Accountability and legal issues in tissue viability nursing.
Avoidable pressure ulcers are being increasingly used as an indicator of substandard care. Healthcare professionals may have to account for their actions when a pressure ulcer occurs. This article highlights accountability and legal issues that nurses may encounter when Scaring for patients with wounds and, in particular, pressure ulcers.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, and University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. heidi.guy@nhs.net
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