Abstract
The purpose of this manuscript is to review the past 4 years of malpractice allegations against nurse practitioners. Specifically, the article covers 5 areas: states with the highest litigation rates, top 5 allegation groups, specific malpractice allegations, severity of injury as a result of alleged malpractice, and mechanism of payment. The data for this study were derived from the National Practitioner Data Bank as of December 2010.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 761-763 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal for Nurse Practitioners |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Judgment
- Malpractice allegations
- National Practitioner Data Bank
- Settlement
- Severity of injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing