NURS 3321 Lecture 5: Module 5
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Submit by 2359 (ct) saturday of module 5. 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. Use this rubric to guide your work on the assignment, malpractice. Correctly lists all four elements of a malpractice claim. Correctly lists three elements of a malpractice claim. Does not correctly list at least three elements of a malpractice claim. (total 50 points) States pertinent facts for each element of a malpractice claim. (total 50 points) (50 points) (40 points) (25 points) Clearly and correctly states pertinent facts for each element. Correctly states pertinent facts for at least three elements.