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DOES AN RN HAVE TO FOLLOW EVERY ORDER A DOCTOR WRITES? WHAT ABOUT MISSING ORDERS?

In reviewing files as a Legal Nurse Consultant one has to be acutely aware of the nurses’ responsibility in different scenarios.  Yes, physicians are held liable for writing inappropriate orders, inaccurate orders, and for not writing orders; but nurses, using sometimes simple knowledge and at other times specialized knowledge should know when to not follow […]