title: Res ipsa loquitur--putting the health care provider on the hot seat.
abstract: Just when you thought you knew all of the fine points of malpractice, McMullen describes a new way of getting sued. Fortunately, she also suggests ways to avoid it.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McMullen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007884:Legislation, Nursing; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States