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NURSING
WOMEN: Know Your Rights Its
Your Future
CONCLUSION.
INTRODUCTION
The expanded role of the nurses require a higher level of
education, knowledge , skill and decision making
capabilities.
Knowledge of legal aspects in nursing is absolutely
essential for each nurse to safeguard self and clients from
legal complications. Consumers are becoming increasingly
aware of their legal rights in the health care, therefore that
a nurse should know her legal rights ,professional
boundaries and consequences of nonconformity
IMPORTANCE OF LAW TO THE NURSE
Nurses have more responsibility
3. INDIAN LAWS
GENERAL LEGAL ASPECTS
Definition of Law
Comes from the word which means “that which is laid down
or fixed”
RIGHT OF SAFETY
RIGHT TO BE INFORMED
RIGHT TO CHOOSE
RIGHT TO BE HEARD
POISON CASE
DYING DECLARATION
LEGAL RIGHTS OF NURSE
Right of appointing and assigning.
Right of quality control.