These are actual Nursing & Medical cases that have gone to court against nurses working in hospitals, nursing homes, surgical centers and clinics. References are cited and they can be used as student nurse class assignments, critical thinking discussion topics or simply to heighten awareness of the legal challenges nurses face.
Areas discussed include: Emergency Department, Labor and Delivery, Medical Surgical, Operating Room, Surgical
By Topic:
Child Abuse,
Felony Crimes,
Informed Consent,
Nurse Abuse,
Nursing Documentation,
Organ Donation,
Reportable Crimes,
Restraints,
Retained Objects
Sepsis,
Sexual Harrassment,
Sponge Counts,
Verbal Abuse