The advanced nurse practitioner is considering changing malpractice insurance carriers. What should the nurse consider prior to making this change?
1. Advanced nurse practitioners are less likely to be sued than nurses holding a doctorate of nursing practice.
2. The expanding role of the advanced nurse practitioner has increased the number of lawsuits filed.
3. The advanced nurse practitioner should carry medical malpractice, just as the physician does.
4. The advanced nurse practitioner is more likely to be sued than a physician.
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Rationale: As the role of the ANP has expanded, so has the frequency with which these nurses are sued. They are not less likely to be sued than nurses holding a DNP. Advanced nurse practitioners are nurses and should carry nursing malpractice specific to their role. There is no indication that ANPs are more likely to be sued than physicians.
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