Examples of unacceptable nursing care that can cause the patient to suffer injury include failure to:

• Prevent falls
• Prevent or properly treat bed sores
• Mobilise patient
• Give correct medication
• Check correct blood used
• Monitor a patient and record observations appropriately
• Follow established procedures
• Call for specialist help (including delay)
• Give medication
• Detect internal bleeding
• Not helping patient to use bathroom
• Recognise limitations e.g. performing procedure without proper training

Nursing care is often superb and crucial to a patient’s recovery. However, there are some cases when the nursing care is substandard and any failures can have devastating results.

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