title: Solid standards guard against malpractice.
abstract: Learn the four elements that must exist before medical malpractice can be proved.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006473:Postpartum Hemorrhage / Q000451:nursing; D014481:United States