In response to this, some medical schools have started teaching students how to break bad news to patients.11 The Ethics in Medicine Web site at the University of Washington School of Medicine contains a six-step protocol titled "Breaking Bad News." ... Negligence is the departure from the standard of due care toward patients and includes intentionally imposing unreasonable risks as well as unintentionally imposing risks through carelessness.1 Nurses can be held morally and legally blameworthy if they fail to provide care that avoids or minimizes the risk of harm to patients. ... The patie...

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