title: Do no harm: when caregivers violate our golden rule, Part 2.
abstract: In Part 1, the author illustrated cases where caregivers ended patient's lives with pain medication and where "angels of death" ended the lives of multiple patients. This month, read about what constitutes reckless endangerment and neglect.
authors.affiliation: Legal Services/Risk Management Department, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fiesta
mesh_terms: D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States