Professional safeguards that protect the nurse from being wrongfully accused of malpractice include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

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Civil law controls those circumstances when an individual, the plaintiff, feels that he or she has been harmed by another. If the other person is a professional, the law provides for professional liability, also known as malpractice. Professionals are provided with many safeguards to avoid them being wrongfully accused of malpractice. The Statue of Limitations is a statutory time limit (most commonly 2 years) by which a plaintiff must file a lawsuit against a professional or lose that opportunity forever. An affidavit of merit is a sworn document by a like kind of professional (a doctor for a doctor defendant and a nurse for a nurse defendant) who reviews the injured patient's chart, and, based upon the reviewer's education and experience, makes a statement that the case has merit and should be permitted to go to trial. Laws are found in case books, as well as online in official reports and legal research services. A reported case is one that can be found in an official reporter. There are state as well as federal reporters. When entered into a reporter, the case is printed and becomes part of the ever-growing body of case law.

Professional Safeguards That Protect the Nurse from Being Wrongfully Accused