Nursing Negligence: Analyzing Malpractice in the Hospital Setting / Edition 1

by Janet Pitts Beckmann

Overview

This is the first book to describe the etiology of nursing malpractice and the morbidity and mortality associated with it. The author examines the legal aspects of malpractice and provides a comprehensive picture of common nursing malpractice in a variety of settings. She not only defines nursing malpractice but also demonstrates how it can be identified and prevented.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761902263
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/20/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Beckmann, Janet Pitts, PhD, MN (Univ of Washington)

Table of Contents

Introduction
Legal Aspects of Malpractice
Nursing Malpractice in the Hospital Setting
Nursing Malpractice in the Emergency Department
Nursing Malpractice in the Psychiatric Setting
Nursing Malpractice in the Medical Unit Setting
Nursing Malpractice in the Operating Room
Nursing Malpractice in the Recovery Room
Nursing Malpractice in the Surgical Unit Setting
Nursing Malpractice in the Pediatric Setting
Nursing Malpractice in the Labor Room
Nursing Malpractice in the Delivery Room
Nursing Malpractice in the Newborn Nursery
Risk Management Strategies

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Barbara A. Carper, RN, EdD, FAAN (University of North Carolina-Charlotte)
Description: This book examines nursing malpractice through the qualitative and quantitative analysis of 747 actual malpractice cases across 10 hospital clinical settings.
Purpose: This book addresses the widespread but rarely discussed problem of healthcare negligence. The increasing number of nursing malpractice cases underscores the seriousness of the author's purpose of preventing adverse patient outcomes in the hospital setting by examining nursing negligence and the development of risk prevention strategies.
Audience: Hospital nurses are the primary audience for this book, but it would be a valuable reference for nursing service administrators, hospital administrators, risk managers, medicolegal experts, and students.
Features: The book is generously illustrated throughout with tables and figures that summarize the data presented in the narrative. The author provides an overview of the magnitude of nursing malpractice, a summary of major malpractice research studies, and a brief overview of the legal aspects of malpractice. This is followed by a comprehensive analysis of patient characteristics experiencing negative care outcomes, adverse nursing care outcomes, mechanisms of injury, nursing care problems, and cost of malpractice payments in 10 defined hospital clinical settings. Each clinical chapter includes actual case studies and risk prevention strategies specific to the setting. Each clinical chapter can be read independently.
Assessment: This book provides a comprehensive overview of hospital nursing malpractice and the associated morbidity and mortality and risk prevention strategies, and is a valuable addition to the literature. It is a useful reference that should be read by any healthcare professional in a hospital setting.

Doody's Review Service

3 Stars from Doody

This book examines nursing malpractice through the qualitative and quantitative analysis of 747 actual malpractice cases across 10 hospital clinical settings. This book addresses the widespread but rarely discussed problem of healthcare negligence. The increasing number of nursing malpractice cases underscores the seriousness of the author's purpose of preventing adverse patient outcomes in the hospital setting by examining nursing negligence and the development of risk prevention strategies. Hospital nurses are the primary audience for this book, but it would be a valuable reference for nursing service administrators, hospital administrators, risk managers, medicolegal experts, and students. The book is generously illustrated throughout with tables and figures that summarize the data presented in the narrative. The author provides an overview of the magnitude of nursing malpractice, a summary of major malpractice research studies, and a brief overview of the legal aspects of malpractice. This is followed by a comprehensive analysis of patient characteristics experiencing negative care outcomes, adverse nursing care outcomes, mechanisms of injury, nursing care problems, and cost of malpractice payments in 10 defined hospital clinical settings. Each clinical chapter includes actual case studies and risk prevention strategies specific to the setting. Each clinical chapter can be read independently. This book provides a comprehensive overview of hospital nursing malpractice and the associated morbidity and mortality and risk prevention strategies, and is a valuable addition to the literature. It is a useful reference that should be read by any healthcare professional in a hospital setting.

Barbara A. Carper

Describes the origins and development of Canada's first medical school and the progressive ideas that made it a leading teaching and research center in North America. Traces the efforts of four young professors at the school and their reforms in laboratory training, teaching the scientific method, and developments leading to a more sophisticated approach to clinical medicine and surgery. Includes b&w photos and illustrations, plus documents, biographical sketches of faculty members, and lists of faculty and graduates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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