Temporary nursing service agencies: double jeopardy--who is at risk?
The nature of temporary nursing service agencies and the employer-employee relationship with its implications for job performance, Workers' Compensation liability, and unemployment benefits risks have been discussed here. Also explored were the issues surrounding the controversies involved in temporary nurses' provision of care. There are moral, ethical, and legal issues surrounding temporary nurses and the agencies providing them that have an impact on patients, practitioners, and administrators of institutions using them. While no clear-cut answers have been put forth, increased awareness of the ramifications of the use of temporary agency nurses brings caution to all concerned.
Sorrentino
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School of Business, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
Simunek
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D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D004651:Employment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012042:Registries; D014478:Unemployment; D014942:Workers' Compensation