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argue against nurses serving as expert witnesses for other professions
The expert nurse witness plays an important role in our civil system.Although the prospect of serving as an expo witness may seem onerous or nurses should provide serious thoughts to doing so.if practicing or nurses do not testify,attorneys may have to rely on physicians or non-OR nurses to testify nursing standards.a professional who wants to establish and uphold professional standards,OR nurses should consider serving as an expert witness to assist the court in establishing the legal standards of nursing practices