RT Book, Section
A1 Dillon, Deborah L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1189768075
T1 Malpractice
T2 Successful Transition to Practice: A Guide for the New Nurse Practitioner, 1e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260452372
LK apn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1189768075
RD 2024/04/20
AB Malpractice  is  word  we  don’t  want  to  hear.  What  exactly  is  malpractice?  Negligence  is  the  failure  to  follow  the  standard  of  care  that  any  reasonable  NP  would  provide  under  the  same  or  similar  circumstances.  Malpractice  occurs  when  a  standard  of  care  has  not  been  followed  and  results  in  an  injury.  Determining  malpractice  determines  if  the  injury  was  a  result  of  the  provider  being  negligent.  Practicing  following  established  societal  guidelines  and  staying  current  in  the  literature  of  your  area  of  specialization  are  ways  to  minimize  the  risk  of  malpractice.  Common  allegations  against  NPs  were  found  to  be  “failure  to  diagnosis  or  delay  in  diagnosis,  improper  care  and  treatment,  failure  to  refer  patients  to  emergency  care  and  improper  prescribing  or  management  of  medications.”1