title: Do not let a deposition ruin your disposition.
abstract: The US legal system has a unique language and different customs. The key to surviving an encounter in the health law arena is to understand legal language, customs, and the objectives surrounding a lawsuit. A deposition usually is a health care practitioner's first encounter with testifying under oath. This article reviews the objectives and tactics that are used in a lawsuit and explains some strategies for health care practitioners to use when testifying during a deposition and presenting their defense.
authors.affiliation: Perioperative Service, Evanston (Ill.) Northwestern Healthcare Corp, USA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009726:Nurses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States