Cady Rebecca F
Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
JONAS Healthc Law Ethics Regul. 2009 Jan-Mar;11(1):10-6; quiz 17-8. doi: 10.1097/NHL.0b013e31819acb0d.
Headlines describing nurses being prosecuted for crimes related to nursing errors raise numerous questions for nurses and their managers. Nurse managers need to be aware of situations in which nurses may be subject to criminal prosecution to assist staff in educating themselves and acting to minimize risk. After reading this article, the reader should be able to (a) identify the legal basis for criminal charges for nursing errors, (b) list 3 errors likely to result in criminal prosecution, and (c) discuss licensure implications of criminal charges for nursing errors.
描述护士因护理失误相关罪行而被起诉的头条新闻，给护士及其管理人员带来了诸多问题。护士管理人员需要了解护士可能面临刑事起诉的情况，以帮助员工自我教育并采取行动将风险降至最低。读完本文后，读者应能够：（a）确定因护理失误而提出刑事指控的法律依据；（b）列出3种可能导致刑事起诉的失误；（c）讨论因护理失误而被刑事指控对执照的影响。
