Failure to diagnose is the most frequent malpractice allegation asserted against nurse practitioners. It accounts for 32.8% of all malpractice claims against nurse practitioners, according to the Nurse Practitioner Claim Report: 4th Edition. Failure to diagnose cancer and failure to diagnose infections account for 50% of failure to diagnose allegations.
This video case study focuses a 49-year old male who was experiencing rectal pain and bleeding. His nurse practitioner recommended a colonoscopy, which the patient refused. Three years later the patient died of metastatic colon adenocarcinoma. His wife sued the NP for malpractice alleging failure to diagnose.
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Failure to complete nursing assessments or adequately monitor patients are some of the most frequent malpractice allegations asserted against nurses. They account for a combined 12.7% of all malpractice claims against nurses, according to the Nurse Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 4th Edition. These claims most often involved nurses working in areas of high patient acuity, such as the ED, ICU, and PACU.
This video case study focuses a 49-year old male who was experiencing rectal pain and bleeding.
Medical malpractice claims may be asserted against any healthcare practitioner, including nurses. This case involves a registered nurse working in an acute care setting.
The defendant in this case is a nurse.