Medi-Sim Clinical Simulations: Lawsuits Against the Nurse (CD-ROM for Windows, Institutional CD- ROM)

This highly interactive multi-media CD-ROM explores the most commonly occurring nursing malpractice issues. Topics presented are Inadequate Nursing Assessment of Patient Resulting in Catastrophic Injury, Failure to Timely Respond to Patient Request Resulting in Injury, Incorrect Medical Device Placement Resulting in Patient Death, and Medication Error Resulting in Injury. These simulations focus on the nurse's crucial role in understanding legal implications, with legal language in lucid terminology, and methods to reduce liability. The case examples have been analyzed and evaluated with outcomes based on the learner's decision and a scoring feature that measures the mastery of the content. Narration, color photographs and medical illustrations visually enhance the content.Elizabeth G. Rudolph is the author of 'Medi-Sim Clinical Simulations: Lawsuits Against the Nurse (CD-ROM for Windows, Institutional CD- ROM)', published 2001 under ISBN 9780781734615 and ISBN 0781734614.