title: Changing liability of the nurse over the past decade.
abstract: Many changes have occurred over the past decade in legal responsibilities of nurses. These reforms have led to attitude changes toward nurses by the legal, medical, and public realms. To avoid legal charges of negligence, nurses must keep abreast of the rapidly changing areas of instrumentation, documentation, and patient care.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bailey-Allen
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D008318:Malpractice; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards*; D009737:Nursing Records