Negligence

Negligence Negligence is a tort – a civil or personal wrong distinguished from criminal conduct. It is the unintentional commission or omission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would not do under given circumstances. All medical professional liability claims are classified in one of the following ways/types: Malfeasance – execution of an unlawful or improper act (e.g., administering contraindicated medications). Misfeasance – improper performance of an act, resulting in injury to another (e.g., administering the wrong medication or wrong dose). Nonfeasance – failure to act, when there is a duty to act, as a reasonably prudent person would in similar circumstances (e.g., failure to order diagnostic tests or prescribe medications that should have been ordered or prescribed under the circumstances). Malpractice – negligence or carelessness of a professional person (e.g., a nurse, pharmacist, physician, accountant). Criminal negligence – reckless disregard for the safety of another (e.g., willful indifference to an injury that could follow an act). There are four elements that must be present in a given situation to be able to prove that a healthcare provider is guilty of negligence. These four elements include: Duty of Care – Obligation to conform to a recognized standard of care Breach of Duty – Deviation from the recognized standard of care Failure to adhere to the obligation Injury – Actual damages required No injury, no damages Causation – The act or conduct in departing from the recognized standard of care caused the plaintiff’s injury; injury caused by breach of duty; injury must be foreseeable APA Requirements Your paper must be written according to the following guidelines: Follow all applicable APA Guidelines regarding in-text citations, the list of cited references, and document formatting for this paper. Failure to properly cite and reference sources constitutes plagiarism. The title page and reference list are not included in the page count for this paper. Use the HCM Writing Assignment Template to write your paper. Action Items Complete all required assigned readings prior to working on this assignment. After reviewing the Overview and the assigned preparation readings, write a four-page paper that relates different types of negligence to your organization. Specifically, Summarize different types of negligence How is each type addressed by your organization Format your paper according to APA guidelines.