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Legal Concepts Nurses Should Know

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Negligence and Malpractice Negligence As the name suggests, nursing negligence occurs when a patient experiences unintended harm due to a nurse’s mistake or omission in care (via NursingProcess.org ). Malpractice Malpractice and negligence are similar terms that are often used interchangeably but have one important difference.