Written by experienced attorneys, physicians, nursing consultants, a pharmacist and nursing home experts, this book shows you the essentials of putting together a nursing home case. Whether you represent plaintiffs or defendants, you will be better able to discover the relevant records and documents, understand their contents, and evaluate the case.
Nursing Home Litigation is divided into three parts. Part One introduces you to nursing home litigation, nursing home structure and the foundations of nursing practice in the context of nursing homes. Part Two covers clinical liability issues, including those involving physicians, administrators and nurses. It also covers liability issues relating to the use of pharmaceuticals and falls and restraints. Part Three addresses case screening, investigation of billing fraud as an aid to the civil claimant, investigation and pretrial considerations, some practical information for the defense and a discussion of the role of the legal nurse consultant.
Key concepts are highlighted throughout the book, and several chapters include extensive bibliographies of essential sources of information.
Ms. Iyer, a medical/surgical nursing expert and president of a legal nurse consulting firm, has assembled an outstanding group of legal, medical and administrative practitioners with decades of experience in nursing home litigation. She has carefully edited their contributions, and contributed three chapters of her own. The result is a legal and medical reference that no attorney or expert involved in a nursing home case can be without.
Topics covered:
Nursing home structure
The foundation of nursing practice
Physician liability issues
Falls and restraints liability issues
Pharmacology and the elderly
Screening the nursing home case
Investigation of billing fraud
Investigation and pretrial considerations
Nursing home litigation: A practical guide for the defense
Role of the legal nurse consultant
