Nursing Malpractice, Fourth Edition Volume II PDF eBook

Author: Patricia W. Iyer, Barbara J. Levin, Kathleen C. Ashton, Victoria Powell ISBN 10: 1-933264-96-9 ISBN 13: 978-1-933264-96-7 Copyright Date Ed:  May 1, 2011 Pages: 960 pages PDF eBook An outstanding reference for the attorney, legal nurse consultant, insurance claim adjuster, healthcare risk manager, or healthcare facility leader involved in a nursing malpractice claim. This newly revised Nursing Malpractice, Fourth Edition, Volume I and Volume II is designed to give you a comprehensive overview of nursing malpractice litigation. This extensively revised and updated edition of a classic covers the spectrum of the nursing process--from the neonate to the oldest nursing home resident. It gives a comprehensive overview of nursing responsibilities. Nursing Malpractice, Fourth Edition consists of two separate books: Volume 1 and Volume 2. Volume 1, Foundations of Nursing Malpractice Claims, covers broad range topics such as patient safety, nursing practice, damages, and litigation of nursing malpractice claims. Included are new chapters on the view of the actuary and e-discovery. Volume 2, Roots of Nursing Malpractice, takes a closer look at more specific roles, with detailed chapters on obstetrics, critical care, psychiatric, medical surgical, orthopaedic, managed care and emergency nursing, among many others. Included are new chapters on respiratory care, school nursing, dialysis therapy, telephone triage, nurse practitioners, healthcare-acquired conditions, and falls and their consequences. A unique blend of attorneys, nurse attorneys, nurse expert witnesses, legal nurse consultants, physicians, pharmacists, toxicologists, jury consultants, actuaries and legal photographers contributed chapters for this book. This text remains the only one on the market written for attorneys on nursing malpractice using such a broad base of expert authors. In short, this comprehensive book is an excellent and important addition to your nursing malpractice library. Topics include: Roots of Patient Injury Where Have All the Nurses Gone? Moving from Traditional Law and Medicine to Promote Safety and Effective Risk Management Patient Safety Initiatives Medical Errors: Roots of Litigation Foundations of Nursing Practice Nursing Documentation Inside the Healthcare Environment Intersection of Nursing and Employment Law Pain and Suffering Vocational Evaluations in Nursing Malpractice Cases Life Care Planning Role of the Forensic Economist in Nursing Malpractice Actions Screening the Nursing Malpractice Case Plaintiff Attorney’s Perspective: Working Up a Case Defense Attorney’s Perspective: Working Up a Case View of the Actuary E-Discovery Working with Claims Adjusters Working with Legal Nurse Consultants Working with Nursing Expert Witnesses Demonstrative Evidence Keeping the Jurors in Mind: Jury Research, Jury Selection, Themes, and Comprehension Crafting Effective Themes for a Nursing Malpractice Case Trial Techniques Table of Contents PART I: AREAS OF NURSING LIABILITY Chapter 1: Obstetrical Nursing Malpractice Issues by Joanne McDermott, MA, RN and Gretchen Aumann, PhD, RN Chapter 2: Neonatal Nursing Malpractice Issues by M. Terese Verklan, PhD, CCNS, RNC Chapter 3: Pediatric Nursing Malpractice Issues by Susan G. Engleman, MSN, RN, APRN-BC, PNP, CLCP Chapter 4: Critical Care Malpractice Issues by Kathleen C. Ashton, PhD, APRN, BC and Jenny Beerman, MN, RN, LNCC Chapter 5: Perioperative Nursing Malpractice Issues by JoAnn Pietro, JD, RN and Dianna McCorkle, BSN, RN, CNOR Chapter 6: Psychiatric Nursing Liability by Linda Esposito, PhD, MPH, MSN, APRN-BC and Wanda K. Mohr, PhD, RN, FAAN Chapter 7: Medical Surgical Malpractice Issues by Marlene Roman, MSN, RN, ARNP, CMSRN and Beth Cohen, MSN, RNC, ARNP Chapter 8: Respiratory Malpractice by Hilary J. Flanders, MPH, RN-BC, RRT Chapter 9: Orthopaedic Nursing Malpractice Issues by Barbara J. Levin BSN, RN, ONC, LNCC and Nancy E. Mooney, MA, RNC, ONC Chapter 10: Subacute and Long-Term Care Nursing Malpractice Issues by Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, Gloria Blackmon, AAS, RN, BSN, RN-BC, LNHA, and Georgette M. Bieber, RNC, LNCC Chapter 11: Assisted Living Liability by Sean J. Doolan, Esq. and Monica Kenny, Esq. Chapter 12: Legal Issues in School Nursing Practice by Marian Nowak, RN, MSN, M.Ed., MPH Chapter 13: Managed Care Liability by Peter A. Kolbert, Esq. and John C. Webber, Esq. Chapter 14: Dialysis Therapy Malpractice by Kelly L. Dyar, RN, CNN Chapter 15: Home Healthcare Nursing Malpractice Issues by Nanette Sulik, MSN, RN, CSN, Valerie V. Parisi, RN, CRRN, CLCP, Barbara Mladenetz Weber Berry, MSN, RN, and Mindy Cohen, RN, MSN Chapter 16: Emergency Medical Services by Mary E. Fakes, RN, MSN and Scott A. Mullins, AAS, EMT-P Chapter 17: Emergency Nursing Malpractice by Christine B. Macaulay, MSN, RN, CEN, Tammy J. Murphy, ASN, RN, CAP III, and Donna Hunter-Adkins, BSN, RN, CEN, CCM, CRRN, CLCP, LNCC Chapter 18: Telephone Triage: A Primer for Lawyers and LNCs by Carol Rutenberg, RN-BC, C-TNP, MNSc, M. Elizabeth Greenberg, RN-BC, C-TNP, PhD, Trish Councell, BSN RN, and Austin A. Evans, Esq. PART II: ADVANCED ROLES Chapter 19: Nurse Practitioner Liability Issues by Patricia Goode, RN, ANP/FNP Chapter 20: Nurse Anesthesia Malpractice Issues by F. David Rodden, CRNA, MSN, MS Chapter 21: Midwifery Malpractice and Litigation by Elaine K. Diegmann, CNM, ND, FACN PART III: CAUSES OF ACTION Chapter 22: Preventing Healthcare-Acquired Conditions Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry by Carol Ann Armenti, MA, JD Chapter 23: Infections in Hospitals and Nursing Homes by Ginny Lee, BBM, MBA/HCM, MSN, RN, Luke Curtis, MD, MS, CIH, Jacqueline Vance RNC, CDONA/LTC, and Lorraine M. Harkavy, RN, MS Chapter 24: Intravenous Therapy Malpractice by Susan Masoorli, RN Chapter 25: Wounds by Martie Hawkins, RN-BC, BSN, CWOCN, CCM Chapter 26: Falls and their Consequences by Barbara J. Levin, BSN, RN, ONC, LNCC, Kelly Shanley, MSN, RN, and Elizabeth Hill, PhD, RN, PLNC Chapter 27: Significance of Healthcare Fraud in Nursing by Rose Clifford, RN, Agnes Grogan, BS, RN, and Mary K. Leverock, RN, BSN, QAUR Chapter 28: Medication Errors by Patricia W. Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC, James O’Donnell, PharmD, FCP, ABCP, and David M. Benjamin, PhD, FCP, FCLM Chapter 29: Nurses Who Kill by Katherine Ramsland, PhD and Dana DeVito, RN Appendix A: Medical Terminology, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols by Ann M. Peterson, EdD, MSN, RN, CS, LNCC