law and nursing

[jaywife]

hi all,

a patient needs a medication A in IV fluid, but the nurse gives IV fluid to the patient without putting A in. then the nurse writes med A on the label of the IV fluid.

obviously, it's illegal, can i please ask which law or act could i use to prove it?

thanks:nurse:

[ckh23, BSN, RN]

Are the nurses intentionally leaving the med out of the IVF or or they forgetting or assuming the med is already in the IVF? This could be a med error and not necessarily illegal.

[anonymousstudent]

Are the nurses intentionally leaving the med out of the IVF or or they forgetting or assuming the med is already in the IVF? This could be a med error and not necessarily illegal.

Quite right. :)

OP, what did your state's Nurse Practice Act say on the subject?

[redhead_NURSE98!, ADN, BSN]

If it was done on purpose I suppose someone could say it was criminal negligence, reckless and wanton endangerment, or if it caused harm it could be considered a battery. Depends on the state and what the prosecuting body wants to call it. The victim would need to go to a prosecuting attorney or law enforcement and it's their job to investigate the issue.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Your flag indicates you are from Australia, are you still there are in another country? Remember acts and laws will vary depending where you are

[jaywife]

thanks for all.

i'm from Australia. in N.S.W.

this is a question in my assignment :)

the nurse did it on purpose when the patient was in a coma and hence the patient died.

however, the patient have a oral 'advance medical directive' before the coma, which is 'if next im in coma, you should let me go.'

what i thought was similar to your opinion, the law is quite different everywhere.

cheers