Listed below are some identified clinical locations for nursing malpractice cases from the Professional Negligence Law Reporter (July 2001 - July 2002). Which is not necessarily correct?
a. hospital-medical-surgical (thirteen cases)
b. Costco (five cases)
c. urgent care facility (one case)
d. emergency room (five cases)
B
The Professional Negligence Law Reporter provides an account of negligence cases over a specific period of time. From July 2001 through July 2002, forty-seven nurse malpractice cases were identified in nine locations (settings). Some of these include: 1) hospital-medical-surgical—thirteen cases; 2) urgent care facility—one case; 3) emergency room—five cases; 4) recovery room—two cases; 5) maternity-obstetrics—ten cases; and 6) nursing home—nine cases. Costco is not considered a clinical setting and is not listed in the Professional Negligence Law Reporter during this period even though occasionally some health-related services may occur there such as flu shots.
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