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Nursing practice and the law -- Medication errors -- Failure to communicate information -- Failure to document information -- Failure to perform a proper assessment -- Failure to protect -- Failure to perform reasonable patient care -- Breach of confidentiality -- Criminal actions -- Advocacy, ethics, and legal duties -- Legal risks of understaffing -- Surviving a lawsuit.

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