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- Title
LEGAL BRIEFS. Back to Basics: The Importance of Patient Respect.
- Authors
Silberman, Mark J.
- Abstract
The article provides a reminder on the importance of respecting patients and consequences for disrespecting them. It discusses legal consequences including malpractice which is a lawsuit rooted in professional negligence, defamation which involves making untrue statements that will damage the patient's reputation and intentional infliction of emotional distress which has four elements that include intentional conduct that is extreme and severe emotional distress experienced by the victim.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LABOR discipline; LEGAL liability; MALPRACTICE; NURSE-patient relationships; NURSE anesthetists; PROFESSIONS; RESPECT; SOCIAL stigma; HEALTH Insurance Portability &; Accountability Act
- Publication
AANA Journal, 2015, Vol 83, Issue 5, p312
- ISSN
0094-6354
- Publication type
Article