title: Actions, behaviors, and characteristics of RNs involved in compensable injury.
abstract: Malpractice claims analysis offers valuable insight into nursing practice. A review of 16 malpractice claims involving 19 RNs identified their characteristics, actions, and behaviors that contributed to monetary compensation. Most events involved failure to perform a timely assessment and intervention. Relationships were found among nurses' characteristics and the severity of patient injury. Malpractice claims analysis affords nursing leaders the opportunity to involve RNs in correcting deficiencies that contribute to practice errors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Patient Safety and Corporate Risk Management, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. painterl@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Painter
authors.forename: Linda A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Dudjak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal / Q000191:economics*; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D059039:Standard of Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*