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Malpractice Statistics

National Council of State Boards of Nursing reported that disciplinary actions for practice related issues for nurses has increased in the...
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Medical Malpractice: When Can Patients Sue a Hospital for Negligence? Hospitals are responsible for their employees' negligence and me...
Refrain From Making Negative Comments

Bet you wondered how you were supposed to document everything but refrain from entering negative comments about the patient in the medical ...
Respondeat Superior

Latin for "let the master answer," a key doctrine in the law of agency, which provides that a principal (employer) is responsib...
Res ipsa loquitur

Res ipsa loquitur is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself". T here are 4 elements that must be met in any negligence or medica...
Ethical Dilemmas in Nursing

Nurses face ethical issues that can impact the patient and themselves. It is important to know that nurses face ethical dilemma's there ...
Mock Trial for Medical Malpractice
Nursing Malpractice

Civil Law pertains to wrongdoing between individuals or between an individual and a state that excludes criminals. In a civil case the def...
Listen To Your Patient!
Second Tool To Minimize Your Risk of Medical Malpractice

Know the law. "Your state’s Nurse Practice Act is the standard by which your professional behavior will be judged in any potential m...