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Nurses have considerable power in that patients depend upon them, directly and intimately, and their standards of professional conduct. If a nurse makes a mistake or drops below the proper level of care then harm may be caused to patients and to the public reputation of nursing.
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© 1989 David Carson & Jonathan Montgomery
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Carson, D., Montgomery, J., Montgomery, E. (1989). Standards of professional conduct. In: Nursing and the Law. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10961-6_4
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