1.10: Peer Review and Safe Harbor Laws
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Safe harbor must be
declared and the paperwork filed before a nurse accepts responsibility for a patient assignment
Safe Harbor Peer Review (SHPR)
protects nurses from employer retaliation as well as licensure action when the nurse requests a peer-review process
Peer review
the evaluation of nursing services, the qualifications of a nurse, the quality of patient care rendered by nurses, the merits of a complaint concerning a nurse or nursing care, and a determination or recommendation regarding a complaint
Incident-based Peer Review (IBPR)
there is concern regarding a nurse's conduct or qualifications at the facility, and this concern is reported to the peer review committee
