For this assignment, please identify a malpractice issue/scenario in your current or most recent clinical practice setting. Using the 4 elements of medical malpractice from previous weeks, describe how each may be avoided. The Assignment must be completed in paragraph form bulleted and/or Q&A responses are not acceptable, as that format does not allow for the kind of analysis expected for this Assignment. Be sure to include any references including your textbook.
The Assignment must be 3-5 pages double-spaced, 12-point font in Times New Roman, 1-inch margins in paragraph form (not Q&A; not bulleted) with the following subheadings:
INTRODUCTION – Describe in one paragraph a malpractice issue/scenario in your current or most recent clinical practice setting (do not identify the patient or provider by name).
DUTY OF CARE – Define duty of care and how an error in such can be avoided relative to your issue/scenario.
BREACH OF DUTY – Define breach of duty and how an error in such can be avoided relative to your issue/scenario.
CAUSE – Define cause and how it can be avoided relative to your issue/scenario.
HARM – Define harm and how it is established and quantified, and how it can be avoided relative to your issue/scenario.
CONCLUSIONS – Summarize the case.
REFERENCES – Cite any references used to complete the assignment.
