What advice should be given to nurses seeking employment as occupational health nurses or school nurses about their potential legal liability?

Discussion 7 & 8

Respond to ONE of the following prompts.

Debate why nurses should and should not donate their services.

OR

What advice should be given to nurses seeking employment as occupational health nurses or school nurses about their potential legal liability?

Discussion Question: 8

Respond to ONE of the following prompts.

What questions on employment questionnaires or during employment interviews is the nurse allowed not to answer and should never have been asked?

What is the polite way to avoid answering questions that should not have been asked during an interview? How can you avoid asking questions that should not be asked when you are interviewing someone?

OR

How does the doctrine of indemnification further the concept that individuals are ultimately responsible for their own actions?

Required Resources: 

Use one of the following books to in addition to one scholarly article within the last 5 years.

Guido, G. W. (2020). Legal and ethical issues in nursing (7th ed.). Prentice Hall. ISBN: 9780134701233. Read Chapters 14 & 15.

Pozgar, G. D. (2020). Legal and ethical issues for health professionals (5th ed.). Jones and Bartlett. ISBN: 9781284144185. Read Chapters 7, 8, & 11.

 

 

What advice should be given to nurses seeking employment as occupational health nurses or school nurses about their potential legal liability?
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