Legal responsibility of nurses for health deterioration and disclosure of professional secret
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zaupnost, poklicna malomarnost, etika zdravstvene nege, odgovornost pravnaAbstract
Responsibility of a nurse for health deterioration appearson several levels: moral responsibility, professional deontological responsibility, liability for damages, disciplinary responsibility, and criminal liability. The article presents basic elements of each and relations among them. Circum stances forthe existence of criminal liability which is assessed in court and always rises considerable public attention are pointed out. Duties of a nurse, however, are not limited only to the nursing care process itself in the strict sense of the word, but also refer to the protection of professional secret. This duty is determined by ethical rules and legal regulations. However, their analysis revealsthat in certain circum stances it is the nurse/nursing profession who is left to distinguish between what is legal and what is right.Downloads
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