As a nurse, you learned terms and words in nursing school. At first, there seemed to be so many and you wondered if you would ever master them. Then, you learned about medications. But, you did it. Well, you can learn pertinent legal terms to incorporate into your practice. Let’s just go through a few:
1. Negligence: Simply put, it means doing something you should not have done or not doing something you should have done. It is the sin of omission or the sin of commission. It is the number one issue #nurses face in practice.
2. Medical Malpractice: This refers to negligence committed by a professional. Nurses are professionals, so if a nurse commits negligence, it is considered “nursing malpractice”.
3. Torts: This centers around civil wrongs. If one commits a tort, then the injured party suffers damages.
You just learned three new legal phrases that you can immediately incorporate into your practice. Learn more important phrases here. And remember, you mastered terminology in nursing school, so you know you can continue to do it.
