Do All Nurses Need Malpractice Insurance?

Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 148 - 149
Published: Sep 1, 2019
Abstract
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are often identified in medical malpractice claims. However, the use of malpractice data to inform the development of nursing curriculum is limited. The purpose of this study is to examine medical errors committed by NPs.Using National Practitioner Data Bank public use data, years 1990 to 2014, NP malpractice claims were classified by event type, patient outcome, setting, and number of practitioners involved.The...
Paper Details
Title
Do All Nurses Need Malpractice Insurance?
Published Date
Sep 1, 2019
Volume
38
Issue
3
Pages
148 - 149
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