices and build in the required risk management tools in the new processes. For e.g use of IT in Distribution of Petroleum products has to a large extent eliminated the scope for malpractices such as adulteration‚ pilferage etc. These malpractices are in turn connected with corruption. The system automatically detects any tampering with the fuel dispensers. It enables
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Abstract The number of uninsured Americans is greater than the total population of Canada (Lambrew‚ Podesta‚ & Shaw‚ 2005). Conservative 2004 estimates indicate that there were 41.6 million uninsured persons of all ages (14.5%) and 51.0 million (17.7%) were uninsured for at least part of the year (Cohen‚ Martinez‚ & Hao‚ 2005). By 2013‚ projections suggest that one in four Americans under the age of 65‚ nearly 56 million people‚ will be without health care insurance
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change‚ Company research or other professionals. Care plans are also subject to change and not keeping yourself up to date could lead to malpractice which you can be accountable for in a court of law‚” I DID NOT KNOW” is not acceptable . Keeping within your job role is vital never work outside your role. Working outside your role can also lead to malpractices to which you may be held accountable in a court of law. Communicate with your seniors if in doubt ask or seek advice from them. Know your
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Failure to follow nursing standards of care is one of the six major causes of nursing malpractice. These standards may be part of a state nurse practice act‚ the hospital procedure and policies‚ a job descriptions‚ or recommendations of a professional national nursing organization (Reising‚ 2007). Examples in general nursing include (Reising‚ 2012): • Failure to follow proper safety protocols established by the health care facility • Failure to give certain medications in a timely and reasonable
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require recertification from time to time. #5 Licensing Licensing is similar to certification except that it is mandatory instead of voluntary and is administered by a governmental authority. [Only licensed professionals can be found guilty of malpractice‚ but following generally accepted
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Unknown. (2009‚ December 17). Occupational Outlook Handbook‚ 2010-11 Edition. Retrieved September 21‚ 2010‚ from www.bls.gov: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos079.htm Unknown. (2010). Pharmacist Malpractice. Retrieved September 21‚ 2010‚ from www.pritzkerlaw.com: http://www.pritzkerlaw.com/section-medical-malpractice/medication-error/pharmacist-malpractice.html
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Affordable Care Act: Impact on Providers Quality vs. Quantity Abstract The Affordable Care Act’s proposal was to make sure that health insurance coverage is affordable for individuals‚ families‚ and businesses and decrease the amount of uninsured individuals. . Much of the impact of this act will begin when the major coverage provisions take effect in 2014. Providers will experience an increased burden in many aspects of their medical profession including new legal
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TORT QUESTION 1: A seven-year-old boy followed his dog into Mr. Howe’s backyard. The boy fell into a large hole dug by Mr. Howe in preparation for a tree that had been ordered. The boy broke his arm in the fall. At the hospital a doctor employed there for four years treated the boy. The doctor did not set the boy’s arm because he failed to see on the x-ray and indication that the arm was broken. The arm healed improperly. When the boy kept complaining‚ his parents took him to the family doctor
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