title: Duty to report: Legal implications of nurses stealing from patients.
abstract: This article explores the situation when a nurse receives a report from a patient that a colleague is stealing from the patient. It looks at the duty of the nurse and the issues which may arise when she tries to put her duty into action. It also considers the legal situation of the colleague who is the subject of the allegations.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013800:Theft; D006113:United Kingdom; D035642:Whistleblowing / Q000941:ethics*