A nurse providing care for a patient with a recent tracheostomy notes the presence of an ulceration or wound at the tracheotomy site.The nature of the ulceration or wound clearly indicates it has been present for at least several days.The nurse finds no documentation regarding the ulceration or wound since the insertion of the tracheostomy tube 12 days earlier.Each nurse providing care for the patient before this nurse has committed

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Negligence is the failure to act as an ordinary prudent person would,which,in this case,resulted in a breach of a standard of care related to wound assessment and care.Assessment and implementation failures are related to a failure to assess and analyze a care need,communicate findings to a physician,take appropriate action,and document.

A Nurse Providing Care for a Patient with a Recent