IntroductionPatient abandonment is a form of neglect in which a patient fails to receive care or receives inadequate care. Several conditions must be met for a situation to be qualified as abandonment in the legal sense. Healthcare providers are generally careful to avoid these situations of legal and ethical liability. Examples of case law on patient abandonment and the breakdown of professional relationships between healthcare professionals and the patient, there could also be reasons that must be mutual and then we will look at the right and wrong of healthcare professionals and the effects of a health professional. decision from a legal and ethical point of view. Additionally, review the importance of maintaining skills to the point of mastery and review consent, whether implied or expressed, as well as confidentiality, documentation, and information security.1.) Patient abandonmenta. Stop treatment without notice to the patientb. Must have legitimate reasons to stop treatmentc. Exceeds healthcare expertise. Except in cases of emergency, be free to choose who to serve (AMA p. 101)2.) Examples of some case law on patient abandonment.a. Patient abandonment is a form of medical malpractice.b. Abandonment is the end of the professional relationship between the doctor and the patient.c. Abandonment generally means the unilateral termination of the professional relationship between the physician and the patient without reasonable notice.3.) Reasons for withdrawal. Non-complianceDoctor moves or retiresFall in loveb. The physician may not transfer the care of a patient or associate without the consent of the patient.c. When a doctor abandons a patient, nothing good happens...... middle of paper ...... deliver a full report on the patient's condition. Only then can the patient be transferred or released from the care of the attending physician or nurse, until this is completed the patient is under the responsibility of the attending physician or nurse. The healthcare professional must remember his or her references. -840-710): http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-840-710Nursing – (RCW 18.79) http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW /default.aspx?cite=18.79&full=trueJones Bartlett Publishers: Right or Wrong Legal and Ethical Questions in Decision Making (Ch 3) http://www.nursetogether.com/what-every-nurse-should-know- about -abandon-patient http://www.nso.com/nursing-resources/article/63.jsp