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E K Murphy

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PubMed1992

Issues regarding parents in the operating room during their children's care.

The presence of parents in the operating room does have possible legal ramifications. Taking an upset child from a parent's arms, however, is not a positive situation either. Perioperative nurses should not automatically weigh legal implications more heavily than the patient benefit that may be derived from the presence of parents. Whether parents should or should not be allowed to accompany their children into the operating room should be a carefully considered institutional policy.

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PubMed1990

Incident reports may or may not be privileged information.

Whether incident reports are discoverable depends on the purpose of the reports and the laws of the state where the reports are filed. Subtle differences in state laws and/or how reports are used can make major differences in the determination. These differences are for hospital attorneys to study and consider. In addition to anticipating litigation, hospitals may use incident reports to promote hospital safety and prevent general losses. The hospital, not the nurse, decides if incident reports will be used in a manner more likely to protect the reports from discovery or if protection from discovery is of less concern (either because of state law or corporate philosophy). These decisions will determine how the forms are printed, when reports should be filed, what information is required, how many copies are made, and to whom the copies are distributed. Perioperative nurses need only follow the facility's policy and procedure for completing and filing incident reports. If the hospital attempts to protect reports from discovery, it is especially important that the procedure be followed precisely.

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