Avoiding Malpractice

For nurse practitioners.

Written by an MD/JD, this book offers a unique perspective on medical-legal issues surrounding daily clinical practice. It covers all the essentials and tells the inside secrets of how to avoid cases that cost the medical community millions each year. Readers will learn basic law and the ways laws are interpreted. In addition, the book focuses on the law-medicine-politics triangle and its effect on physicians, the impact of — and issues related to — diversity in medical malpractice, and other essential topics. Physicians who better understand malpractice laws are better clinical decision makers who feel more confident in their ability as doctors.

-- Holistic presentation of the principles of law that The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) recommends should be taught to students in nursing schools -- Covers law relevant to nurses in the practice settings they are in today, such as advanced practice nurses, home health care, long-term care, psychiatric care, and emergency care -- Includes basic forensics, life care planning, telecommunications, and correctional facilities -- Covers ethics and legal issues associated with today's health care economics -- Pedagogical features include chapter objectives, an introduction from a historical perspective, and chapter glossary in a box; key terms are boldface the first time they are used in a definition -- Each chapter ends with list of key points, bibliography, ans suggested references -- Workbook section with perforated pages at the end of the book includes study questions for content review, learning activities, and case studies with critical thinking questions

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The Escalation of Professional Liability 2. Mental Health Professionals in Society 3. Negligence and Standard of Care 4. Professional Self Concept 5. Company that You Keep 6. Framing a Clinical Practice 7. Client Management 8. Healthy Defensiveness.

Everyone seeks to avoid getting into a lawsuit, but what do you do if this does happen? Getting sued for medical malpractice is one of the most traumatic events of a physician's career. This text will guide doctors and physicians through the process from the moment they receive a summons until the after-trial appeal process. Containing valuable information that physicians need to know to prevent making critical mistakes that can hurt their case With strategies explained to maximize their chances of a defendant's verdict. Including vital information on how to change your attorney, act at the deposition and dress for court, Navigating through what is a mysterious and terrifying process in non-legalese language that is easy to understand including what makes patients angry, strategies for coping, sample questions and tips on answering them to what happens in court and how to continue if there is a bad outcome.