Lessons Learned From True Cases and Suits
Nurses often don’t think they will be sued, and it is not as common as other healthcare professionals. But it does happen on occasion.
We’ve collected these nursing stories to help you understand what you could expect if you find yourself with a lawsuit and the role that personal medical malpractice could play in helping you through it.
Do nurses get sued? This is the real story of an RN who was faced with a lawsuit after attempting to resuscitate a DNR patient, who ultimately died. This story tells how she felt her employer handled the case, the malpractice insurance she wished she had, and more lessons learned.
A nurse practitioner shared her true story of being sued for malpractice, and what it was like to continue fighting the suit when everyone else settled.
This story portrays the real-life experience of an anonymous certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), interviewed by a writer.
Common medication errors yield dangerous consequences in these true stories.
In March 2022, former registered nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and abuse of an impaired adult. On May 13, she was sentenced to 3 years supervised probation. What does this mean for nurses, especially during a nursing shortage?
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