Homework Clinic
Hands-on Clinic => Nursing and Clinical => Topic started by: gboileau on Jan 10, 2023
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A group of nurses work in a long-term care setting and are discussing primary causes of action in lawsuits against these facilities. Which patient incident would the nurses identify as being a primary cause for litigation?
◦ Medication errors
◦ Abuse of residents
◦ Resident falls
◦ Inadequate resident nutrition
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Resident falls
Similar to acute care settings, falls are one of the primary reasons that lawsuits are filed against long-term care facilities. Statistics show an average of 2.6 falls per person per year. In this setting, falls are frequently more preventable than in an acute care facility and thus are less able to be defended.