Falls, pressure sores and IV therapy-related events may lead to high treatment cost, prolonged suffering, and denied reimbursement for hospital care. They may even cause to the patient's death. Healthcare providers are increasingly aware of the clinical and financial risks. Attorneys are increasingly seeing plaintiffs alleging deviations from the standard of care related to these events. These events often culminate in litigation. Are you a legal nurse consultant, attorney or clinician? Analyzing Falls, Pressure Sore and IV Therapy Cases was written to help you understand: What causes these...

Wherever you are on the path to legal nurse consulting career, you will benefit from these inspiring stories from successful LNCs. Patricia Iyer, an experienced legal nurse consultant, tapped the expertise of colleagues to bring you wit, wisdom, and lessons learned. These accounts, written by 42 legal nurse consultants who are independents, expert witnesses and in-house consultants, are chock full of advice, encouragement, and humor. In this second edition, a new group of authors was recruited to add their stories. The original authors also were given an opportunity to update their chapters....