The nurse and the law (Part 1).
This article examines the legal status of the nurse, the principles of law affecting the nurse's and her employer's liability for negligence, the changing role of the nurse in modern medical practice, the nurse's criminal liability and her role as a witness in court, as well as legal protection, precautions and guarantees against the nurse's personal liability.
Dahanayake
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Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
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