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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

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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...

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Published in: Nursing Times
ISSN: 0954-7762
Published: Nursing Times 2019
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