A registered nurse forgot to put the side rails up for a confused patient. The patient fell out of bed and fractured his hip. The patient sues and wins a judgment (award) for $2 million

The nurse has an occurrence policy with double limit coverage of $3 million/$10 million that covered the time period when the incident occurred. The statement that best describes the nurse's situation is that her insurance policy will:
1) Not cover her.
2) Pay $4 million.
3) Pay $2 million.
4) Pay 75% of the $2 million


ANS: 3

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