Tingle J
Nottingham Law School, Trent University.
Br J Nurs. 1997;6(15):889-91. doi: 10.12968/bjon.1997.6.15.889.
Nurses and other professionals have a legal as well as a professional duty to keep up to date with developments and changes in their clinical field of practice. Healthcare professionals should also be aware of major studies and the complaint and litigation trends in their specialties. This information can inform practice and lead to improvements in the quality of patient care. The information can often be found in the healthcare literature and the general press. This article looks at examples of the reported cases and research on negligence in theatres and discusses the legal and professional duty to keep up to date.
护士和其他专业人员有法律和专业职责，要跟上其临床实践领域的发展和变化。医疗保健专业人员还应了解其专业领域的主要研究以及投诉和诉讼趋势。这些信息可为实践提供参考，并有助于提高患者护理质量。这些信息通常可以在医疗文献和大众媒体中找到。本文探讨了手术室过失报告案例和研究的实例，并讨论了与时俱进的法律和专业职责。
