Liability in the care of the elderly

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 124-131

  Iyer, Patricia ^a  

^a Med League Support Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing home lawsuits; Nursing home litigation; Nursing home negligence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BURN; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FALLING; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFECTION; LAW SUIT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALNUTRITION; MANPOWER; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; NEGLIGENCE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL CRIME; STRANGULATION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; CRIME; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEHYDRATION; ELDER ABUSE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALNUTRITION; MALPRACTICE; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542348514     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217503261132     Document Type: Article

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