Pathophysiology
Clinical meaning
Workplace Safety and Nurse Protection ties legal and ethical accountability to nursing practice: documentation as a communication and legal record, informed consent nursing duties (witness vs explainer per policy), incident/variance reporting separate from the chart, advocacy, and refusal of unsafe assignments with good faith follow-up. Expect moral distress themes without abandoning duty to patient. Connect Nurse Practice Act, QI & incident reporting, Ethical distress & advocacy, Assignment vs delegation, Canada RN hub · US RN hub.
