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1. Lack of attentiveness
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Nurse did not check wound drains or dressing after surgery
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2. Lack of fiduciary concern
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Nurse knowledge that doctor is misdiagnosing and failure to question this to prevent patient harm
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3. Inappropriate judgment
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Lack of skill or knowledge or incorrect application
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4. Medication error
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Administration of the wrong drug, drug amount or dose of drug to patient
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5. Lack of intervention on patients behalf
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Failure to provide for patient needs for example advice on mother’s nutritional needs post delivery
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6. Lack of prevention
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Failure to prevent harm to patient for example in terms of hygiene and infection
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7. Mistaken doctor orders
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Missing or mistaking an order and as a result causing patient harm
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8. Documentation errors
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Error in making a chart entry or failure to make a relevant entry all together
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