Other items related to #Medical Malpractice

Nurse Case Study: Failure to ensure a safe environment and failure to utilize translator services

Medical malpractice claims may be asserted against any healthcare practitioner, including nurses. This case involves a registered nurse working in an acute care setting.

Nurse Malpractice Case Study: Administering improper, excessive medication dose and disregard of medication safety

Nurse Medical Malpractice Case Study with Risk Management Strategies

Presented by CNA and NSO

Nurse Malpractice Case Study: Administering improper, excessive medication dose and disregard of medication safety

Nurse Medical Malpractice Case Study with Risk Management Strategies

Presented by CNA and NSO

Nurse Practitioner Case Study: Failure to recognize, diagnose and treat cancer

Nurse Practitioners and Medical Malpractice Case Study with Risk Management Strategies

Presented by CNA and NSO

Medical Malpractice 101 for Nursing Students: Know the Facts, Know Your Risk

What do nursing students need to know about medical malpractice? What should nurses know about their professional liability risks?

Nurse Video Case Study: Failure to assess and monitor

This video case study focuses a 49-year old male who was experiencing rectal pain and bleeding. 

Nurse Practitioner Case Study: Failure to Diagnose

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.

Nurse Video Case Study: Failure to assess and monitor

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.