title: Managing your risk of legal liability.
abstract: Pediatric practitioners face significant risk of liability and are becoming increasingly conscious of the need to manage their risks of legal liability. Providers must understand what constitutes negligence or malpractice and steps they can take to reduce their risks of legal liability.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Hogue
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States