title: Legal case briefs for nurses. IA: unattended pt. falls in bathroom: "routine nonmedicale care" standard applied; OR: nurses state "all sponges ... removed": court rejects "captain of ship" doctrine.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Tammelleo
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001182:Arthroscopy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009922:Oregon; D011182:Postoperative Care; D015503:Surgical Sponges