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Litigating the Nursing Home Case, Third Edition.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- James T. O'Reilly, James T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing homes--Law and legislation--United States.
- Nursing homes.
- Medical personnel--Malpractice--United States.
- Medical personnel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (414 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : American Bar Association, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Explaining the many issues for nursing home law"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Understanding the nursing home environment
- Ownership and administration
- Roles and liabilities of nursing professionals
- Roles and liabilities of physicians
- Support roles of specialized organizations
- Facility safety issues
- Liability for neglect : skin ulcers and infection problems
- Fall-related injuries
- Liability for neglect : wandering, elopement, and escape
- Use of resident restraints
- Assault and abuse
- Liability for prescription drug problems
- Liability for food problems : malnutrition, dehydration, and choking
- Liability for infections and other injuries
- Nursing home admission and discharge
- Assembling the complaint
- Defendants
- Evaluating the potential plaintiff
- State oversight and regulation
- Attributing shared fault
- Witnesses
- Use of government survey findings
- Documentation : needs and sources
- Product-related risk issues
- Causes of action
- Damages issues
- Defenses
- Arbitration
- Motion practice
- Trial procedure issues
- Insurance
- Verdicts and settlements
- After-verdict liens and offsets.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-63905-615-7
- OCLC:
- 1525298322
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