• Br J Nurs · Jan 2007

    The duty of care 1: compliance with directives and protocols.

    • Suzanne Fullbrook.
    • Nursing Law and Politics, Faculty of Health, London South Bank University.
    • Br J Nurs. 2007 Jan 11; 16 (1): 52-3.

    AbstractThe first three articles in this series will concentrate on the issue the legal 'duty of care'--the terms of which we as nurses have to understand. The first article examines a recent decision of the High Court of England and Wales that discusses and examines directives and protocols. I have begun with a discussion of the fact that a duty of care not only extends from healthcare providers to patients (clients) but also from employers to employees, and between healthcare providers themselves.

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