[Digital technology and the responsibility of caregivers]. / Numérique et responsabilité des soignants.

Faced with the multiplication of IT tools, it is necessary to remember certain points concerning data protection and professional confidentiality.

[The regulation of nursing record-keeping]. / La réglementation des écrits professionnels.

Record-keeping guarantees a permanent trace of a patient's treatment and the legal protection of the nurse. Legislation provides a regulatory framework. It is also a matter of professionalisation and improvement of practices.

[The civil and criminal liability of the nurse]. / La responsabilité civile et pénale de l'infirmier.

Liability, from a legal point of view, is a person's obligation to answer for their actions or inactions and the resulting consequences. This can lead, if there is fault and injury resulting from this fault, to the need for financial compensation or a prison sentence.

[Cooperation between health professionals]. / Les coopérations entre professionnels de santé.

French law no. 2009-879 of 21st July 2009 reforming hospitals and relating to patients, health and territories has made it possible to create cooperation protocols between health professionals. How can nurses put in place a protocol? What are the consequences in terms of liability?