title: Legal issues in long-term care--Part I.
abstract: As nurses move from subacute settings to long-term care, they should understand that the standard of care applied to the analysis of malpractice cases may be different. The definition of malpractice remains the same, the application of the standard is unique to the circumstances and the setting.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiesta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D014481:United States