The nurse manager is concerned that a staff nurse will be sued for malpractice.In which order should the manager analyze information to make this determination?

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In order to determine if a nurse will be sued for malpractice, the nurse manager should first establish that the nurse had a duty to follow standards of care (C) and then confirm that the nurse did not follow those standards (B). It is important to also determine if the nurse was aware that an injury could occur if standards were not followed (E). Once it has been established that there was a breach in the duty to follow standards and foreseeable harm, it must be confirmed that the client was injured (A) and that the nurse's failure to follow standards caused the injury (D).

The Nurse Manager Is Concerned That a Staff Nurse Will