{"title":"Examining Nursing Medical Malpractice Cases Related to Medications.","authors":"Julie Higden, Patricia Folcarelli, Adam Schaffer","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001502","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to analyze medication-related nursing medical malpractice cases to gain insights regarding how malpractice risk can be reduced.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The criminal prosecution and verdict of nurse RaDonda Vaught focused attention on the potential medicolegal risk for nurses related to medications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medication-related medical malpractice cases involving nurses were obtained from a national database. Various attributes of these cases were examined, including contributing factors, injury severity, and case outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Authors identified 231 nursing medication-related medical malpractice cases closed from 2017 to 2021. The most frequent adverse events involved medication administration. Not following policies or protocols was the most common contributing factor. Opioids and epinephrine were the medications most frequently involved in the cases. Indemnity payments were made in 56.3% of the cases, with an average indemnity payment of $366 002.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nursing medication-related medical malpractice cases are relatively uncommon, which may reassure nurses regarding medicolegal risk. Medications and contributing factors involved in the cases suggest patient safety interventions including education related to policies, procedures, and protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Nursing Administration","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001502","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/10/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze medication-related nursing medical malpractice cases to gain insights regarding how malpractice risk can be reduced.
Background: The criminal prosecution and verdict of nurse RaDonda Vaught focused attention on the potential medicolegal risk for nurses related to medications.
Methods: Medication-related medical malpractice cases involving nurses were obtained from a national database. Various attributes of these cases were examined, including contributing factors, injury severity, and case outcomes.
Results: Authors identified 231 nursing medication-related medical malpractice cases closed from 2017 to 2021. The most frequent adverse events involved medication administration. Not following policies or protocols was the most common contributing factor. Opioids and epinephrine were the medications most frequently involved in the cases. Indemnity payments were made in 56.3% of the cases, with an average indemnity payment of $366 002.
Conclusions: Nursing medication-related medical malpractice cases are relatively uncommon, which may reassure nurses regarding medicolegal risk. Medications and contributing factors involved in the cases suggest patient safety interventions including education related to policies, procedures, and protocols.
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