title: Risk management and non-employed nurses.
abstract: For both financial and clinical reasons, a hospital's recognized duty of providing patient care is in no way lessened if non-employed nurses participate in patient care. However, several risks may arise if a facility has not developed effective screening, general and departmental specific orientation, readily available, qualified supervision and evaluation procedures for those nurses. A number of risk management strategies are explained that may help reduce risks when using non-employed nursing staff. The guidelines presented are offered from a risk management perspective and not as legal advice.
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authors.lastname: Auttonberry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012308:Risk Management; D014478:Unemployment