Apply the four elements of a malpractice claim to specific incidents.

Overview: Malpractice
Each year, nurses make themselves vulnerable for potential malpractice claims because they are not well-informed about malpractice elements. You will read a fictitious scenario and identify pertinent facts that pose risks for malpractice claims.
Refer to your course readings and lectures as you complete the assignment.
Performance Objective:
Apply the four elements of a malpractice claim to specific incidents.
Rubric
Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, Malpractice.
Task Accomplished Proficient Needs Improvement
Elements of Malpractice
List four elements of a malpractice claim.
(Total 50 points)Correctly lists all four elements of a malpractice claim.
(50 points)Correctly lists three elements of a malpractice claim.
(40 points) Does not correctly list at least three elements of a malpractice claim.
(25 points)
Pertinent Facts
States pertinent facts for each element of a malpractice claim.
(Total 50 points) Clearly and correctly states pertinent facts for each element.
(50 points)Correctly states pertinent facts for at least three elements.
(40 point)Does not correctly state pertinent facts for at least two elements.
(25 point)

Potential Malpractice Claim
Read this scenario. Decide if the situation presents potential elements of malpractice.
Nurse A was assigned to Mr. Jones, a post-surgical patient on the Medical-Surgical floor, who had been doing well on the day shift. Nurse A was working a 7:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M. shift. (Dr. Grumpy, Mr. Joness treating physician, had screamed at Nurse A last module when Nurse A called him at 3:00 A.M. to report a change in status of another of Dr. Grumpys patients.) During this shift, Nurse A became uneasy about the status of Mr. Jones, which reflected a substantial change in blood pressure and pulse, but Nurse A did not call Dr. Grumpy, choosing instead to watch the situation. At approximately 5:00 A.M., Mr. Jones had to be rushed to emergency surgery with internal bleeding. Now, 1 years later, Mr. Jones has not recovered from the second surgery.

List the 4 elements of a malpractice claim and, for each of the 4 elements, state which, if any, of the facts in the scenario support that specific element.

Elements of Malpractice ClaimPertinent Facts