Both reply are about the differences between negligence and malpractice to the practice of nursing

Reply1

Negligence is the failure to take reasonable care or to prevent injury to someone. Examples of negligence in nursing can be for example: a nurse who forgets to put side rails up of the bed and activate the bed alarm on after changing a patient who is confused with dementia and that cause the patient to fall on the floor when the patient get out of bed and broke her hip.

According to the diffen.com website, malpractice in nursing is when the nurse fails to perform her duties competently and because of this failure the patient is harmed. For example, administering the wrong medication dosage to the patient and the nurse not notifying the physician of the error.

Reply2

Negligence in nursing is a term that defines a conduct that is careless and lacking care and that deviates from the standard of care (“Negligence and Malpractice”, 2020). Anyone can be held liable including professionals and non professionals (“Negligence and Malpractice”, 2020). One of the most common examples of negligence is failing to inform the doctor of any abnormal results resulting in injuries, or placing a patient, who has an unstable gait, in proper safety measures causing the patient to fall and injure him/herself.

Malpractice in nursing is a type of negligence that is defined by the courts as failure of a professional to act in accordance with the professional standards while having the necessary skills and education, causing harm to the patient (“Negligence and Malpractice”, 2020). The individual must be a professional to be held liable for malpractice unlike negligence, when a non professional can be held liable (“Negligence and Malpractice”, 2020). Examples of nursing malpractice are failure to follow physician’s order causing harm to the patient or giving a patient wrong medication causing injuries to the patient.