Westcoast NURS521 Ethics in Healthcare Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Apply the differences between negligence and malpractice to the practice of nursing.  Provide examples to illustrate your points.

DQ2 Read the following article and view the video on the same case.  How can this example be used as an illustration of maintaining patient safety and  providing safe, effective care?  Identify some of the possible barriers that nurses face when acting on what they believe to be the morally correct action in this particular case.

Patient Safety Advocate Carole Hemmelgarn