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Nurses as chaperones: legal obligations and implications
Paul Marinaccio-Joseph
Nursing Times, Volume: 115, Issue: 7, Pages: 18 - 21
Swansea University Author: Paul Marinaccio-Joseph
Abstract
When a doctor undertakes intimate examinations on a patient, it is notunusual for a nurse to be asked to attend as a chaperone. What exactly does thisentail? There are several legal requirements attached to the role, for which a nursemay end up being involved in litigation and court proceedings. Nur...
| Published in: | Nursing Times |
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| ISSN: | 0954-7762 |
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Nursing Times
2019
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa45283 |
| Abstract: |
When a doctor undertakes intimate examinations on a patient, it is notunusual for a nurse to be asked to attend as a chaperone. What exactly does thisentail? There are several legal requirements attached to the role, for which a nursemay end up being involved in litigation and court proceedings. Nurses need to beaware of what can be expected of a chaperone in the eyes of the law, so they knownot only how to protect patients, but also how to protect themselves. However, onething is clear, in case of litigation, a chaperone cannot ‘side’ with the healthprofessional against whom allegations of misconduct are being made. |
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| Keywords: |
Chaproning in intimate examinations |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
| Issue: |
7 |
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18 |
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21 |